Closed tender

PL0061 Body Removal and Storage Procurement

Details

Value
£9,000,000
Topic
Funeral and related services
Published
3 January 2024
Submission
2 February 2024

Tender description

The Council is responsible for providing the Coroner Service for the Essex Coroner Area which includes the administrative areas of Essex County Council and the two unitary authorities (Thurrock Council and Southend City Council). The H.M. Coroner has a duty to investigate the death where the Coroner has reason to suspect that (i) the deceased died a violent or unnatural death; (ii) the cause of death is unknown; or (iii) the deceased died while in custody or otherwise in state detention. Where such a death occurs in the community, the H.M. Coroner may order the body to be removed to any suitable Storage Location. In the majority of cases the Storage Location will be a Hospital Mortuary or Funeral Director, however other Storage Locations will also be used as required to meet demand. In the majority of cases a Police Officer will instruct the Contractor to collect and remove the body, however on occasions this instruction may also be received from H.M. Coroner or a Coroner’s Officer. This procurement is seeking suppliers to deliver body removal and body storage solutions. This specification sets out the requirements for both using the following lots :- PL0061 BODY REMOVAL Lot 1 Area 1 North East Essex Tendring, Colchester PL0061 BODY REMOVAL Lot 1 Area 2 North Essex Braintree North PL0061 BODY REMOVAL Lot 1 Area 3 West Essex Uttlesford and Harlow PL0061 BODY REMOVAL Lot 1 Area 4 Mid Essex & South Braintree,Chelmsford &Maldon & South Braintree PL0061 BODY REMOVAL Lot 1 Area 5 South West Essex Brentwood, Thurrock, Basildon, PL0061 BODY REMOVAL Lot 1 Area 6 South East Essex Castle Point, Rochford and Southend PL0061 BODY STORAGE Lot 2 Area 1 North East Essex Tendring, Colchester PL0061 BODY STORAGE Lot 2 Area 2 North Essex Braintree North PL0061 BODY STORAGE Lot 2 Area 3 West Essex Uttlesford and Harlow PL0061 BODY STORAGE Lot 2 Area 4 Mid Essex & South Braintree Chelmsford & Maldon and South Braintree PL0061 BODY STORAGE Lot 2 Area 5 South West Essex Brentwood, Thurrock, Basildon, PL0061 BODY STORAGE Lot 2 Area 6 South East Essex Castle Point, Rochford and Southend Lot 1-A1: PL0061 BODY REMOVAL & STORAGE – Lot 1 Area 1 This procurement is seeking suppliers to deliver body removal and body storage solutions. Lot 1-A2: PL0061 BODY REMOVAL & STORAGE – Lot 1 Area 2 This procurement is seeking suppliers to deliver body removal and body storage solutions. Lot 1-A3: PL0061 BODY REMOVAL & STORAGE – Lot 1 Area 3 This procurement is seeking suppliers to deliver body removal and body storage solutions. Lot 1-A4: PL0061 BODY REMOVAL & STORAGE – Lot 1 Area 4 This procurement is seeking suppliers to deliver body removal and body storage solutions. Lot 1-A5: PL0061 BODY REMOVAL & STORAGE – Lot 1 Area 5 This procurement is seeking suppliers to deliver body removal and body storage solutions. Lot 1-A6: PL0061 BODY REMOVAL & STORAGE – Lot 1 Area 6 This procurement is seeking suppliers to deliver body removal and body storage solutions. Lot 2-A1: PL0061 BODY REMOVAL & STORAGE – Lot 2 Area 1 This procurement is seeking suppliers to deliver body removal and body storage solutions. Lot 2-A2: PL0061 BODY REMOVAL & STORAGE – Lot 2 Area 2 This procurement is seeking suppliers to deliver body removal and body storage solutions. Lot 2-A3: PL0061 BODY REMOVAL & STORAGE – Lot 2 Area 3 This procurement is seeking suppliers to deliver body removal and body storage solutions. Lot 2-A4: PL0061 BODY REMOVAL & STORAGE – Lot 2 Area 4 This procurement is seeking suppliers to deliver body removal and body storage solutions. Lot 2-A5: PL0061 BODY REMOVAL & STORAGE – Lot 2 Area 5 This procurement is seeking suppliers to deliver body removal and body storage solutions. Lot 2-A6: PL0061 BODY REMOVAL & STORAGE – Lot 2 Area 6 This procurement is seeking suppliers to deliver body removal and body storage solutions.

Timeline

  1. Completed: Tender published3 January 2024
    Current notice
  2. Completed: Submission date2 February 2024

About the buyer

Essex County Council is a local authority that procures through three in-house teams, Corporate, Place and People. Larger opportunities are advertised through Open, the council's own tendering and contract management platform. Smaller and lower-value contract notices instead appear on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder. The Place team commissions highways, waste, energy and transport work, including a dedicated Dynamic Purchasing System for bidders. Construction projects separately run through the Essex Construction Framework, a route for regional contractors. The People team commissions education, social care, adult support and public health services across the county.

UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).

Over the past 5 years, most of Essex County Council's contract awards have been in IT services, construction work and business services.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 98370000 · Funeral and related services
  • 98371200 · Undertaking services

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