Deceased Collection and Transport Services for Mid and South Essex
Estimated value
£1.1m
Awarded value
—
Suppliers
0
Lots
4
Published
01 Jun 2026
Description
Essex County Council (ECC) is responsible for delivering the Coroner Service for the Essex Coroner Area, which includes the administrative areas of Essex County Council and the unitary authorities of Thurrock Council and Southend‑on‑Sea City Council. As part of this statutory function, ECC contracts specialist providers to deliver deceased collection and transport services within the county which is split into 5 geographical service areas. This tender is for the provision for deceased collection and transport services for mid and south Essex service areas covering Brentwood, Chelmsford, Maldon, Basildon, Thurrock, Castle Point, Rochford, Southend, and South of Braintree.
Scope
- Reference
- C024PA
- Total value
- £1,100,000 excluding VAT£1,320,000 including VATAbove the relevant threshold
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
- 30 Sept 2026 to 30 Sept 2031Possible extension to 30 Sept 2034
The Authority may at its discretion offer to extend the Contract Term by such period as it may specify in written notice given not less than three (3) months prior to the expiry of the Contract Term.
- Main category
- services
- CPV classifications
- 98370000
- Contract locations
- Southend-on-Sea, United KingdomEast of England, United KingdomBedford and Central Bedfordshire, United KingdomThurrock, United KingdomEssex, United KingdomEast 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Technical | — | quality | 45.00% |
| Social Value | — | quality | 5.00% |
| Commercial | — | price | 50.00% |
Submission & procedure
- Enquiry deadline
- 15 Jun 2026, 10:59 pm
- Submission deadline
- 30 Jun 2026, 11:00 am
- Submission address
- Interested suppliers can access the tender opportunity via the Authority's eSourcing portal ('OPEN') at: https://open-uk.org/ The portal provides access to tender documents and enables submission of clarification questions and responses. Registration Requirements: Suppliers must be registered (free of charge) on both of the following platforms: OPEN (the Authority's eSourcing portal): Via the link, https://open-uk.org/ Central Digital Platform (CDP): Via the link, https://supplierregistration.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/faq/en_GB/Central_Digital_Platform Technical information: Please direct all queries through the OPEN messaging function. Anyone contacting the Buyer directly via email will be directed to the portal for communications.
- Electronic submission
- Yes
- Procedure
- Open procedure
Lots · 4 total
Divisions of the contract. Each lot can be awarded separately.
| Lot | Title | Est. value | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Castle Point, Rochford, & Southend | £385k | active |
| 2 | Basildon and Thurrock | £284k | active |
| 3 | Brentwood, Chelmsford and Maldon | £317k | active |
| 4 | South of Braintree | £114k | active |