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# Service and Maintenance of Cremators and Abatement System

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/service-and-maintenance-of-cremators-and-abatement-system-ocds-h6vhtk-03378c). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Swindon Borough Council: "Service and Maintenance of Cremators and Abatement System". Published status: tenderUpdate. Published Value: Value not published. Lot information not published. Recorded submission deadline: 13 Jun 2022. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** RECORDED (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Swindon Borough Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/swindon-borough-council-ons-e06000030)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 13 June 2022 at 01:00 BST
- **Lots:** 0
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Funeral and related services
- **Delivery Location:** Not published
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03378c`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/service-and-maintenance-of-cremators-and-abatement-system-ocds-h6vhtk-03378c#tl-md)

## Description
Service and Maintenance of Cremators and Abatement System
Swindon Borough Council invites expressions of interest from suitably qualified and experienced service providers for the provision of Service and Maintenance of the Cremators and Abatement System at Kingsdown Crematorium in line with with current legislation, including guidance note 5/2 Statutory Guidance for Crematoria
The initial contract term will be for 6 years with an option to extend for a further 5 years + 2 years 10 months for a potential total contract term of 13 years 10 months  as stated in the ITT documents. Estimated contract spend is between £520,000 and £540,000 across the initial 6 year contract term, £950,000 and £990,000 across the potential 11 year contract term and between £1,200,000 and £1,245,000 across the potential total 13 year 10 month contract term.
Full details relating to the Services are provided in the tender documents.
To participate, Suppliers will need to Register as a Supplier with ProContract, www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk, then Register an Interest before obtaining access to the tender documents. In the event of difficulties registering as a supplier, please refer to the System Administrator Proactis support team ProContractSuppliers@proactis.com
Tender clarifications to be submitted in writing via Messaging in ProContract tender portal by 30th May 2022, 15:00 hrs UK Local time. The Council’s responses to these clarification questions will be issued periodically on the ProContract tender portal.
Tender Responses are required to be submitted no later than 13th June 2022, 15:00 hrs  UK Local time via ProContract tender portal  - https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk/
Please note that this project has been advertised on Find a Tender Service (FTS) Contract Notice / Contracts Finder / other web portals, however, Supplying the South West Portal, https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk/  is the only portal that includes all the relevant documents required to respond to this opportunity, bearing Project Id: DN612054
No Tender submissions will be considered without completing the tender documents in full including attachments and returning them in alignment with the instructions within the tender documents.

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F012526-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-05-13T14:55:55.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-25T05:05:21.521Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03378c