Reading Borough Council to procure contractors for £700k+ Cemetery Arch repair works
Reading Borough Council says it has secured 2026-27 funding and is now procuring contractors to design and complete additional repair works at Reading Cemetery Arch. The wider plan is to market the property for community or market use once the works are finished.
Reading Borough Council · South East · 13 July 2026
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Officers are now in the process of procuring necessary contractors to design and complete the necessary works.
Also said in the meeting
“...further necessary works... at an estimated cost of 700,000 pounds.”
“Funding for 26-27 has now been secured.”
What we know
- The council previously spent £100,000 on emergency conservation works to the western elevation of Reading Cemetery Arch.
- Further defects were found during scaffold access, increasing the estimated repair cost by about £700,000.
- Funding for 2026-27 has been secured and officers are procuring contractors before the property is marketed for community or market use.
How this opportunity developed
First public mention — no earlier discussion found in this council’s meetings.
- 13 July 2026 · ConfirmedHighways, Trees and Repairs
This notice — the confirming discussion.
Why this is a signal, not noise
The committee confirmed a material repair budget and said officers are already procuring contractors, but no tender route or tender date is explicitly stated in the meeting data.
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Source
Highways, Trees and Repairs, 13 July 2026
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How a supplier could follow up
- Monitor Reading Borough Council procurement notices and committee updates for the contractor appointment or tender publication.
- Identify conservation, heritage masonry, roofing, and structural repair capability for a live opportunity around Reading Cemetery Arch.
- Prepare to bid for design-and-build or multi-disciplinary heritage repair works once the route to market is clarified.
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