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C024PA - Deceased Collection and Transport Service for Mid and South Essex
Published 26 Aug 2026
26 Aug 2026
- Primary CPV
-
98370000 *
Funeral and related services
- Location
- 🇬🇧 Southend-on-Sea, East of England
- Value
- £385,000
- Contract
-
5 years Duration
01/10/2026 30/09/2031
- Contract Types
-
98 *Other community, social & personal servi...Full CPV Breakdown
- SME suitable
- Not stated
Publisher Address
County Hall, Market Road, Chelmsford, CM1 1QH, United Kingdom · UKH31
Contact
Award Criteria
Not specified
Related tenders
Essex County Council
All notices from this publisher Same CPV code
98370000 *
All notices with this CPV code
Reference: C024PA
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.
Following tender evaluation and contract award, the Authority has contracted suppliers 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
Full CPV breakdown
- 98370000 — Funeral and related services (primary)
Notice details
- Buyer type
- Local authority
- Competition
- Open competition (any supplier can bid)
- Contract type
- Services
- Winning supplier
- SME
- Lots
- 4
- Procurement method
- Open procedure
- Main category
- Services
- Legal basis
- UKPGA 2023/54
- Notice status
- Complete
- Award status
- Active
- Covered by GPA
- Yes
- Number of lots
- 4
- Language
- EN
- Published
- 26 Aug 2026 10:28
- OCID
- ocds-h6vhtk-060405
- Notice ID
- C024PA
Organisations on this notice
Supplier SME
132 Snakes Lane East, Woodford Green, IG8 7HZ, United Kingdom
GB-COH 13046097
Supplier SME
79/81 South Street, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 3AL, United Kingdom
GB-COH 455065
Lots (4)
Lot 1
· Complete
Lot 2
· Complete
Lot 3
· Complete
Lot 4
· Complete
Full notice record
200 detailsEverything the publisher included in this notice, organised by section.
Organisations
| Party 1 › Name | Essex County Council |
| Party 1 › Address › Street | County Hall, Market Road |
| Party 1 › Address › Town / city | Chelmsford |
| Party 1 › Address › Postcode | CM1 1QH |
| Party 1 › Address › Country | GB |
| Party 1 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 1 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKH36 |
| Party 1 › Contact › Email | benedict.itoyah@essex.gov.uk |
| Party 1 › Role | buyer |
| Party 1 › Classification › Description | Public authority - sub-central government |
| Party 2 › Name | THE HEARTFELT FUNERAL COMPANY LTD. |
| Party 2 › Address › Street | 132 Snakes Lane East |
| Party 2 › Address › Town / city | Woodford Green |
| Party 2 › Address › Postcode | IG8 7HZ |
| Party 2 › Address › Country | GB |
| Party 2 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 2 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKI53 |
| Party 2 › Contact › Email | accounts@heartfeltfuneralcompany.co.uk |
| Party 2 › Role | supplier |
| Party 2 › Link | http://www.heartfeltfuneralcompany.co.uk |
| Party 2 › Business size | sme |
| Party 2 › VCSEs | No |
| Party 2 › Public service mission organisation | No |
| Party 2 › Sheltered workshop | No |
| Party 3 › Name | Daniel Robinson & Sons Ltd. |
| Party 3 › Address › Street | 79/81 South Street |
| Party 3 › Address › Town / city | Bishop's Stortford |
| Party 3 › Address › Postcode | CM23 3AL |
| Party 3 › Address › Country | GB |
| Party 3 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 3 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKH23 |
| Party 3 › Contact › Email | sally@drobinson.co.uk |
| Party 3 › Role | supplier |
| Party 3 › Link | http://www.drobinson.co.uk |
| Party 3 › Business size | sme |
| Party 3 › VCSEs | No |
Buyer
| Name | Essex County Council |
Tender
| Title | C024PA - Deceased Collection and Transport Service for Mid and South Essex |
| Status | complete |
| Procedure type | open |
| Procedure | Open procedure |
| Covered by | GPA |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Status | complete |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Status | complete |
| Lot › Lot 3 › Status | complete |
| Lot › Lot 4 › Status | complete |
| Document › Document type | Conflict of interest |
| Document › Description | Not published |
Awards
| Award 1 › Status | active |
| Award 1 › Category | services |
| Award 1 › Supplier › Name | THE HEARTFELT FUNERAL COMPANY LTD. |
| Award 1 › Item › CPV › Description | Funeral and related services |
| Award 1 › Item › Delivery › Delivery 1 › Region (NUTS) | UKH31 |
| Award 1 › Item › Delivery › Delivery 1 › Country | GB |
| Award 1 › Item › Delivery › Delivery 1 › Country | United Kingdom |
| Award 1 › Item › Delivery › Delivery 2 › Region (NUTS) | UKH34 |
