Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Grave Digging Services
Authority: Pembrokeshire County Council (Local council)
Sectors: Construction & Civil Engineering (45) Delivery: UKWales (UKL14)
Published estimate£150,000≈ £50k / year · £180,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 17 Aug 2026awarded 22 Sept 2026
Awarded to Reed's Grave Digging Ltd
Contract term 3 yrsends 30 Sept 2029 · up to 30 Sept 2031 with extensions · starts 1 Oct 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvision of grave digging services to selected sites within Pembrokeshire.
CPV: Grave-digging work
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£150,000
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).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (7)
- Delivery methodology: 16%
- Health and Safety Management: 12%
- Resourcing: 8%
- Quality Assurance, Performance Management and continuous improvement: 8%
- Managing Sensitive and Challenging Situations: 8%
- Continuity of Service: 8%
- Price Evaluation: 40%
Published award criteria (7)
- Delivery methodology: As per details in the ITT.
- Health and Safety Management: As per details in the ITT
- Resourcing: As per the details in the ITT.
- Quality Assurance, Performance Management and continuous improvement: As per the details in the ITT.
- Managing Sensitive and Challenging Situations: As per the details in the ITT.
- Continuity of Service: As per the details in the ITT.
- Price Evaluation: As per the details in the ITT.
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
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
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 20 Jul 2026, 12:05 BST
- Last source update
- 14 Oct 2026, 09:01 BST
- Authority reference
PROC/2526/153- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-068173- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ceadFind a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: Sell2Wales · Who buys & how to bid on Sell2Wales
Access & registration note: Free Wales registration; eTenderWales runs on Jaggaer
- Submission deadline
- 17 Aug 2026, 14:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 12 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
20 Jul 2026 → 14 Oct 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published94 days ago20 Jul 2026, 12:05 BST
- Clarification questions by71 days ago12 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline66 days ago17 Aug 2026, 14:00 BST
- Contract starts22 days ago1 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published8 days ago14 Oct 2026, 09:01 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 Jul 2026- Tender notice published20 Jul 2026, 12:05 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published22 Sept 2026, 16:51 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete22 Sept 2026, 16:51 BST
- Contract signature expected5 Oct 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published14 Oct 2026, 09:01 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £150,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 5 Oct 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reed's Grave Digging Ltd5 Oct 2026 – 4 Oct 2029 · up to 4 Oct 2031Extensions: Option to extend for up to a further 2 years (1 year + 1 year) upon agreement of both parties. | £150,000 | 22 Sept 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Provision of Grave Digging Services · Reed's Grave Digging Ltd
- Signed
- 5 Oct 2026
- Value
- £150,000
- Period
- 5 Oct 2026 – 4 Oct 2029 · up to 4 Oct 2031 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Option to extend for up to a further 2 years (1 year + 1 year) upon agreement of both parties.
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders | 1 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Reed's Grave Digging LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender