Official UK procurement notice
Reading Crematorium and Henley Rd Cemetery - 2025 Cemetery Extension -Consultant
Authority: Reading Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionReading Borough Council is seeking to appoint a specialist multi-disciplinary Design and Management Team to deliver the Henley Road Cemetery Extension project. The extension is required to secure burial capacity for Reading beyond 2030, as the existing cemetery is approaching capacity and alternative options have been determined to be unsuitable or unviable. The commission covers the delivery of RIBA Stages 1-6, including design development, planning and statutory approvals, project management, construction support, environmental permitting, and the completion of a three-year Tier 3 groundwater monitoring and risk assessment programme. The appointed consultant team will be responsible for coordinating all required disciplines, managing stakeholder engagement, navigating a sensitive planning and environmental context, and ensuring the successful delivery of a strategically important project that safeguards long-term burial provision for the local community
CPV: Construction-related services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£300,000
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
- Price: Price -40%
- Quality: Quality -60%
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- 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
- 27 Jul 2026, 17:24 BST
- Last source update
- 6 Oct 2026, 21:02 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 9 Oct 2026
- Authority reference
RBC 00002597- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-070956- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d4a3Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 28 Aug 2026, 14:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 7 Aug 2026, 14:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
27 Jul 2026 → 4 Jan 2027 · 8 dates- Tender notice published93 days ago27 Jul 2026, 17:24 BST
- Clarification questions by82 days ago7 Aug 2026, 14:00 BST
- Submission deadline61 days ago28 Aug 2026, 14:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent23 days ago6 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published22 days ago6 Oct 2026, 21:02 BST
- Award decision expected by19 days ago9 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
- Standstill ends12 days ago16 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
- Today29 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 66 days4 Jan 2027
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 27 Jul 2026- Tender notice published27 Jul 2026, 17:24 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published6 Oct 2026, 21:02 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete6 Oct 2026, 21:02 BST
- Contract signature expected19 Oct 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| CEMETERY DEVELOPMENT SERVICES LIMITEDSME4 Jan 2027 – 4 Oct 2033 | £339,887 | 6 Oct 2026standstill to 16 Oct 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3final-stage tenders | 3 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- CEMETERY DEVELOPMENT SERVICES LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender