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Wakefield Council Bereavement Services Admin system

Buyer: The Council of the City of Wakefield →

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BuyerThe Council of the City of Wakefield
StatusAwarded
Deadline16 Jan 2026
Value£341,500
Published2 Jun 2026

What is being bought

Wakefield Council operate 2 Crematoria, at Wakefield and Pontefract, and run and maintain 19 Cemeteries across the district. The Council's Bereavement Services currently undertake around 3500 cremations and 850 burials (both full burials and cremated remains interments) per annum. As part of this role the Council operates an electronic system for the booking of cremations and burials, including an online booking system for Funeral Directors, and has a legal obligation to maintain electronic burial and cremation Registers. Memorials sales are also undertaken, and Bereavement Services is also responsible for the inspection, testing and recording of all memorials contained within their cemeteries and ensuring that they are all maintained in a safe condition. The contract will be awarded for an initial period of 5 years from the agreed go-live date (with a preceding implementation period being specified in the contract). After the initial period, the contract could continue for up to a maximum of 5 further years. This will be for a 2-year optional extension period, followed by a further 2-year optional extension and a final one-year extension (5+2+2+1)

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Statuscomplete

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Planning & early market engagement

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Planning documents0
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Related procurements

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Awards

Wakefield Council Bereavement Services Admin system

Statusactive
SupplierGSS (NI) Ltd
Value£527,266
Contract periodFrom 29 May 2027 to 29 May 2032

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Latest release ID051995-2026
Latest release timestampTue Jun 02 2026 14:31:04 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Tender statuscomplete
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Main procurement categoryNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: endNot published
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadlineNot published
Award period: startNot published
Award period: endNot published
Submission method detailsNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender valueNot published
Tender lots in source1
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Tender documents in source0
Awards in latest release1
Contracts in latest release0
Parties in latest release2

Notice history

DateEventReference
2 Jun 2026award, contract051995-2026
8 Dec 2025tender080458-2025

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