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title: "VEAT Notice Intention to award a public contract for urgent Replacement and ongoing Maintenance of Cremators at Weeley Crematorium, Essex"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-030dda"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "TENDRING DISTRICT COUNCIL"
published: "2022-01-21"
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# VEAT Notice Intention to award a public contract for urgent Replacement and ongoing Maintenance of Cremators at Weeley Crematorium, Essex

Buyer: TENDRING DISTRICT COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-030dda

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## Summary

Tendring District Council is in the process of awarding a public contract for the urgent replacement and ongoing maintenance of cremators at Weeley Crematorium in Essex. The procurement, classified under the goods category for "Cremators," consists of the decommissioning and removal of existing equipment and the installation of new cremators, alongside a 10-year maintenance contract. The procurement method employed is a limited award procedure citing extreme urgency, with a contract value of £1,539,000 signed on 21 January 2022.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses in the cremation and maintenance sector, particularly those with experience in equipment supply, installation, and servicing within the public sector. Companies like Facultatieve Technologies Limited, already involved in this process, demonstrate the calibre of suppliers sought by Tendring District Council. Businesses that can provide swift and reliable solutions to meet urgent requirements would be well-positioned to compete in this market, especially considering the recent service failures that necessitated this procurement.

## Notice

Urgent Replacement of two cremators due to the unsafe and inoperable condition of the current equipment at Weeley Crematorium, Essex.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The decommissioning, modification, dismantling, removal and disposal of the two existing cremators and associated redundant plant and equipment. The purchase and installation of two Cremators , and a for 10 year contract for the maintenance, servicing, inspection, testing and repair of cremators, and associated equipment at Weeley Crematorium, Colchester Road, Weeley, Essex, CO16 9JP.

### Procurement Information

Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition on the UK e-notification service (within the meaning of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015) * Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting authority Explanation: In 2015 two new Cremators were supplied and installed in Weeley Crematorium by a company named ATI Environment UK Ltd, who were also responsible for the on-going maintenance. The supplier went into receivership in March 2020, this left a number of local authorities including Tendring District Council with no service contract, and cremator equipment that had become increasingly unreliable and caught fire on one occasion. The cremators were temporarily repaired in 2020 however, the current plant has now failed entirely, and an independent engineer's report dated October 2021 has confirmed that the plant cannot be returned to safe use, and both cremators are now unusable. Not only has this had a significant impact on the local community especially during the pandemic, but cremations are having to be undertaken at different venues in East Anglian, some distance from the local authority area. Tendring District Council is suffering a substantial loss of income. Service delivery, compliance and safety can only be achieved by the urgent replacement of the current cremators brought about by previous supplier failure and not by actions attributable to the authority. The required timeline to run an open or restricted process would incur increased reliance on alternative venues outside of the local authority area, continued loss of income to the authority in addition to period for lead in and implementation of the contract. Market insight has demonstrated that Facultative Technologies (FT) are a leading supplier in a very limited market and have a strong financial standing. In addition, the soft market testing demonstrated FT to be cheaper than their main competitor with shorter lead times, minimizing disruption, with time being of the essence to return to a fully operational service for the benefit of the community and the public purse.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001857-2022 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 21 Jan 2022 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 21 Jan 2022 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £1,539,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | TENDRING DISTRICT COUNCIL |
| Locality | CLACTON-ON-SEA |
| Post town | Colchester |
| Postcode | CO15 1SE |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH3 Essex |
| ITL 3 | TLH34 Essex Haven Gateway |
| Local authority | Tendring |
| Electoral ward | Pier |
| Westminster constituency | Clacton |
| Delivery location | TLH3 Essex |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | FACULTATIEVE TECHNOLOGIES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 42 - Industrial machinery

### Codes

- 42350000 - Cremators

## Release History

- 21 Jan 2022 at 14:00 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001857-2022

## Notice URLs

- https://www.tendringdc.gov.uk

## Provenance

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