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Published 16 Oct 2026, 11:10 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Tendring Cemetery Extension · UK public procurement notice

Authority: Tendring District Council (Local council)

2 lotsWorksOpen procedureAbove thresholdMax 1 lot to bidMax 1 lot per supplier
Planned pipeline value£2,700,000total for 2 lots · pipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected 1 Dec 2026from the planned procurement notice
Lots 2max 1 won per supplier · max 1 to bid
Contract term 7 moends 29 Oct 2027 · up to 28 Dec 2027 with extensions · starts 1 Apr 2027

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Tendring District Council are seeking a main contractor to undertake the construction of the proposed extension to the existing Burnsville Park Cemetery to accommodate new paths and roadways to facilitate future burial plots.

The Procurement is split into 2 Lots.

1 Lot for the urgent works

1 Lot for the full works

The Council will decide which Lot they award following the tender process.

CPV: Cemetery works · Site preparation and clearance work

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · all with a published value (£2,700,000 together) · a supplier may bid for at most 1 and win at most 1 of them
Lot #1Cemetery Extension Urgent WorksPlannedRenewal 7 moPublished value£700,000

This Lot is for the initial urgent works required.

Contract period: 1 Apr 2027 – 29 Oct 2027 (7 mo) · up to 28 Dec 2027 with extensionsValue: £700,000 exc. VAT · £840,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: East of England
Extensions: There will be an extension option but this is not likely to be used.

Who is likely to bid for this lot ↓

Lot #2Cemetery Extension Full WorksPlannedRenewal 7 moPublished value£2,000,000

This Lot includes the urgent works and all extension works required after the urgent works.

Contract period: 1 Apr 2027 – 29 Oct 2027 (7 mo) · up to 28 Dec 2027 with extensionsValue: £2,000,000 exc. VAT · £2,400,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: East of England
Extensions: There will be an extension option but this is not likely to be used.

Who is likely to bid for this lot ↓

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 distribution rule: The Lots will be split into urgent works and the full works. A contractor can win both. The Council will be awarding the urgent works but may go back out for a Procurement for the full works at another date if the cost is too high.

Pipeline intelligence · planning stage: how this market runs before the tender is published

How Tendring District Council buys Building construction work (CPV 4521), and who usually turns up

Tendring District Council’s own published record, next to the published market for the same work. Frameworks and DPS are kept out: they attract a different number of bids. Whole-market view: Building construction work (CPV 4521) →

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How the contest usually goes

Winner shares use published awards; bid and price charts use contested lots.

Question for the bid
This buyerTendring District Council · all categories
The marketBuilding construction work (CPV 4521) · East of England
What to do with it
How often do SMEs win?
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How often small and medium firms win.

Share of awards where the winner’s size is known.

The counts under this question show how many awards have a known supplier size.

Last 36 months.

Buyer: 9 of 12 known-size awards · market: CPV 4521 · East of England, n=95
75%79%

Small firms have won here. Neither number says whether you qualify; it describes who has been winning.

How often do local suppliers win?
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How often local firms win similar work.

Winners with a registered address in the delivery region, out of awards with a known address.

Here, local means registered in East of England.

A local branch does not count if the registered address is elsewhere.

Last 36 months.

Buyer: 9 of 14 known-location awards · market: CPV 4521 · East of England, n=153
64%26%

Most of this buyer’s recorded winners are registered in East of England.

How long to a decision?
i

How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.

Middle value in days from the deadline to the first award notice, on competitions that published both dates.

Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.

Last 36 months.

Buyer: 10 decided notices · market: CPV 4521 · East of England, n=38
17 days29 days

Half of these awards were announced within 17 days of the bid deadline.

How often single-bid or direct?
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How often work is awarded with no recorded rival.

Direct awards and tenders where every published lot count shows one bid.

Both shares are minimums: some awards have no bid count.

Thin markets produce this too; it is not proof of a tailored specification.

Last 36 months.

Buyer: at least 4 of 14 procurements with awards had no recorded rival · market: CPV 4521 · East of England, n=164
29%35%

Direct awards or one recorded bid are common here. Check the route before spending time on a bid.

How many bids did past lots attract?

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How many bids past lots received.

Each colour is a bid-count range. Only competed lots with a published count are included.

Past bids do not predict this tender.

Last 36 months.

This buyer7 lots with bid counts · all categories
29% had one bid
The market47 lots with bid counts · CPV 4521 · East of England
9% had one bid
Buyer / market · select a colour for counts
1 bid29% / 9%
Buyer: 2 of 7 lots with published bid counts. Market: 4 of 47 lots with published bid counts.
2–314% / 32%
Buyer: 1 of 7 lots with published bid counts. Market: 15 of 47 lots with published bid counts.
4–60% / 36%
Buyer: 0 of 7 lots with published bid counts. Market: 17 of 47 lots with published bid counts.
7+57% / 23%
Buyer: 4 of 7 lots with published bid counts. Market: 11 of 47 lots with published bid counts.

How did awards compare with estimates?

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Where winning prices landed against estimates.

Each colour shows awards below, close to or above the published estimate, one lot at a time.

Past prices are a guide, not a bid price.

Last 36 months.

