Procurement

Body Removal and Storage Colchester and Tendring areas of Essex

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-055500

Description

Delivery of body removal services in the Colchester and Tendring areas of Essex.

Essex County Council (ECC) is responsible for providing the Coroner Service for the Essex

Coroner Area which includes the administrative areas of Essex County Council and the

unitary authorities (Thurrock Council and Southend City Council).

In support of this work, ECC must provide body removal services splitting the county into 6

geographical areas.

Page 2 to 5

We are wishing to engage on an opportunity for re-tendering a contract to cover body

removal in the Colchester and Tendring Districts. We are inviting responses from the market

to support Essex County Council to design a tender which will meet our requirements and

provide best value for the residents of Essex.

The closing date for responses is 5pm on 24 July 2025.

The current estimated publication date for the tender is September 2025 with a provisional

contract award date during December 2025. The contract start date will be April 1st, 2026.

This notice is intended as an awareness, communication and information gathering exercise.

Participation is no indication of a commitment to partake in any future tendering process nor

does it infer any preferential or special status on those individuals and organisations who

participate.

Please also note that this notice is not intended as a call for competition and as such you will

need to express your interest in any future tender opportunity once the tender notice is

published.

You are also advised to ensure your data on the Central Digital Platform is maintained up to

date.

Please also note the following with regard to the potential impact of Local Government

Reform (LGR) and Devolution to this project.

The contracting authority is Essex County Council and any Successor Body meaning one or

more entities which assumes any of the Council's functions (as applicable) as a result of

Local Government Reform (LGR). Such successor body or bodies may be, without limitation,

a local authority, a combined authority, a combined county authority, a strategic authority or

any other status determined pursuant to the Devolution and LGR Legislation.

Show all versions