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Deceased Storage Services
Published Yesterday
30 Oct 2026
- Primary CPV
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98370000 *
Funeral and related services
- Location
- 🇬🇧 Essex, East of England
- Value
- £300,000
- Contract
-
5 years Duration
12/11/2026 11/11/2031
- 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 · UKH3
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: C047PA
Provision of contingency deceased storage services for the Essex Coroner Area, providing secure refrigerated storage and associated support services to maintain mortuary capacity and service continuity for HM Coroner during periods of increased demand, disruption or emergency.
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
- Bids received
- 1
- Winning supplier
- SME
- Procurement method
- Open procedure
- Main category
- Services
- Above threshold
- Yes
- Legal basis
- UKPGA 2023/54
- Notice status
- Complete
- Award status
- Pending
- Award date
- 30 Oct 2026
- Standstill period ends
- 11 Nov 2026
- Contract can be extended to
- 11 Nov 2034
- Renewal
- Options of 3 x 12 month extension periods.
- Language
- EN
- Published
- 30 Oct 2026 16:56
- OCID
- ocds-h6vhtk-06f739
- Notice ID
- C047PA
Competition
1
Bids received
1
Bids considered at final stage
1
SME bids at final stage
0
VCSE bids at final stage
Organisations on this notice
Supplier SME
132 Snakes Lane East, Woodford Green, IG8 7HZ, United Kingdom
GB-COH 13046097
Key dates
- Future Signature Date
- 12 Nov 2026 · Scheduled
Full notice record
58 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 | steve.bradley@essex.gov.uk |
| Party 1 › Role | buyer |
| Party 1 › Link | http://www.essex.gov.uk |
| 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 |
Buyer
| Name | Essex County Council |
Tender
| Title | Deceased Storage Services |
| Description | Provision of contingency deceased storage services for the Essex Coroner Area, providing secure refrigerated storage and associated support services to maintain mortuary capacity and service continuity for HM Coroner during periods of increased demand, disruption or emergency. |
| Status | complete |
| Procedure type | open |
| Procedure | Open procedure |
| Lot › Status | complete |
Awards
| Status | pending |
| Date | 30 Oct 2026 |
| Value › Value incl. VAT | £360,000 |
| Value › Value | £300,000 |
| Value › Currency | GBP |
| Category | services |
| Above threshold | Yes |
| Supplier › Name | THE HEARTFELT FUNERAL COMPANY LTD. |
| Item › CPV › Description | Funeral and related services |
| Item › Delivery › Region (NUTS) | UKH3 |
| Item › Delivery › Country | GB |
| Item › Delivery › Country | United Kingdom |
| Standstill period › End | 11 Nov 2026 |
| Contract period › Start | 12 Nov 2026 |
| Contract period › End | 11 Nov 2031 |
| Contract period › Can be extended to | 11 Nov 2034 |
| Can be renewed | Yes |
| Renewal › Description | Options of 3 x 12 month extension periods. |
| Document › Document type | Award notice |
| Document › Description | Contract award notice on Find a Tender |
| Document › Link | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/103442-2026 |
| Document › Published | 30 Oct 2026 |
| Assessment Summaries Date Sent | 30 Oct 2026 |
| Milestone › Type | Future signature date |
| Milestone › Due | 12 Nov 2026 |
| Milestone › Status | scheduled |