Official UK procurement notice
Grave Digging Service (2026 – 2028)
Authority: Tewkesbury Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTewkesbury Borough Council is a rural district authority located in the northern part of Gloucestershire and is responsible for the management and maintenance of two public Cemeteries:
- Bishops Cleeve Cemetery, Kayte Lane, Bishops Cleeve
- Tewkesbury Cemetery, Gloucester Road, Tewkesbury
These Cemeteries are always open to the public and serve a wide and diverse community both locally and from further afield.
This service is typically arranged through funeral directors and includes:
- Mechanical and manual excavation of graves
- Interment of ashes
- Preparation of the graveside
- Backfilling after burial or interment
This procurement seeks a reliable and professional Contractor to deliver grave digging services in accordance with the Employer’s standards and sensitivity to the nature of the work.
The Contract is expected to start on 1st January 2026 and run until 31st March 2028, with the option to extend for up to two additional years, reviewed annually.
CPV: Cemetery maintenance services · Cemetery services · Cemetery services and cremation services · Cemetery works
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£60,000
What it takes to wini
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).
Lot awarding rule: The Employer will assess each Tender on a price / quality / social value split basis with 35% of the available score being awarded for quality and 60% awarded for price and 5% awarded for social value.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 27 Oct 2025, 12:40 GMT
- Last source update
- 27 Oct 2025, 12:40 GMT
- Authority reference
ASSET P/REF 0100- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-068532- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05d424Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 17 Nov 2025, 09:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 5 Nov 2025, 09:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
in-tendhost.co.uk/tewkesbury/aspx/Home ↗ All Tenders submissions must be submitted through the Procurement Portal by the date and time specified in the Procurement Timetable.
Timeline
27 Oct 2025 → 1 Jan 2026 · 4 dates- Tender notice published363 days ago27 Oct 2025, 12:40 GMT
- Clarification questions by354 days ago5 Nov 2025, 09:00 GMT
- Submission deadline342 days ago17 Nov 2025, 09:00 GMT
- Contract starts297 days ago1 Jan 2026
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published27 Oct 2025, 12:40 GMTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications All Tenders submissions must be submitted through the Procurement Portal by the date and time specified in the Procurement Timetable.
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender