Official UK procurement notice
Kilburn Cemetery Grave Digging
Authority: Rutland County Council (Local council)
Sectors: Construction & Civil Engineering (45) Delivery: East Midlands (UKF2)
Published estimate £12,000≈ £6k / year · £14,400 inc. VAT · 1 value update35% above published estimate
Submissions closed 31 Jul 2026awarded 14 Sept 2026
Awarded to ALAN BARNACLE LTD
Contract term 2 yrsstarts 1 Oct 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionFor the digging and preparation of burial plots at Kilburn Road Cemetery in Oakham. We anticipate a maximum of 20 burials per year.
CPV: Excavating and earthmoving work
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Lot 1AwardedPublished value£12,000
- Value
- £12,000 exc. VAT · £14,400 inc. VAT
45112000 Excavating and earthmoving work
What it takes to win
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published — the tender pack may add moreHow bids were scored
Each bid will be evaluated on the following quality and price weightings: Quality:60% Price:40%
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Works
- Notice status
- Awarded
- 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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 17 Sept 2026, 12:15 BST
- Last source update
- 17 Sept 2026, 12:15 BST
- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ba4bFind a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeAccess & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
- Submission deadline
- 31 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 3 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
5 published dates · Europe/London- Tender notice published90 days ago22 Jun 2026, 15:08 BST
- Clarification questions by79 days ago3 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline51 days ago31 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Latest notice published3 days ago17 Sept 2026, 12:15 BST
- Contract startsin 11 days1 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £16,2001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 33 from SMEs
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALAN BARNACLE LTDSME1 Oct 2026 — 31 Mar 2028 · up to 31 Mar 2029Extensions: +1 year extension invoked by customer only | £16,200 | 14 Sept 2026 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3final-stage tenders | 3 | 0 | — |
Notice history
6 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 Jun 2026- Contract signature expected22 Sept 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract award notice published17 Sept 2026, 12:15 BSTUK6
- Published value updated17 Sept 2026, 12:15 BSTwas £12,000
- Status changed to complete17 Sept 2026, 12:15 BST
- Deadline withdrawn17 Sept 2026, 12:15 BST
- Tender notice published22 Jun 2026, 15:08 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- ALAN BARNACLE LTDAwarded supplierView supplier profile →
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender