Official UK procurement notice
Design, supply and installation of the Bereavement Centre
Authority: East Cambridgeshire District Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe project comprises the design and build, including completion of the design and construction, of the bereavement centre and all associated elements. This includes the core buildings such as the crematorium (including the cremator hall), ceremony and committal spaces, administration offices, and a function or wake building. This covers extensive external and landscape works, including memorial gardens, remembrance areas, natural burial grounds, a pet cemetery, and wider landscaping with planting, ecological zones, pathways, and integration with the lakeside setting to enhance biodiversity. In addition, the scope includes infrastructure and access works such as car parking, internal roads, drainage, utilities, service connections, and external lighting. The development also incorporates sustainability and environmental measures, including the use of recycled materials (such as recycled plastic cladding and reused earth bunds), biodiversity protection and enhancement, and careful integration with the surrounding natural environment and wildlife habitats.
CPV: Construction work
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Works
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 23 Jun 2026, 15:45 BST
- Last source update
- 23 Jun 2026, 15:45 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-059085- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06bb5eFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
This service provision was procured from Procure Partnership Framework.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kier Construction Ltd | £8,296,246 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Design, supply and installation of the Bereavement Centre · Kier Construction Ltd
- Signed
- 11 Jul 2025
- Value
- £8,296,246
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Royal Courts of JusticeReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Kier Construction Eastern and Midlands LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.