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Purchase of Pet Cremators

Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

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Opportunity overview

Project Name: Pet Crematorium Location: Bradwell Crematorium, Chatterley Close, Bradwell, Newcastle-under-Lyme, ST5 8LE. Response required by: on or before 23rd June 2025 Response required to: Andrew Arnott – andrew.arnott@newcastle-staffs.gov.uk Simon Sowerby – simon.sowerby@newcastle-staffs.gov.uk Confirming, based on the project scope below, that your organisation can provide a compliant response having demonstrable evidence of having delivered similar solutions to like organisations in the recent (2 years) past and requesting to be included in the procurement process. Description of the project: Project Scope: The proposal is to create a pet crematorium at the existing Bradwell site to provide a local service for pet owners focusing upon individual animal cremations. The following scope sets out what NULBC are looking to procure from the market: - The provision, installation, and commissioning of a self-contained pet cremation solution (shipping container or similar solution) able to house the cremators, ash processing machine, lifting table, staff workspace, a storage freezer along with power and lighting. o The unit must be weatherproof and can be fully clad by the contractor. o The unit must be vented externally. o Fuel storage to be in or around the container (to keep installation costs to a minimum, the unit must have its own fuel source and NOT require a connection to the sites existing gas supply or electric connection other than for ancillary functions such as lighting). - A pet cremation chamber/unit able to cremate animals up to 50kg. - A secondary cremation unit/chamber able to incinerate small animals up to 10kg o The units are required to run on HVO / Biodiesel or other fuels able to minimise carbon emissions (supporting the Borough Council's Net Zero commitments). - The cremation units must be compliant with environmental regulations i.e. DEFRA, and all health and safety standards/regulations and laws. o The units will need to be able to operate up to7 hours per day, 5 days per week, 50 weeks per year, cremating up to 5-7 animals per day. o The units must include at least a 12-month warranty - Ability for provider to also offer a multi-year Maintenance and service package including both reactive and preventative Maintenance, programmes/schedules to ensure that the cremators remain functionally at all time - The provide will need to provide training and an ongoing support solution for employees. - The indicative timeline is to have the unit delivered, installed and operational by 31st December 2025. • Form of Contract: It is envisaged that individual appointments will be under the Borough Council’s ‘Short Form Goods and Supporting Services Contract’. • Contract Value: - The total budged for this project is: o £70,000 capital cost o An additional £2,500 has been allocated for 3-year service & maintenance programme with defined/response times faults times • Procurement Route: As this is a below threshold procurement the Borough Council of Newcastle-under-Lyme will look to invite those interested suppliers to participate in an ‘Invitation to Quote (ITQ) process on publication of the relevant documentation. • Award Criteria: Unknown at this stage but will be provided once the specification of requirements has been finalised and uploaded into the Council’s standard ITQ template. • Programme: EOI Issue: 21st May 2025 Site visits: Between the 9th to 13th June 2025 email andrew.arnott@newcastle-staffs.gov.uk to arrange a site visit. EOI Return: on or before 23rd June 2025 ITQ Issue: TBA ITQ Return: TBA. Contract Award: TBA. Contract Start: TBA Contract Duration: TBA.

Classification

  • CPV42350000 — Cremators

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

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
ocds-h6vhtk-051bae
Status
planning
Above Threshold
No
Main Procurement Category
goods

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Communication

Future Notice Date
29 Aug 2025, 23:59

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planning
Has Renewal
Yes

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Contract period

Ends
31 Dec 2026, 23:59
Starts
31 Dec 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
31 Dec 2029, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
42350000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Cremators

Planning and budget

Documents

Entry 1
Id
024187-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
21 May 2025, 15:56

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Status
scheduled
Due
23 Jun 2025, 23:59
Description
Response to the attached Expression of Interest indicating an interest and ability to provide the relevant equipment and services.

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PCMC-9688-NYYX
Name
Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKG24
Country
GB
Locality
Barracks Road, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Postal Code
ST5 1BL
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Castle House

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Identifier

Id
PCMC-9688-NYYX
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Name
Andrew Arnott / Simon Sowerby
Telephone
+44 07748320359

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Barracks Road, Newcastle-under-Lyme · UKG24 · ST5 1BL · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UK · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

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  1. ocds-h6vhtk-051bae-2025-05-21T15:56:19+01:00Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·