Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
East Cambridgeshire District Council
The Grange, Nutholt Lane
Ely
CB74EE
UK
Contact person: Procurement Team
E-mail: procurement@northnorthants.gov.uk
NUTS: UKH12
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.eastcambs.gov.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
Environment
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Design, supply and installation of the Bereavement Centre
II.1.2) Main CPV code
45000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Works
II.1.4) Short description
The 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.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
8 296 246.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
45000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKH12
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The 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.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 40
Price
/ Weighting:
60
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
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive
Explanation
This service provision was procured from Procure Partnership Framework.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section V: Award of contract
Title: Design, supply and installation of the Bereavement Centre
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
11/07/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Kier Construction Eastern and Midlands Ltd
02099533
2nd Floor Optimum House Clippers Quay
Salford England
M50 3XP
UK
NUTS: UKH12
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 8 296 246.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Royal Courts of Justice
London
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
23/06/2026