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Published 1 Jul 2024, 14:38 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Astwood Crematorium Electric Cremator Procurement

Official notice

Authority: Worcester City Council (Local council)

ServicesCompetitive procedure with negotiationSME suitable
Sectors: Industrial machinery (42)Construction & Civil Engineering (45)Installation services (except software) (51) Delivery: West Midlands (UKG12)
Published estimate£1,800,000exc. VAT3.2% above published estimate
Submissions closed 5 Sept 2024awarded 17 Dec 2024
Awarded to DFW Europe
Contract term Ends 31 Dec 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Council is seeking to appoint an electric cremator manufacturer for the design, manufacture and installation of 2 new cremators for the Astwood Crematorium to replace the 3 existing gas cremators.

The Council is conducting the procurement using the Competitive Procedure with Negotiation in accordance with Regulation 29 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. With reference to the estimated total value of the procurement in Section II.1.5, the Council has included an indicative figure which is based on a potential contract period of 24 months with the new electric cremators being installed and fully operational by December 2025.

Please see the procurement documents for further information.

CPV: Construction work for crematoriums · Cremators · Installation services of machinery and equipment

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedPublished value£1,800,000
Contract period: … – 31 Dec 2025
Delivery: West Midlands · Worcester, UK
Second stage: up to 3 candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: not allowed
42350000 Cremators45215300 Construction work for crematoriums

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 60%Price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 60
  • Price: 40
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Competitive procedure with negotiation
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
1 Jul 2024, 14:38 BST
Last source update
13 Jun 2025, 10:11 BST
Authority reference
DN736859
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-032151
Classification (CPV)
Construction work for crematoriumsCrematorsInstallation services of machinery and equipment
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG12)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0478c4 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
5 Sept 2024, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

procontract.due-north.com ↗

Timeline

31 Jul 2024 → 13 Jun 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    31 Jul 2024, 00:00 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    5 Sept 2024, 12:00 BST
  3. Invitations to tender expected
    9 Sept 2024, 00:00 BST
  4. Notice published
    13 Jun 2025, 10:11 BST

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 6 Aug 2024
  1. Status changed to active
    6 Aug 2024, 16:02 BST
  2. Procurement method changed
    6 Aug 2024, 16:02 BST
  3. Deadline published: 5 Sept 2024, 12:00 BST
    6 Aug 2024, 16:02 BST
  4. Status changed to complete
    13 Jun 2025, 10:11 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,857,4001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 22 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 17 Dec 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
DFW Europe£1,857,400 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 032151-2025-DN736859-1 · DFW Europe

    Signed
    17 Dec 2024
    Value
    £1,857,400
    Period
    … – 31 Dec 2025
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2bids · 2 electronic · 1 from abroad2——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Worcester City Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services The Guildhall, High Street, Worcester, West Midlands, WR1 2EYContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • The High CourtReview body London
  • The High Court Royal Courts of JusticeReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • DFW EuropeAwarded supplier Dulleweg 43 1721 PM Broek op, Langedijk, NL

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.