Approval to Vary Contract for the Completion of Repairs and Improvement to Various Cemetery Chapels
November 12, 2025 Director of Place and Growth (Officer) Key decision Approved View on council websiteThis summary is generated by AI from the council’s published record and supporting documents. Check the full council record and source link before relying on it.
Summary
...to vary the contract with Standage & Co Ltd to complete repairs and improvements to various cemetery chapels, increasing the contract value to £1,191,356.43 and extending the contract to 13 March 2026, with an additional £393,658.30 allocated from the corporate planned maintenance capital budget.
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Purpose
Agreement to contract
variation
Content
1.
Agreed to the increase of contract value to Standage
& Co Ltd (company registration number 00345675) for Completion
of Repairs and Improvements to Various Cemetery Chapels from
£797,698.13 to £1,191,356.43.
2.
Noted that this contract was originally awarded for
a period of 40 weeks from 22 July 2024. It was extended without
compliance with the Council’s Contract Standing Orders
(“CSOs”) from 29 April 2025 to the date this report is
signed by the Chief Officer.
3.
Authorised the extension of the contract to Standage
& Co Ltd from the date of this report to 13 March
2026.
4.
Noted the contract modifications are permissible
under the Council’s CSOs Part 2 item 25 Modifications
(Variations and Extensions) to existing contracts.
5.
Agreed to commit additional funds of
£393,658.30 for the project from the corporate planned
maintenance capital budget
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Details
| Outcome | Recommendations Approved |
| Decision date | 12 Nov 2025 |
| Subject to call-in | Yes |