# Headstone Testing and Make Safe at 4 Cemeteries Within the Sefton Area

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Sefton Council](/buyers/sefton-council/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: Marcus Memorials
- Award value: £116,000
- Tender value: £120,000
- Award date: 25 October 2022
- Published: 2 November 2022
- Contract start: 22 November 2022
- Contract end: 31 October 2026
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 2d12c129-5da7-47bf-a45c-44b334f0893e-586145
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-da2631ea-a73e-415c-b27f-31707823404b

## Description

Sefton Borough Council \(the Council\) covers an area of approximately 60 square miles\. This includes Bootle, Waterloo, Crosby, Maghull, Lydiate, Thornton, Hightown, Formby, Birkdale, Ainsdale, Sefton, Litherland and Seaforth\. The total population of the district the Council serves is approximately 275,562 \(2019 Census\) There are various Victorian graves and tombs throughout the Sefton district\. A number of these are in poor condition and therefore have the potential to cause danger to the public\. It is the responsibility of the Council to ensure these graves and tombs are kept in good condition\. 'The maintenance and repair of these existing monuments, tombs and graves therein, are of educational and historical interest'\. The Council requires a suitably qualified and experienced Contractor to undertake inspections and repairs to various memorials within their four \(4\) cemeteries throughout the Sefton district\. \*\*Please note this contract is not for the restoration of memorials\. It is to make safe any memorial identified at inspection as a potential risk to the public\*\*

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2d12c129-5da7-47bf-a45c-44b334f0893e-586145)