Contract award · 1 May 2025

Grave Digging & Related Services

City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council awarded “Grave Digging & Related Services” to J L Albutt Limited, K Swain Joinery for £1.2m on 1 May 2025.

Agricultural & horticultural servicesYorkshire and the Humber

Value across 2 lots £1.2m

Open competition

Open procedure: the contract was advertised and any supplier could submit a bid.

Key facts

Buyer
City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council · Regional or local authority
Value
£1,200,000 across 2 lots
Procedure
Open procedure
Sector
Agricultural & horticultural services · Grounds maintenance services (CPV 77314000)
Timeline
  1. Contract date1 May 2025
  2. Published6 May 2025Published 5 days after the contract date

Description

The Councils Bereavement Service have an in-house team who dig / construct graves and maintain the districts cemeteries but at times the Council require additional support with this service therefor requires suitably qualified and experienced Contractors to provide grave digging and additional works on an ad-hoc basis within the Councils 24 cemeteries which are located throughout the Bradford district Due to the diverse communities throughout Bradford, it is vital you have experience preparing graves for multi faith burials. The Contractor shall conform to all current statutory legislation / regulations for the type of works been delivered and adhere to the operational and working methods of the following as a minimum: • Institute of Cemetery and Crematorium Management’s (I.C.C.M.) document ‘Code of Safe Working Practices for Cemeteries’. • The Local Authorities Cemeteries Order 1977 • Health & Safety at Work Legislation

Lots in this award

LotSupplierValue
Grave Digging & Related ServicesJ L Albutt Limited SME£600k
Grave Digging & Related ServicesK Swain Joinery£600k

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