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Provision of Grave Digging Services

Pembrokeshire County Council

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20 Jul 2026 at 12:05

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Summary of the contracting process

Pembrokeshire County Council is procuring grave-digging works for selected sites within Pembrokeshire. The requirement covers the provision of grave digging services, including the associated excavation work needed at those sites. This is a works contract for a contractor able to deliver cemetery-related groundworks across the council’s selected locations. The opportunity is relevant to specialist grave-digging contractors, cemetery services providers and groundworks businesses with suitable operational coverage in Pembrokeshire. The council is the public-sector buyer and the work is intended to support its local burial and cemetery requirements. The procurement concerns one service scope rather than a range of separate goods or service categories.

The process has reached tender: Pembrokeshire County Council invited offers through a below-threshold open competition. It has one lot. Enquiries must be submitted by 12 August 2026 at 12:00, and offers are due by 17 August 2026 at 14:00. Electronic submission is allowed. The contract is scheduled to run from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2029, with an option to extend by up to two further years, in one-year increments subject to both parties’ agreement; the maximum stated end date is 30 September 2031. The estimated value is £150,000 excluding VAT and £180,000 including VAT. Evaluation is 40% price and 60% quality: delivery methodology 16%, health and safety management 12%, and resourcing, quality assurance and continuous improvement, sensitive and challenging situations, and continuity of service 8% each.

This opportunity suits specialist grave-digging contractors, cemetery operators and experienced groundworks firms able to provide reliable services at selected sites across Pembrokeshire. The evaluation places greater emphasis on quality than price, so bidders need to demonstrate a clear delivery methodology and robust health and safety management. They must also show that they can provide appropriate resourcing, maintain quality assurance and performance management, and support continuous improvement. Experience and planning for sensitive and challenging situations will be important because the work relates to burial services. Continuity of service is also assessed, favouring suppliers with dependable staffing, operational resilience and the capacity to maintain delivery across the contract period and any agreed extension. The procurement is identified as suitable for SMEs and voluntary, community or social enterprises.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Provision of Grave Digging Services

Notice Description

The council is looking for a contractor to provide grave digging services to selected sites within Pembrokeshire.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: Option to extend for up to a further 2 years (1 year + 1 year) upon agreement of both parties.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06cead
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/068173-2026
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK4 - Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Works
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

45 - Construction work

CPV Codes

45112410 - Grave-digging work

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£150,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£150,000 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
20 Jul 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
17 Aug 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Oct 2026 - 30 Sep 2029 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Active
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Pembrokeshire County Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
PEMBROKESHIRE
Postcode
SA61 1TP
Postcode Area
Swansea
Country
Wales
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLL Wales
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLL4 Mid and South West Wales
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLL42 South West Wales
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Pembrokeshire
Electoral Ward
Haverfordwest: Castle
Westminster Constituency
Mid and South Pembrokeshire

Further Information

Notice Documents

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