Body Removal and Storage Colchester and Tendring areas of Essex
Estimated value
—
Awarded value
£180k
Suppliers
2
Lots
2
Published
07 Jan 2026
Description
Delivery of body removal services in the Colchester and Tendring areas of Essex. Essex County Council (ECC) is responsible for providing the Coroner Service for the Essex Coroner Area which includes the administrative areas of Essex County Council and the unitary authorities (Thurrock Council and Southend City Council). In support of this work, the Authority intends to award contracts to cover body removal in the Colchester and Tendring Districts.
Scope
- Reference
- C008PA
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
- 31 Mar 2026 to 31 Mar 2028Possible extension to 31 Mar 2031
14.1 The Agreement term for this agreement with be 2 years. The initial term will be from 1st April 2026 to 31st March 2028 with the option of an extension for a further three years. The Authority may at its sole discretion extend the Contract Term by such period as it may specify in written notice given not less than 3 months prior to the expiry of the Contract Term (as extended from time to time) and may do so on as many occasions as it shall think fit provided that such extensions shall not exceed 36 months in total. The decision to extend the Agreement with is at the sole discretion of Essex County Council.
- CPV classifications
- 98370000
- Contract locations
- East of England, United Kingdom
- Particular suitability
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
Award criteria
Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| price | the contract rate | price | 60.00% |
| Technical Quality | responses to quality questions | quality | 35.00% |
| quality | response to Social Value criteria | quality | 5.00% |
Submission & procedure
- Procedure
- Open procedure
Award details· 2 awards
Awarded supplier(s), contract period and value as published in the award notice.
Awarded value
£120k
Award date
23 Dec 2025
Contract start
31 Mar 2026
Contract end
31 Mar 2028
Lots · 2 total
Divisions of the contract. Each lot can be awarded separately.
| Lot | Title | Est. value | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colchester City Council Area | £120k | complete |
| 1B | Tendring District Council Area | £60k | complete |
Award 1· 1 supplier
Awarded 23 Dec 2025 · Contract period 31 Mar 2026 — 31 Mar 2028
Award 2· 1 supplier
Awarded 23 Dec 2025 · Contract period 31 Mar 2026 — 31 Mar 2028
Total lots
2
Awarded
2
Estimated total
£180k
Awarded total
£180k
Colchester City Council Area
Start
31 Mar 2026
End
31 Mar 2028
Estimated
£120k
CPV
Tendring District Council Area
Start
31 Mar 2026
End
31 Mar 2028
Estimated
£60k
CPV
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Full notice and award history for this contracting authority is on the buyer profile.
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| Title | Type | Value | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| C008PA - Body Removal and Storage Service for Colchester and Tendring Area of Essex | contract | — | 05 Jun 2026 |
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| CO0155 Provision of Body Removal Services | contract | — | 23 May 2022 |
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| Provision of Public Health Funerals | contract | £34k | 26 Oct 2018 |
| Provision of Body Removal Services for H.M. Coroner for Essex | call off | — | 19 Jun 2018 |