The Dunedin City Council has awarded more than a million dollars worth of maintenance contracts to two local companies.

From July, the care and maintenance of cemeteries and trees throughout the city will fall to contractors Delta and Asplundh respectively.

Delta beat out three other tenders for the five year cemeteries contract, worth more than $550,000.

The contract involves maintenance across all 20 cemeteries in Dunedin including the upkeep of lawns, gardens and facilities.

Asplundh's three year trees maintenance contract is worth $496,000.