| Award 1 › Item › Delivery › Delivery 2 › Country | GB |
| Award 1 › Item › Delivery › Delivery 2 › Country | United Kingdom |
| Award 1 › Item › Delivery › Delivery 3 › Region (NUTS) | UKH37 |
| Award 1 › Item › Delivery › Delivery 3 › Country | GB |
| Award 1 › Item › Delivery › Delivery 3 › Country | United Kingdom |
| Award 2 › Status | active |
| Award 2 › Category | services |
| Award 2 › Supplier › Name | THE HEARTFELT FUNERAL COMPANY LTD. |
| Award 2 › Item › CPV › Description | Funeral and related services |
| Award 2 › Item › Delivery › Delivery 1 › Region (NUTS) | UKH32 |
| Award 2 › Item › Delivery › Delivery 1 › Country | GB |
| Award 2 › Item › Delivery › Delivery 1 › Country | United Kingdom |
| Award 2 › Item › Delivery › Delivery 2 › Region (NUTS) | UKH37 |
| Award 2 › Item › Delivery › Delivery 2 › Country | GB |
| Award 2 › Item › Delivery › Delivery 2 › Country | United Kingdom |
| Award 3 › Status | active |
| Award 3 › Category | services |
| Award 3 › Supplier › Name | THE HEARTFELT FUNERAL COMPANY LTD. |
| Award 3 › Item › CPV › Description | Funeral and related services |
| Award 3 › Item › Delivery › Delivery 1 › Region (NUTS) | UKH35 |
| Award 3 › Item › Delivery › Delivery 1 › Country | GB |
| Award 3 › Item › Delivery › Delivery 1 › Country | United Kingdom |
| Award 3 › Item › Delivery › Delivery 2 › Region (NUTS) | UKH36 |
| Award 3 › Item › Delivery › Delivery 2 › Country | GB |
| Award 3 › Item › Delivery › Delivery 2 › Country | United Kingdom |
| Award 4 › Status | active |
| Award 4 › Category | services |
| Award 4 › Supplier › Name | Daniel Robinson & Sons Ltd. |
| Award 4 › Item › CPV › Description | Funeral and related services |
| Award 4 › Item › Delivery › Region (NUTS) | UKH34 |
| Award 4 › Item › Delivery › Country | GB |
| Award 4 › Item › Delivery › Country | United Kingdom |
Contracts
| Contract 1 › Title | Lot 1 - Castle Point, Rochford, & Southend |
| Contract 1 › Status | active |
| Contract 1 › Contract period › Start | 1 Oct 2026 |
| Contract 1 › Contract period › End | 30 Sep 2031 |
| Contract 1 › Contract period › Can be extended to | 30 Sep 2034 |
| Contract 1 › Can be renewed | Yes |
| Contract 1 › Renewal › Description | 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. |
| Contract 1 › Value › Value incl. VAT | £462,000 |
| Contract 1 › Value › Value | £385,000 |
| Contract 1 › Value › Currency | GBP |
| Contract 1 › Above threshold | Yes |
| Contract 1 › Signed | 21 Aug 2026 |
| Contract 1 › Agreed Metrics › Agreed Metric 1 › Title | Arrival at scene within 60 minutes of receiving call from police |
| Contract 1 › Agreed Metrics › Agreed Metric 1 › Description | The Contractor shall be available 24 hours per day and 365 days per year to attend to the collection and transport of bodies and shall attend within a maximum of 60 minutes from receipt of body collection request from the Police. |
| Contract 1 › Agreed Metrics › Agreed Metric 1 › Observations › Contract period › Duration In Months | 1 |
| Contract 1 › Agreed Metrics › Agreed Metric 2 › Title | Delivery to hospital within 3 hours of arriving at scene |
| Contract 1 › Agreed Metrics › Agreed Metric 2 › Description | All bodies collected by the Contractor must be received and accepted into the storage location within three (3) hours from the receipt of any request from the Police. |
| Contract 1 › Agreed Metrics › Agreed Metric 2 › Observations › Contract period › Duration In Months | 1 |
| Contract 1 › Agreed Metrics › Agreed Metric 3 › Title | Security breaches |
| Contract 1 › Agreed Metrics › Agreed Metric 3 › Description | The Contractor must ensure that the deceased is securely stored from collection to hand over to the storage location. Any incidents where there is unauthorised access to the deceased is considered to be a security breach. |
| Contract 1 › Agreed Metrics › Agreed Metric 3 › Observations › Contract period › Duration In Months | 1 |
| Contract 1 › Agreed Metrics › Agreed Metric 4 › Title | Deceased transfer completed with identification requirements met. |
| Contract 1 › Agreed Metrics › Agreed Metric 4 › Description | The contractor is required to label the deceased with at least three points of identification, including a unique identifier, upon collecting and transferring of the deceased to the storage location. All deceased must have the correct identification of arrival at new storage location to ensure that the transfer is completed, and the deceased is accepted. |
| Contract 1 › Agreed Metrics › Agreed Metric 4 › Observations › Contract period › Duration In Months | 1 |
| Contract 1 › Document › Document type | Contract notice |
| Contract 1 › Document › Description | Contract details notice on Find a Tender |
| Contract 1 › Document › Link | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081110-2026 |
| Contract 1 › Document › Published | 26 Aug 2026 |
| Contract 2 › Title | Lot 2 - Basildon and Thurrock |
| Contract 2 › Status | active |
| Contract 2 › Contract period › Start | 1 Oct 2026 |
| Contract 2 › Contract period › End | 30 Sep 2031 |
| Contract 2 › Contract period › Can be extended to | 30 Sep 2034 |
| Contract 2 › Can be renewed | Yes |
| Contract 2 › Renewal › Description | 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. |
| Contract 2 › Value › Value incl. VAT | £340,800 |
| Contract 2 › Value › Value | £284,000 |
| Contract 2 › Value › Currency | GBP |
| Contract 2 › Above threshold | Yes |
| Contract 2 › Signed | 21 Aug 2026 |
| Contract 2 › Agreed Metrics › Agreed Metric 1 › Title | Arrival at scene within 60 minutes of receiving call from police |
| Contract 2 › Agreed Metrics › Agreed Metric 1 › Description | The Contractor shall be available 24 hours per day and 365 days per year to attend to the collection and transport of bodies and shall attend within a maximum of 60 minutes from receipt of body collection request from the Police. |
| Contract 2 › Agreed Metrics › Agreed Metric 1 › Observations › Contract period › Duration In Months | 1 |
| Contract 2 › Agreed Metrics › Agreed Metric 2 › Title | Delivery to hospital within 3 hours of arriving at scene |
| Contract 2 › Agreed Metrics › Agreed Metric 2 › Description | All bodies collected by the Contractor must be received and accepted into the storage location within three (3) hours from the receipt of any request from the Police. |
| Contract 2 › Agreed Metrics › Agreed Metric 2 › Observations › Contract period › Duration In Months | 1 |
| Contract 2 › Agreed Metrics › Agreed Metric 3 › Title | Security breaches |
| Contract 2 › Agreed Metrics › Agreed Metric 3 › Description | The Contractor must ensure that the deceased is securely stored from collection to hand over to the storage location. Any incidents where there is unauthorised access to the deceased is considered to be a security breach. |
| Contract 2 › Agreed Metrics › Agreed Metric 3 › Observations › Contract period › Duration In Months | 1 |
| Contract 2 › Agreed Metrics › Agreed Metric 4 › Title | Deceased transfer completed with identification requirements met. |
| Contract 2 › Agreed Metrics › Agreed Metric 4 › Description | The contractor is required to label the deceased with at least three points of identification, including a unique identifier, upon collecting and transferring of the deceased to the storage location. All deceased must have the correct identification of arrival at new storage location to ensure that the transfer is completed, and the deceased is accepted. |
| Contract 2 › Agreed Metrics › Agreed Metric 4 › Observations › Contract period › Duration In Months | 1 |
| Contract 2 › Document › Document type | Contract notice |
| Contract 2 › Document › Description | Contract details notice on Find a Tender |
| Contract 2 › Document › Link | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081110-2026 |
| Contract 2 › Document › Published | 26 Aug 2026 |
| Contract 3 › Title | Lot 3 - Brentwood, Chelmsford and Maldon |
| Contract 3 › Status | active |
| Contract 3 › Contract period › Start | 1 Oct 2026 |
| Contract 3 › Contract period › End | 30 Sep 2031 |
| Contract 3 › Contract period › Can be extended to | 30 Sep 2034 |
| Contract 3 › Can be renewed | Yes |
| Contract 3 › Renewal › Description | 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. |
| Contract 3 › Value › Value incl. VAT | £380,000 |
| Contract 3 › Value › Value | £317,000 |
| Contract 3 › Value › Currency | GBP |
| Contract 3 › Above threshold | Yes |
| Contract 3 › Signed | 21 Aug 2026 |
| Contract 3 › Agreed Metrics › Agreed Metric 1 › Title | Arrival at scene within 60 minutes of receiving call from police |
| Contract 3 › Agreed Metrics › Agreed Metric 1 › Description | The Contractor shall be available 24 hours per day and 365 days per year to attend to the collection and transport of bodies and shall attend within a maximum of 60 minutes from receipt of body collection request from the Police. |
| Contract 3 › Agreed Metrics › Agreed Metric 1 › Observations › Contract period › Duration In Months | 1 |
| Contract 3 › Agreed Metrics › Agreed Metric 2 › Title | Delivery to hospital within 3 hours of arriving at scene |
| Contract 3 › Agreed Metrics › Agreed Metric 2 › Description | All bodies collected by the Contractor must be received and accepted into the storage location within three (3) hours from the receipt of any request from the Police. |
