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# Grave Digging & Related Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/grave-digging-related-services-ocds-h6vhtk-04dee9). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council: "Grave Digging & Related Services". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: £600,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 17 Mar 2025, 13:00 GMT. Published submission portal: uk.eu-supply.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/bradford-metropolitan-district-council-ons-e08000032)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £600,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 17 March 2025 at 13:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** works
- **Classifications (CPV):** Grave-digging work, Grounds maintenance services
- **Delivery Location:** UKE41
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/grave-digging-related-services-ocds-h6vhtk-04dee9#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04dee9`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/grave-digging-related-services-ocds-h6vhtk-04dee9#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [uk.eu-supply.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fuk.eu-supply.com%2Fapp%2Frfq%2Frwlentrance_s.asp%3FPID%3D90401%26B%3DUK)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/grave-digging-related-services-ocds-h6vhtk-04dee9#participate

## 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

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 45112410, 77314000
- **Delivery regions:** UKE

- **Estimated Value:** £600,000
- **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 Contrac...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (2)
- **Award:** Grave Digging & Related Services (active)
  - Award id: `019128-2025-1-1`
  - Supplier(s): **J L Albutt Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-146800`
  - Value: £600,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Grave Digging & Related Services (active)
  - Award id: `019128-2025-2-2`
  - Supplier(s): **K Swain Joinery**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-169440`
  - Value: £600,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (2)
- **Contract:** Grave Digging & Related Services (active)
  - Signed Value: £600,000
  - Signed Date: 30/04/2025

- **Contract:** Grave Digging & Related Services (active)
  - Signed Value: £600,000
  - Signed Date: 30/04/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F019128-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-05-06T13:32:11.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T03:46:28.423Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04dee9