Wakefield Council Bereavement Services Admin system

Wakefield Council
Yorkshire and the Humber
Open procedure
29 May 2027 to 29 May 2032

Supply and implementation of an electronic management system for booking cremations and burials, including an online portal for funeral directors. The system must maintain statutory burial and cremation registers and support memorial sales, inspection, testing, and safety recording across 19 cemeteries and 2 crematoria. The solution requires ongoing technical support and maintenance to ensure continuous operational compliance.

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Awarded value: £527k; As published
Published: 8 December 2025
Awarded: 27 May 2026; PlotBox
Contract length: 60 months; Ends 29 May 2032

What the contract covers

Supply of an electronic administration system

Provision of a specialist bereavement services administration and online booking software system for local authority crematoria and cemetery management.

Electronic system for booking cremations and burials, including an online booking system for Funeral Directors.
Electronic burial and cremation Registers.
System support for memorial sales and for inspection, testing and recording of cemetery memorials and their safe maintenance.

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Supply of an electronic administration system
Procedure: Open procedure
Initial term: 60 months
Extensions: 24 months + 24 months + 12 months
Longest it can run: 120 months
Contract dates: 29 May 2027 to 29 May 2032
Certifications asked for: None stated
Lots: 1
Suitable for SMEs: Yes
Category: Goods
CPV codes: 48000000

Services in this contract

Burial and cremation management systemMain service£73k typicalBereavement services booking and burial and cremation register system

Lifecycle

Published
8 December 2025
Contract awardedto PlotBox
27 May 2026
Contract starts
29 May 2027
Contract ends
29 May 2032

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Wakefield Council

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PlotBox

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Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/338470/wakefield-council-bereavement-services-admin-system
Buyer reference: RFS24-061
Open contracting ID: ocds-h6vhtk-05f066
Last checked: 5 November 2026

Wakefield Council. Wakefield Council Bereavement Services Admin system. Contract award, 8 December 2025. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/338470/wakefield-council-bereavement-services-admin-system (accessed 5 November 2026).