| Contract 3 › Agreed Metrics › Agreed Metric 2 › Observations › Contract period › Duration In Months | 1 |
| Contract 3 › Agreed Metrics › Agreed Metric 3 › Title | Security breaches |
| Contract 3 › Agreed Metrics › Agreed Metric 3 › Description | The Contractor must ensure that the deceased is securely stored from collection to hand over to the storage location. Any incidents where there is unauthorised access to the deceased is considered to be a security breach. |
| Contract 3 › Agreed Metrics › Agreed Metric 3 › Observations › Contract period › Duration In Months | 1 |
| Contract 3 › Agreed Metrics › Agreed Metric 4 › Title | Deceased transfer completed with identification requirements met. |
| Contract 3 › Agreed Metrics › Agreed Metric 4 › Description | The contractor is required to label the deceased with at least three points of identification, including a unique identifier, upon collecting and transferring of the deceased to the storage location. All deceased must have the correct identification of arrival at new storage location to ensure that the transfer is completed, and the deceased is accepted. |
| Contract 3 › Agreed Metrics › Agreed Metric 4 › Observations › Contract period › Duration In Months | 1 |
| Contract 3 › Document › Document type | Contract notice |
| Contract 3 › Document › Description | Contract details notice on Find a Tender |
| Contract 3 › Document › Link | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081110-2026 |
| Contract 3 › Document › Published | 26 Aug 2026 |
| Contract 4 › Title | Lot 4 - South of Braintree |
| Contract 4 › Status | active |
| Contract 4 › Contract period › Start | 1 Oct 2026 |
| Contract 4 › Contract period › End | 30 Sep 2031 |
| Contract 4 › Contract period › Can be extended to | 30 Sep 2034 |
| Contract 4 › Can be renewed | Yes |
| Contract 4 › Renewal › Description | 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. |
| Contract 4 › Value › Value incl. VAT | £138,000 |
| Contract 4 › Value › Value | £114,000 |
| Contract 4 › Value › Currency | GBP |
| Contract 4 › Above threshold | No |
| Contract 4 › Signed | 17 Aug 2026 |
| Contract 4 › Agreed Metrics › Agreed Metric 1 › Title | Arrival at scene within 60 minutes of receiving call from police |
| Contract 4 › Agreed Metrics › Agreed Metric 1 › Description | The Contractor shall be available 24 hours per day and 365 days per year to attend to the collection and transport of bodies and shall attend within a maximum of 60 minutes from receipt of body collection request from the Police. |
| Contract 4 › Agreed Metrics › Agreed Metric 1 › Observations › Contract period › Duration In Months | 1 |
| Contract 4 › Agreed Metrics › Agreed Metric 2 › Title | Delivery to hospital within 3 hours of arriving at scene |
| Contract 4 › Agreed Metrics › Agreed Metric 2 › Description | All bodies collected by the Contractor must be received and accepted into the storage location within three (3) hours from the receipt of any request from the Police. |
| Contract 4 › Agreed Metrics › Agreed Metric 2 › Observations › Contract period › Duration In Months | 1 |
| Contract 4 › Agreed Metrics › Agreed Metric 3 › Title | Security breaches |
| Contract 4 › Agreed Metrics › Agreed Metric 3 › Description | The Contractor must ensure that the deceased is securely stored from collection to hand over to the storage location. Any incidents where there is unauthorised access to the deceased is considered to be a security breach. |
| Contract 4 › Agreed Metrics › Agreed Metric 3 › Observations › Contract period › Duration In Months | 1 |
| Contract 4 › Agreed Metrics › Agreed Metric 4 › Title | Deceased transfer completed with identification requirements met. |
| Contract 4 › Agreed Metrics › Agreed Metric 4 › Description | The contractor is required to label the deceased with at least three points of identification, including a unique identifier, upon collecting and transferring of the deceased to the storage location. All deceased must have the correct identification of arrival at new storage location to ensure that the transfer is completed, and the deceased is accepted. |
| Contract 4 › Agreed Metrics › Agreed Metric 4 › Observations › Contract period › Duration In Months | 1 |
| Contract 4 › Document › Document type | Contract notice |
| Contract 4 › Document › Description | Contract details notice on Find a Tender |
| Contract 4 › Document › Link | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081110-2026 |
| Contract 4 › Document › Published | 26 Aug 2026 |