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Reading Crematorium and Henley Rd Cemetery - 2025 Cemetery Extension -Consultant

Reading Borough Council

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

06 Oct 2026 at 21:02

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

27 Jul 2026 at 17:24

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Reading Borough Council commissioned a multidisciplinary design and management team for the Henley Road Cemetery Extension in Reading. The existing cemetery is nearing capacity, and the extension is intended to secure burial capacity for the local community beyond 2030; other options were judged unsuitable or unviable. The work spans RIBA Stages 1–6: design development, planning and statutory approvals, project management, construction support, environmental permitting, and a three-year Tier 3 groundwater monitoring and risk assessment programme. The consultant team coordinates the required disciplines and stakeholder engagement in a sensitive planning and environmental context. This is a specialist consultancy and engineering design commission for cemetery infrastructure, rather than a construction-only contract.

The procurement is complete and the council selected Cemetery Development Services Limited, an SME, for the single lot. The award is dated 6 October 2026 and is valued at £339,887 excluding VAT (£407,864 including VAT). The contract period runs from 4 January 2027 to 4 October 2033. The original estimated value was £300,000 excluding VAT. The council used an open procedure. Three bids were received, all from SMEs. Evaluation weighted quality at 60% and price at 40%. The tender submission deadline was 28 August 2026, with the enquiry period ending 7 August 2026. A contract signature was scheduled for 19 October 2026.

For firms considering similar future work for Reading Borough Council, this award demonstrates demand for integrated cemetery-extension consultancy: design across RIBA Stages 1–6, project and stakeholder management, planning and statutory approvals, construction-phase support, environmental permitting, and groundwater monitoring and risk assessment. A credible team would need to coordinate these disciplines and manage the sensitivities of cemetery development alongside planning and environmental requirements. The competition attracted three bids, all from SMEs, indicating that specialist smaller consultancies were able to compete for this commission. The council assessed quality more heavily than price, so evidence of strong technical delivery, effective coordination and relevant environmental and planning expertise would be important alongside a competitive fee. The requirement combined long-term burial-capacity planning with design and delivery support.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Reading Crematorium and Henley Rd Cemetery - 2025 Cemetery Extension -Consultant

Notice Description

Reading Borough Council is seeking to appoint a specialist multi-disciplinary Design and Management Team to deliver the Henley Road Cemetery Extension project. The extension is required to secure burial capacity for Reading beyond 2030, as the existing cemetery is approaching capacity and alternative options have been determined to be unsuitable or unviable. The commission covers the delivery of RIBA Stages 1-6, including design development, planning and statutory approvals, project management, construction support, environmental permitting, and the completion of a three-year Tier 3 groundwater monitoring and risk assessment programme. The appointed consultant team will be responsible for coordinating all required disciplines, managing stakeholder engagement, navigating a sensitive planning and environmental context, and ensuring the successful delivery of a strategically important project that safeguards long-term burial provision for the local community

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d4a3
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/094484-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

CPV Codes

71310000 - Consultative engineering and construction services

71320000 - Engineering design services

71500000 - Construction-related services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£300,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£300,000 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
£339,887 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
6 Oct 2026Today
Submission Deadline
28 Aug 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
6 Oct 2026Yesterday
Contract Period
4 Jan 2027 - 4 Oct 2033 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Pending
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Reading Borough Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
READING
Postcode
RG1 2LU
Postcode Area
Reading
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ16 Berkshire West
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Reading
Electoral Ward
Abbey
Westminster Constituency
Reading Central

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

CEMETERY DEVELOPMENT SERVICES LIMITED

Further Information

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