Official UK procurement notice
Cemetery and Crematorium Design – Land North of Bakers Lane
Authority: Chelmsford City Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionChelmsford City Council (CCC) is undertaking the development of a new cemetery and crematorium at land north of Bakers Lane, Chelmsford. The site has been assessed for feasibility, and terms have been agreed with the landowner.
CCC is now seeking to appoint a Design Team to deliver design services up to the discharge of planning conditions (RIBA Stage 3+). Please note, projected value figure of £215k is inclusive of VAT and is only an estimate. The estimated value excluding VAT is £180,000. Tenders are expected to provide costings exclusive of VAT.
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The lotProcurement structure
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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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Technical/Quality Criteria: 70%
- Price Criteria: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical/Quality Criteria: Long criteria description
- Price Criteria: Long criteria description
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA, CPTPP)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 14 Apr 2025, 12:05 BST
- Last source update
- 18 Sept 2025, 12:06 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 3 Jun 2025
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-014912- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05025eFind a Tender
- Risks
Chelmsford City Council is subject to the English Devolution White Paper which will lead to local government re-organisation potentially during the term of this contract. This risk is defined as a known unknown risk as we do not yet understand the implications of that potential re-organisation.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 14 May 2025, 13:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 7 May 2025, 18:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
14 Apr 2025 → 18 Sept 2025 · 8 dates- Tender notice published14 Apr 2025, 12:05 BST
- Clarification questions by7 May 2025, 18:00 BST
- Submission deadline14 May 2025, 13:00 BST
- Award decision expected by3 Jun 2025, 00:59 BST
- Contract starts8 Jun 2025
- Assessment summaries sent24 Jun 2025, 00:00 BST
- Standstill ends3 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published18 Sept 2025, 12:06 BST
Notice history
7 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 Apr 2025- Tender notice published14 Apr 2025, 12:05 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published14 Apr 2025, 14:05 BSTUK4
- Published value updated to £180,00014 Apr 2025, 14:05 BSTwas £215,000
- Contract award notice published24 Jun 2025, 16:05 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete24 Jun 2025, 16:05 BST
- Contract signature expected6 Jul 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published18 Sept 2025, 12:06 BSTUK7
Published amendments (1)
Amendments undertaken to confirm exclusive and inclusive estimated values. Previously posted incorrectly. Exclusive: £180,000 Inclusive: £215,000
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-04: 1 release · 14 Apr 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| CEMETERY DEVELOPMENT SERVICES LIMITEDSME1 Aug 2025 – 30 Nov 2026 | £225,000 | 24 Jun 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · CEMETERY DEVELOPMENT SERVICES LIMITEDSME
- Signed
- 31 Jul 2025
- Value
- £225,000
- Period
- 1 Aug 2025 – 31 Dec 2026
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9final-stage tenders | 8 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- CEMETERY DEVELOPMENT SERVICES LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender