Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c70-61e3-7043-9a59-2c5715012863/bt1379-memorial-testing closed GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # BT1379 Memorial Testing [Luton Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/luton-council) Estimated value £45,000 Published 1 Apr 2021 Deadline Closed 12 Apr 2021 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Buyer says suitable for VCSEs The buyer ticked “suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises” on the notice. - Small contract value Valued under £135,018 including VAT, the lowest Procurement Act threshold for goods and services. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender Luton Council require all our memorials in both the Vale Cemetery and the General Cemetery Rothsey Road to be safety tested (topple tested) to the current NAMM guidelines and Health and Safety legislation, using appropriate equipment. Any unsafe memorials must be recorded listing type of memorial, name of deceased, and position in the cemetery. Maps of both cemeteries will be provided. Also particularly with the larger Victorian memorials, solutions to help render them safe. Both cemeteries have approximately 17000 memorials each We also have responsibility for two closed churchyards, but because of covid restrictions we are unable to contact the churches at the moment. They have approximately 1000 memorials each. Initially this year all cemeteries will need to be tested, We have stones ranging from normal 39 inches high 30 inches wide, up to full kerb sets ,at the Vale . At the general Cemetery we have these plus many Victorian style monuments several feet high which may require more specialist testing. Also the two smaller church yards have similar sorts of headstones. ## CPV classification Stone for construction, limestone, gypsum and slate Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/5c0d101a-73a7-4ed4-91b0-6ab36b1032bf) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. [Track tenders free](https://tendernation.io/register) [Buyer profile Luton Council: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/luton-council) [Sector More Construction materials & structures tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/construction-materials) ## More tenders like this [Drinking-water piping – Lieferung von Material für die Trinkwasserversorgung (PE-HD-Rohr) für die Trinkwasserversorgung der KOOPERATION WASSER. · Trinkwasserverband Stader Land · 29 days left · 17 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-0b9d-724a-b3ac-6a1b5383af17/germany-drinking-water-piping-lieferung-von-material-fur-die-trinkwasservers) [Construction materials – Fornecimento de Materiais de Construção Civil para o ano de 2027 · Município de Lagoa (Açores) · 27 days left · 14 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-1411-7299-9481-e5274c3efd59/portugal-construction-materials-fornecimento-de-materiais-de-construcao-civi) [Modular and portable buildings – Fourniture, livraison et installation de 5 habitations légères de loisirs (HLL) au camping de la Colombière a Pesmes · Communauté de Communes Val de Gray · 28 days left · 16 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-5cdd-730e-a2d6-1022e299032b/france-modular-and-portable-buildings-fourniture-livraison-et-installation) [Smiths' wares – Fournitures d'atelier : Serrurerie - Quincaillerie · Nievre Habitat · 29 days left · 17 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-c593-71cf-99c0-59c343efbbd0/france-smiths-wares-fournitures-datelier-serrurerie-quincaillerie) [Building materials – Dostawy materiałów ogniotrwałych formowanych · Sieć Badawcza Łukasiewicz-Instytut Metali Nieżelaznych · 18 days left · 6 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-4d1a-7143-ae91-f1f0c3bdd6a9/poland-building-materials-dostawy-materialow-ogniotrwalych-formowanych) [Building materials – Fourniture de matériels et matériaux · Ville de Saint-Just Saint-Rambert · 28 days left · 16 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-1461-73f3-8616-e84751ddcbff/france-building-materials-fourniture-de-materiels-et-materiaux)