Official UK procurement notice
27425 - Grave Digging for Cemetries
Authority: Plymouth City Council (Local council)
Sectors: Construction & Civil Engineering (45) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)
Awarded value£115,000published contract · inc. VAT
Awarded 10 Feb 2025no call for competition
Awarded to Duchy Cemetery's Ltd
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionFor digging graves in 3 cemeteries in Plymouth, services commencing 01 February 2025 covering to 31 December 2026. Services to include;
- Dig grave, remove surplus soil transported to waste management centre
- Cover dug grave with lock down safety cover
- Return the day of funeral prepare grave for interment
- Provide Safety boards and grass matting
- Prepare to back fill once last person leaves grave side
- Supply top soil where required
- To spread to fine top soil on the grave and lay flowers
- Level grave and sow grass seed, if required
- To top up any sunken graves with surplus soil.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - without competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 17 Sept 2025, 15:24 BST
- Last source update
- 17 Sept 2025, 15:24 BST
- Authority reference
27425- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-057423- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-059c73Find a Tender
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Contract details notice published17 Sept 2025, 15:24 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £115,0001 contract inc. VAT; no net value published
Contracts signed 1latest 10 Feb 2025
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duchy Cemetery's LtdSME | £115,000 inc. VAT † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Duchy Cemetery's LtdSME
- Signed
- 10 Feb 2025
- Value
- £115,000 inc. VAT
- Period
- 12 Feb 2025 – 31 Dec 2026
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Duchy Cemetery's LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender