C008PA - Body Removal and Storage Service for Colchester and Tendring Area of Essex
Details
- Buyer
- Essex County Council
- Supplier(s)
- Hunnaball Family Funeral Group Ltd
- Value
- £180,000
- Duration
- 2 years
- Topic
- Funeral and related services
- Published
- 7 January 2026
- Source
- uk:find_a_tender
Tender description
Essex County Council (ECC) is responsible for delivering the Coroner Service for the Essex Coroner Area, which encompasses the administrative boundaries of Essex County Council, together with the unitary authorities of Thurrock Council and Southend-on-Sea City Council. As part of these statutory responsibilities, ECC requires the provision of body removal services within the Colchester and Tendring Areas of Essex. These services are essential to support the effective operation of the Coroner Service, ensuring the timely, dignified, and professional transfer of deceased persons. The Council has therefore procured specialist service providers with the necessary expertise, capacity, and capability to deliver these services in accordance with legislative requirements and established service standards. ## Contract award Lots: - Lot 1: Colchester City Council Area ## Contract award Lots: - Lot 1B: Tendring District Council Area
Timeline
- Completed: Award date23 December 2025
- Completed: Award published7 January 2026Current notice
- Next: Contract expiry date31 March 2028in 17 months
About the buyer
Essex County Council is a local authority that procures through three in-house teams, Corporate, Place and People. 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.
Over the past 5 years, most of Essex County Council's contract awards have been in IT services, construction work and business services.
Decision makers
Connect with the people behind this procurement.
| Contact name | Job title | Phone number | Work email |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Procurement | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@essex-county-council.gov | |
| Commercial Director | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@essex-county-council.gov | |
| Procurement Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@essex-county-council.gov | |
| Category Lead | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@essex-county-council.gov | |
| Senior Buyer | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@essex-county-council.gov | |
| Contracts Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@essex-county-council.gov |
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