This buyer1 lot with estimate and award · broad CPV 45 · too few to chart
The market45 lots with estimate and award · CPV 4521 · East of England
42% below estimate
Market · select a colour for counts
Below estimate42%
Market: 19 of 45 lots with an estimate and award.
Within ±2%20%
Market: 9 of 45 lots with an estimate and award.
Above estimate38%
Market: 17 of 45 lots with an estimate and award.
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Assess each lot
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What past awards tell you about each lot.

See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.

No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.

Open a lot for its forecast, this buyer’s previous supplier and possible competitors, from published award history, not a bid list

Lot #1Cemetery Extension Urgent WorksCPV 451112007 monthsPublished estimate£700k
Expected competition
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How many bids this lot may attract.

The forecast uses similar past competitions. The bar shows either that forecast or past bid counts; the line below says which.

Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative. The bar shows 47 past lots.

A forecast, not a list of bidders.

—No model forecast yet9% single-bid risk
Past bids on 47 similar lots
1 bid9%
4 of 47 similar past lots received 1 bid (9%).
2–332%
15 of 47 similar past lots received 2–3 (32%).
4–636%
17 of 47 similar past lots received 4–6 (36%).
7+23%
11 of 47 similar past lots received 7+ (23%).
Comparable past lots usually drew 4 bids.
Commercial price forecast
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Where the award price may land.

The forecast uses similar awards and the buyer’s estimate. The band covers the middle half of likely prices.

No comparable awards for this lot yet.

A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.

—No model forecast yet
No comparable awards on record for this lot’s category yet. The published estimate is £700k, and the forecast stays empty until the market has a record to read.

Who has supplied this buyer on similar work?
i

Who has done similar work for this buyer.

Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.

A past supplier may not bid again.

No earlier contract of this buyer matches this lot on the published record.

Who could compete for this lot?
i

Who could compete for this lot?

Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.

None is confirmed as a bidder.

Candidate suppliers for this notice have not been worked out yet, so this is not a verdict that nobody fits.

Lot #2Cemetery Extension Full WorksCPV 451112007 monthsPublished estimate£2.0m
Expected competition
i

How many bids this lot may attract.

The forecast uses similar past competitions. The bar shows either that forecast or past bid counts; the line below says which.

Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative. The bar shows 47 past lots.

A forecast, not a list of bidders.

—No model forecast yet9% single-bid risk
Past bids on 47 similar lots
1 bid9%
4 of 47 similar past lots received 1 bid (9%).
2–332%
15 of 47 similar past lots received 2–3 (32%).
4–636%
17 of 47 similar past lots received 4–6 (36%).
7+23%
11 of 47 similar past lots received 7+ (23%).
Comparable past lots usually drew 4 bids.
Commercial price forecast
i

Where the award price may land.

The forecast uses similar awards and the buyer’s estimate. The band covers the middle half of likely prices.

No comparable awards for this lot yet.

A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.

—No model forecast yet
No comparable awards on record for this lot’s category yet. The published estimate is £2.0m, and the forecast stays empty until the market has a record to read.

Who has supplied this buyer on similar work?
i

Who has done similar work for this buyer.

Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.

A past supplier may not bid again.

No earlier contract of this buyer matches this lot on the published record.

Who could compete for this lot?
i

Who could compete for this lot?

Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.

None is confirmed as a bidder.

Candidate suppliers for this notice have not been worked out yet, so this is not a verdict that nobody fits.

About this data
  • Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
  • Two views, kept apart. The authority’s own track record and the wider market for the same kind of work sit side by side and are never mixed. Where the local picture is too thin, a figure widens to a broader market and says which one it used.
  • Forecasts are labelled. The price forecast and its range, possible competitors and the earlier-work matches are our estimates from past awards: not published facts, not win chances and not price advice. Official notices do not say who is bidding.
  • Every figure shows what it rests on. Not every notice publishes a bid count, a value or a delivery region, so each figure carries the number of records behind it, and one built on few records is marked as such. The on a figure explains it; the counting rules are in the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Works
Notice status
Planned procurement
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
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
16 Oct 2026, 11:10 BST
Last source update
16 Oct 2026, 11:10 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 9 Feb 2027
Authority reference
EPP0184
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-097819
Latest notice
Planned procurement notice (UK3)
Classification (CPV)
Cemetery worksSite preparation and clearance work
Delivery area
East of England (UKH3)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-078943 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: OPEN-UK
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free
Submission deadline
15 Jan 2027
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

All tenders will be need to be submitted through the Open E-sourcing portal:

www.open-uk.org ↗

Timeline

16 Oct 2026 → 1 Apr 2027 · 5 dates
  1. Planning notice published4 days ago
    16 Oct 2026, 11:10 BST
  2. Today
    20 Oct 2026
  3. Tender notice expectedin 42 days
    1 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMT
  4. Submission deadlinein 86 days
    15 Jan 2027
  5. Award decision expected byin 112 days
    9 Feb 2027, 23:59 GMT
  6. Contract startsin 162 days
    1 Apr 2027

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Planned procurement notice published
    16 Oct 2026, 11:10 BST
    UK3

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Tendring District Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PPWL-8775-PCGW Town Hall, Clacton-on-Sea, East of England, CO15 1SEContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure