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Grave Digging & Related Services

City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council · compiled

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 21:46.

Opportunity overview

The Councils Bereavement Service have an in-house team who dig / construct graves and maintain the districts cemeteries but at times the Council require additional support with this service therefor requires suitably qualified and experienced Contractors to provide grave digging and additional works on an ad-hoc basis within the Councils 24 cemeteries which are located throughout the Bradford district Due to the diverse communities throughout Bradford, it is vital you have experience preparing graves for multi faith burials. The Contractor shall conform to all current statutory legislation / regulations for the type of works been delivered and adhere to the operational and working methods of the following as a minimum: • Institute of Cemetery and Crematorium Management’s (I.C.C.M.) document ‘Code of Safe Working Practices for Cemeteries’. • The Local Authorities Cemeteries Order 1977 • Health & Safety at Work Legislation

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

J L Albutt Limited

Match pending…
Contract value
£600k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
30 Apr 2025
Award ID
019128-2025-1-1
Status
active
Identifier
159659552
Location
Huddersfield, UKE41, HD3 3SQ, United Kingdom

K Swain Joinery

Match pending…
Contract value
£600k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
30 Apr 2025
Award ID
019128-2025-2-2
Status
active
Identifier
406096660
Location
Bradford, UKE41, BD7 4JU, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV45112410 — Grave-digging work
  • CPV77314000 — Grounds maintenance services

Lots

  • The Councils Bereavement Service have an in-house team who dig / construct graves and maintain the districts cemeteries but at times the Council require additional support with this service therefor requires suitably qualified and experienced Contractors to provide grave digging and additional works on an ad-hoc basis within the Councils 24 cemeteries which are located throughout the Bradford district Due to the diverse communities throughout Bradford, it is vital you have experience preparing graves for multi faith burials. The Contractor shall conform to all current statutory legislation / regulations for the type of works been delivered and adhere to the operational and working methods of the following as a minimum: • Institute of Cemetery and Crematorium Management’s (I.C.C.M.) document ‘Code of Safe Working Practices for Cemeteries’. • The Local Authorities Cemeteries Order 1977 • Health & Safety at Work Legislation£600k

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
CBMDC-95924
Status
complete
Has Recurrence
No
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
works
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Covered By

GPA

Bid Opening

Date
17 Mar 2025, 13:00

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Techniques

Has Framework Agreement
Yes

Framework Agreement

Maximum Participants
4

Expected award period

Starts
17 Mar 2025, 13:00

Tender Period

Ends
17 Mar 2025, 13:00

Classification

Id
45112410
Scheme
CPV
Description
Grave-digging work

Submission terms

Languages

en

Submission Method

electronicSubmission
written

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
cancelled
Has Options
No
Has Renewal
No
Description
The Councils Bereavement Service have an in-house team who dig / construct graves and maintain the districts cemeteries but at times the Council require additional support with this service therefor requires suitably qualified and experienced Contractors to provide grave digging and additional works on an ad-hoc basis within the Councils 24 cemeteries which are located throughout the Bradford district Due to the diverse communities throughout Bradford, it is vital you have experience preparing graves for multi faith burials. The Contractor shall conform to all current statutory legislation / regulations for the type of works been delivered and adhere to the operational and working methods of the following as a minimum: • Institute of Cemetery and Crematorium Management’s (I.C.C.M.) document ‘Code of Safe Working Practices for Cemeteries’. • The Local Authorities Cemeteries Order 1977 • Health & Safety at Work Legislation

Value

Amount
600,000
Currency
GBP

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Quality
Type
quality
Description
30
Criterion 2
Name
SV
Type
quality
Description
10
Criterion 3
Type
price
Description
60

Contract period

Duration In Days
1,440

Submission terms

Variant Policy
notAllowed

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery Location

Description
Bradford

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKE41
Entry 2
Region
UKE41

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
77314000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Grounds maintenance services
Entry 2
Id
45112410
Scheme
CPV
Description
Grave-digging work

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
economic1
Document Type
economicSelectionCriteria
Entry 2
Id
technical1
Document Type
technicalSelectionCriteria

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-34142
Name
City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKE41
Locality
Bradford
Postal Code
BD1 1HX
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Britannia House, Hall Ings

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
REGIONAL_AUTHORITY
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Regional or local authority
Entry 2
Id
01
Scheme
COFOG
Description
General public services

Identifier

Id
180808262
Legal Name
City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council

Contact

Name
Nikki Morton
Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-34143
Name
City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
Bradford
Postal Code
BD1 1HX
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
1st Floor, Britannia House, Hall Ings

Details

Identifier

Legal Name
City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-146800
Name
J L Albutt Limited

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKE41
Locality
Huddersfield
Postal Code
HD3 3SQ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
11 Deer Croft Drive, Salendine Nook

Details

Scale
sme

Identifier

Id
159659552
Legal Name
J L Albutt Limited

Contact

Organisation 4
Id
GB-FTS-146801
Name
K Swain Joinery

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKE41
Locality
Bradford
Postal Code
BD7 4JU
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
23 Lindley drive

Details

Scale
sme

Identifier

Id
406096660
Legal Name
K Swain Joinery

Contact

Award information

Award 1
Id
019128-2025-1-1
Title
Grave Digging & Related Services
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-146800
Name
J L Albutt Limited

Related lots

1
Award 2
Id
019128-2025-2-2
Title
Grave Digging & Related Services
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-146801
Name
K Swain Joinery

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
019128-2025-1-1
Title
Grave Digging & Related Services
Status
active
Award ID
019128-2025-1-1
Date Signed
1 May 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
600,000
Currency
GBP
Entry 2
Id
019128-2025-2-2
Title
Grave Digging & Related Services
Status
active
Award ID
019128-2025-2-2
Date Signed
1 May 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
600,000
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Bradford · UKE41 · BD1 1HX · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKE41

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
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