Buyer Name: Stafford Borough Council
Buyer Address: Civic Centre, Riverside, Stafford, UKG24, ST16 3AQ, United Kingdom
Contact Email: Procurement@staffordbc.gov.uk
Buyer Name: Stafford Borough Council
Buyer Address: Civic Centre, Riverside, Stafford, UKG24, ST16 3AQ, United Kingdom
Contact Email: Procurement@staffordbc.gov.uk
Stafford Borough Council would like to procure a Framework Agreement to undertake inspection and repairs to all memorials within its three current operational cemeteries. Lot 1 Inspection and Repairs - The inspections are to identify any un-safe memorials which as a whole or any component of that memorial which does not comply with current industry regulations. If a memorial fails at any point in either the visual inspection or force tests, repairs to make it safe must be carried out immediately. In cases of memorials identified as requiring repairs; all works must be carried out immediately. All repairs must comply with all current industry recognised practices (NAMM code of practice). Lot 2 Remedial Works - Stafford Borough Council, on rare occasion, is required to cap shallow graves following an internment to ensure the current Burial ACT from 1857 and is also part of the Local Authorities Cemeteries Order 1977 (LACO).
External Link: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/071975-2025
Link Description: Tender notice on Find a Tender
Lot Title: Inspection and Repairs
Lot Description: The inspections are to identify any un-safe memorials which as a whole or any component of that memorial which does not comply with current industry regulations. If a memorial fails at any point in either the visual inspection or force tests, repairs to make it safe must be carried out immediately. In cases of memorials identified as requiring repairs; all works must be carried out immediately. All repairs must comply with all current industry recognised practices (NAMM code of practice).
Lot 1 Status: active
Lot 1 Value: GBP 100,000
Lot 1 Value (Gross): GBP 120,000
Lot 1 Contract Start: 2026-03-01T00:00:00Z
Lot 1 Contract End: 2028-02-29T23:59:59Z
Lot 1 SME Suitable: Yes
Lot Title: Remedial Works
Lot Description: Stafford Borough Council, on rare occasion, is required to cap shallow graves following an internment to ensure the current Burial ACT from 1857 and is also part of the Local Authorities Cemeteries Order 1977 (LACO).
Lot 2 Status: active
Lot 2 Value: GBP 40,000
Lot 2 Value (Gross): GBP 48,000
Lot 2 Contract Start: 2026-03-01T00:00:00Z
Lot 2 Contract End: 2028-02-29T23:59:59Z
Lot 2 SME Suitable: Yes
Document Description: eTendering Portal User Guide
Document Description: Tender notice on Find a Tender
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