The Provision and Fixing of Portland Stone Service Pattern Memorials

The requirement, under a call-off contract, is for the provision of Portland Stone Service Pattern Memorials (in best quality Basebed Portland Stone), mainly headstones, including bases, for deceased armed forces personnel. There may be circumstances where other materials and/or memorial dimensions maybe required. The requirement also includes the arrangement of dispatch and fixing of all memorials (both within and outside UK) ordered by the authority. The approximate annual requirement is 60 memorials per year although this could increase or decrease. The estimated total value excluding VAT is in between 1 GBP and 310 000 GBP. The contract duration is 24 months with the option for the authority, at its discretion, to extend the duration of the contract in monthly or annual increments up to a total of 48 months. It is a mandatory requirement that contractors are members of the National Association of Memorial Masons (NAMM) or an equivalent association and are registered on a nationally recognised fixing register such as the register of qualified memorial fixers (RQMF) or the British Register of Accredited Memorial Masons (BRAMM). This award notice is linked to the award notice at this link https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/00cde3b0-eb3a-4dfc-a471-1c49d61d8013 and has been published to include the contract documents.