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Published 22 Sept 2026, 13:15 BST

Official UK procurement notice

MBC-1658 Gravedigging Services · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Melton Borough Council (Local council)

Below threshold - without competition

Sectors: Cleaning & Environmental Services (90) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)

+6 more

East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)South West (UKK)

Awarded value£130,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 20 Aug 2026no call for competition

Awarded to ALAN BARNACLE LTD

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Requirement for a high-quality and professional gravedigging service within the Thorpe Road Cemetery site for Melton Borough Council and its residents.

Full specification of service includes excavation, shoring and dressing of graves, backfilling of graves and reinstatement of graves.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: North East, North West, Yorkshire & Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West

90000000 Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

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: 22 Sept 2026, 13:15 BST
Last source update: 22 Sept 2026, 13:15 BST
Authority reference: MBC-1658
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-089620
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)
+1 more
South West (UKK)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-07777c Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Contract details notice published
22 Sept 2026, 13:15 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £130,0001 contract exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 20 Aug 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
ALAN BARNACLE LTDSME	—	—	Awarded

Contracts

Gravedigging Services Agreement · ALAN BARNACLE LTDSME
Signed
20 Aug 2026
Value
£130,000
Period
1 Sept 2026 – 30 Aug 2029 · up to 30 Aug 2031 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
Extension to be taken subject to demand/need, satisfactory performance

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Melton Borough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PTMP-8573-JHVJ Parkside, Melton Mowbray, East Midlands, LE13 1GHContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

ALAN BARNACLE LTDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 05605018GB-PPON: PGCL-9137-LYTX 22a Burton Street, Leics, East Midlands, LE13 1AFContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Signed contract contractSigned contractPDF

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender22 Sept 2026, 13:15 BST