Decision details

Background / Decision Summary:

*Executive agreed in February 2025 the CRAM bid funding for a modular expansion of the crematorium facility in York as an additional waiting area with enclosed accessible toilet facilities. The procurement has now completed with contract award to the winning bidder now due. The funds approved for the project by two CRAM bids were £596k in total.

The crematorium site is in dire need of modernization and maintenance and requires additional capacity to compete with private venues now being built. Facilities are not of a professional standard and require significant repair and development.

The winning procurement bid was c£435k plus additional project costs and fees. We believe a final total cost of £560k for the project with a c£36k contingency is available.

Approval required to enter into the contract with Chester Composites Ltd.

Decision: To enter into the contract awarded through an open procurement process with Chester Composites Ltd.

Funding the development, which is within the allocated budget and can be delivered with the timescale and working parameters required by the service.

Not funding and losing the facility. A further procurement would only see costs increase and would require significant additional time. This would also impact the future operation of the site and reduce revenue streams identified by the expansion.

Not Funding. The site is in dire need of significant modernization and improvement, future revenue would also be negatively impacted if improvements are not made.