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Published 21 Oct 2025, 16:41 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Planning of Cemetery Extension for Wirral Landican Cemetery

Official notice

Authority: Wirral Borough Council (Local council)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitable
Published estimate£150,000£180,000 inc. VAT45.5% below published estimate
Submissions closed 12 Nov 2025awarded 22 Jan 2026
Awarded to CEMETERY DEVELOPMENT SERVICES LIMITED
Contract term 7 moends 30 Jun 2026 · starts 17 Nov 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Landican Cemetery opened in 1934 and current burial demand requires the cemetery to be extend, utilising existing cemetery land and requires the successful company to plan, prepare and obtain planning permission, including all relevant groundwater risk assessments.

CPV: Cemetery services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 7 moSMEPublished value£150,000
Contract period: 17 Nov 2025 – 30 Jun 2026 (7 mo)Value: £150,000 exc. VAT · £180,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: North WestEligibility: SME eligible

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored

Lot awarding rule: Award Criteria Weighting: Quality: 40% Price: 50% Social Value: 10%

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
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
Unspecified in notice
First published
21 Oct 2025, 16:41 BST
Last source update
3 Feb 2026, 15:40 GMT
Authority reference
DN792118
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-067245
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Cemetery services
Delivery area
North West (UKD74)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05d110 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
12 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
6 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

This tender is being held via The Chest. A link can be found here: www.the-chest.org.uk ↗

The reference for this contract is DN792118

All correspondence for this tender must go via The Chest messaging platform.

Timeline

21 Oct 2025 → 3 Feb 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published368 days ago
    21 Oct 2025, 16:41 BST
  2. Clarification questions by352 days ago
    6 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
  3. Submission deadline346 days ago
    12 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
  4. Contract starts342 days ago
    17 Nov 2025
  5. Latest notice published263 days ago
    3 Feb 2026, 15:40 GMT

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 Oct 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    21 Oct 2025, 16:41 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    3 Feb 2026, 15:40 GMT
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    3 Feb 2026, 15:40 GMT
  4. Contract signature expected
    10 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £81,8001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 22 from SMEs
Awarded toValueDateStatus
CEMETERY DEVELOPMENT SERVICES LIMITEDSME10 Feb 2026 – 30 Jun 2026£81,80022 Jan 2026Awarded

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2final-stage tenders20—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Wirral Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PBCP-8675-BHWT Town Hall, Brighton Street, Wallasey, North West, CH44 8EDContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender