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title: "BT1379 Memorial Testing"
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# BT1379 Memorial Testing

Buyer: LUTON COUNCIL  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-5c0d101a-73a7-4ed4-91b0-6ab36b1032bf

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## Summary

Luton Council is currently conducting a tender process for the "BT1379 Memorial Testing" project, with a budget of £45,000. This initiative falls under the category of "Stone for construction, limestone, gypsum and slate," aimed at ensuring the safety compliance of memorials within the Vale Cemetery and the General Cemetery on Rothsey Road. The tender period is open until 12 April 2021, with the contract set to commence on 24 May 2021 and conclude a year later. Interested providers must be prepared to undertake detailed safety testing in accordance with NAMM guidelines and relevant health and safety legislation.

This procurement presents a valuable opportunity for businesses specialising in memorial maintenance, safety testing, and stonework services to expand their operations within the local government sector. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are particularly well-suited to compete for this contract, as the buying organisation is keen on involving such entities in their initiatives. Companies with expertise in the conservation of historical memorials and those equipped to handle large-scale cemetery projects will find this tender an excellent fit for growth.

## Notice

Luton Council require all our memorials in both the Vale Cemetery and the General Cemetery Rothsey Road to be safety tested (topple tested) to the current NAMM guidelines and Health and Safety legislation, using appropriate equipment. Any unsafe memorials must be recorded listing type of memorial, name of deceased, and position in the cemetery. Maps of both cemeteries will be provided. Also particularly with the larger Victorian memorials, solutions to help render them safe. Both cemeteries have approximately 17000 memorials each We also have responsibility for two closed churchyards, but because of covid restrictions we are unable to contact the churches at the moment. They have approximately 1000 memorials each. Initially this year all cemeteries will need to be tested, We have stones ranging from normal 39 inches high 30 inches wide, up to full kerb sets ,at the Vale . At the general Cemetery we have these plus many Victorian style monuments several feet high which may require more specialist testing. Also the two smaller church yards have similar sorts of headstones.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c9b9d9f4-9ab5-4fb8-98fc-34bd69dfd3f1 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Not specified |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Other - |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 1 Apr 2021 |
| Submission deadline | 12 Apr 2021 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 23 May 2021 - 24 May 2022 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £45,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Active |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | LUTON COUNCIL |
| Locality | LUTON |
| Post town | Luton |
| Postcode | LU1 2BQ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLH21 Luton |
| Local authority | Luton |
| Electoral ward | Central |
| Westminster constituency | Luton South and South Bedfordshire |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 44 - Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus)

### Codes

- 44900000 - Stone for construction, limestone, gypsum and slate

## Release History

- 1 Apr 2021 at 10:06 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c9b9d9f4-9ab5-4fb8-98fc-34bd69dfd3f1

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c9b9d9f4-9ab5-4fb8-98fc-34bd69dfd3f1
  1st April 2021 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- http://www.luton.gov.uk

## Provenance

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