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Contract Award Notice

Astwood Crematorium Electric Cremator Procurement

  • First published: 23 June 2025
  • Last modified: 23 June 2025
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Contents

Summary

OCID:
ocds-h6vhtk-0478c4
Published by:
Worcester City Council
Authority ID:
AA20654
Publication date:
23 June 2025
Deadline date:
-
Notice type:
Contract Award Notice
Has documents:
No
Has SPD:
No
Has Carbon Reduction Plan:
N/A

Abstract

The Council is seeking to appoint an electric cremator manufacturer for the design, manufacture and installation of 2 new cremators for the Astwood Crematorium to replace the 3 existing gas cremators.

The Council is conducting the procurement using the Competitive Procedure with Negotiation in accordance with Regulation 29 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. With reference to the estimated total value of the procurement in Section II.1.5, the Council has included an indicative figure which is based on a potential contract period of 24 months with the new electric cremators being installed and fully operational by December 2025.

Please see the procurement documents for further information.

Full notice text

Contract award notice

Results of the procurement procedure

Section I: Contracting entity

I.1) Name and addresses

Worcester City Council

The Guildhall, High Street

Worcester

WR1 2EY

UK

E-mail: procurement@worcester.gov.uk

NUTS: UKG12

Internet address(es)

Main address: http://www.worcester.gov.uk/

Address of the buyer profile: http://www.worcester.gov.uk/

I.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

I.5) Main activity

General public services

Section II: Object

II.1) Scope of the procurement

II.1.1) Title

Astwood Crematorium Electric Cremator Procurement

Reference number: DN736859

II.1.2) Main CPV code

51500000

 

II.1.3) Type of contract

Services

II.1.4) Short description

The Council is seeking to appoint an electric cremator manufacturer for the design, manufacture and installation of 2 new cremators for the Astwood Crematorium to replace the 3 existing gas cremators.

The Council is conducting the procurement using the Competitive Procedure with Negotiation in accordance with Regulation 29 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. With reference to the estimated total value of the procurement in Section II.1.5, the Council has included an indicative figure which is based on a potential contract period of 24 months with the new electric cremators being installed and fully operational by December 2025.

Please see the procurement documents for further information.

II.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

II.1.7) Total value of the procurement

Value excluding VAT: 1 857 400.00  GBP

II.2) Description

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

45215300

42350000

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UKG12

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

The Council is seeking to appoint an electric cremator manufacturer for the design, manufacture and installation of 2 new cremators for the Astwood Crematorium to replace the 3 existing gas cremators.

The Council is conducting the procurement using the Competitive Procedure with Negotiation in accordance with Regulation 29 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. With reference to the estimated total value of the procurement in Section II.1.5, the Council has included an indicative figure which is based on a potential contract period of 24 months with the new electric cremators being installed and fully operational by December 2025.

Please see the procurement documents for further information.

II.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion: Quality / Weighting: 60

Price / Weighting:  40

II.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

II.2.13) Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

IV.1.1) Type of procedure

Competitive procedure with negotiation

IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

IV.2) Administrative information

IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number in the OJ S:

2024/S 000-024718

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: DN736859

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

V.2 Award of contract

V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

17/12/2024

V.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 2

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2

Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 1

Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

DFW Europe

Dulleweg 43 1721 PM Broek op

Langedijk

NL

NUTS: NL

The contractor is an SME: Yes

V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: : 1 857 400.00  GBP

V.2.5) Information about subcontracting

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.4) Procedures for review

VI.4.1) Review body

The High Court Royal Courts of Justice

The Strand

London

WC24 2LL

UK

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice

13/06/2025

Coding

Commodity categories

ID Title Parent category
45215300 Construction work for crematoriums Construction work for buildings relating to health and social services, for crematoriums and public conveniences
42350000 Cremators Industrial or laboratory furnaces, incinerators and ovens
51500000 Installation services of machinery and equipment Installation services (except software)

Delivery locations

ID Description
100 UK - All

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ID Description
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About the buyer

Main contact:
procurement@worcester.gov.uk
Admin contact:
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Technical contact:
N/a
Other contact:
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