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MBC-1658 Gravedigging Services

Melton Borough Council

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22 Sep 2026 at 13:15

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Melton Borough Council procured professional gravedigging services for its residents at Thorpe Road Cemetery in Melton Mowbray. The work covers the full grave preparation and reinstatement cycle: excavating graves, providing shoring where required, dressing the grave, backfilling after interment and reinstating the surrounding area. This is a cemetery operations service rather than a general grounds-maintenance requirement, and it is classified within sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services (CPV 90000000). The council is the public-sector buyer and the requirement relates to one service lot. The specification emphasises a high-quality, professional service delivered at the cemetery site, so relevant suppliers are those able to carry out burial-ground excavation and reinstatement work safely and reliably.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to ALAN BARNACLE LTD, an SME. It used a direct below-threshold procedure without competition, covering one lot. The contract was signed on 20 August 2026 and runs from 1 September 2026 to 30 August 2029. It has a possible extension to 30 August 2031, subject to demand or need and satisfactory performance. The contract value is £130,000 excluding VAT and £156,000 including VAT. The contract is active. The published outcome records the selected supplier and the agreement for gravedigging services; no competitive evaluation basis is stated. This outcome shows a completed, single-supplier purchase by Melton Borough Council, rather than an open tender requiring multiple bids.

For a supplier assessing future cemetery-service requirements from this buyer, the procurement demonstrates recurring demand for a specialist gravedigging service at a defined cemetery site and a contract scale suitable for an established small or medium-sized operator. Credible competitors would need practical capability in grave excavation, shoring, dressing, backfilling and reinstatement, together with the equipment, trained personnel and operational capacity to deliver consistently and safely around cemetery activities. The requirement also rewards reliability and professional standards: satisfactory performance is expressly relevant to any extension. Experience of working in burial grounds, managing excavation risks and reinstating graves to an appropriate finish would help a supplier demonstrate that it can provide the complete service rather than only individual groundwork tasks. The previous award shows that a specialist SME can meet this buyer’s requirement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

MBC-1658 Gravedigging Services

Notice Description

Requirement for a high-quality and professional gravedigging service within the Thorpe Road Cemetery site for Melton Borough Council and its residents. Full specification of service includes excavation, shoring and dressing of graves, backfilling of graves and reinstatement of graves.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-07777c
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/089620-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

CPV Codes

90000000 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£130,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
22 Sep 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Sep 2026 - 30 Aug 2029 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

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

Locality
MELTON MOWBRAY
Postcode
LE13 1GH
Postcode Area
Leicester
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLF East Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLF22 Leicestershire CC and Rutland
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Melton
Electoral Ward
Melton Warwick
Westminster Constituency
Melton and Syston

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

ALAN BARNACLE LTD

Further Information

Notice Documents

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