ProcuraAxisBeta
Sign inCreate Free Account
Home / Opportunities / Opportunity
PROCUREMENT OPPORTUNITY

C024PA - Deceased Collection and Transport Service for Mid and South Essex

Essex County Council · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 25 Sept 2026, 11:31.

Opportunity overview

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

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

THE HEARTFELT FUNERAL COMPANY LTD.

Matched by number
Contract value
£385k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
20 Aug 2026
Including VAT
£462k
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 13046097
Location
Woodford Green, UKI53, IG8 7HZ, United Kingdom

THE HEARTFELT FUNERAL COMPANY LTD.

Matched by number
Contract value
£284k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
20 Aug 2026
Including VAT
£340.8k
Award ID
2
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 13046097
Location
Woodford Green, UKI53, IG8 7HZ, United Kingdom

THE HEARTFELT FUNERAL COMPANY LTD.

Matched by number
Contract value
£317k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
20 Aug 2026
Including VAT
£380k
Award ID
3
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 13046097
Location
Woodford Green, UKI53, IG8 7HZ, United Kingdom

Daniel Robinson & Sons Ltd.

Matched by number
Contract value
£114k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
16 Aug 2026
Including VAT
£138k
Award ID
4
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 455065
Location
Bishop's Stortford, UKH23, CM23 3AL, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated
  • Lot 2Value not stated
  • Lot 3Value not stated
  • Lot 4Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
C024PA
Status
complete
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Covered By

GPA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete
Entry 2
Id
2
Status
complete
Entry 3
Id
3
Status
complete
Entry 4
Id
4
Status
complete

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Essex County Council
Id
GB-PPON-PWVM-4844-NRQH

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PWVM-4844-NRQH

Address

Street Address
County Hall, Market Road
Locality
Chelmsford
Postal Code
CM1 1QH
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKH36

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Organisation 2
Name
THE HEARTFELT FUNERAL COMPANY LTD.
Id
GB-COH-13046097

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
13046097

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PGJR-4814-MRYH

Address

Street Address
132 Snakes Lane East
Locality
Woodford Green
Postal Code
IG8 7HZ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI53

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No
Organisation 3
Name
Daniel Robinson & Sons Ltd.
Id
GB-COH-455065

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
455065

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PNBC-1312-CVLT

Address

Street Address
79/81 South Street
Locality
Bishop's Stortford
Postal Code
CM23 3AL
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKH23

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
98370000
Description
Funeral and related services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKH31
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKH34
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 3
Region
UKH37
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-13046097
Name
THE HEARTFELT FUNERAL COMPANY LTD.

Related lots

1
Award 2
Id
2
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
2
Related Lot
2

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
98370000
Description
Funeral and related services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKH32
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKH37
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-13046097
Name
THE HEARTFELT FUNERAL COMPANY LTD.

Related lots

2
Award 3
Id
3
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
3
Related Lot
3

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
98370000
Description
Funeral and related services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKH35
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKH36
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-13046097
Name
THE HEARTFELT FUNERAL COMPANY LTD.

Related lots

3
Award 4
Id
4
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
4
Related Lot
4

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
98370000
Description
Funeral and related services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKH34
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-455065
Name
Daniel Robinson & Sons Ltd.

Related lots

4

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Award ID
1
Title
Lot 1 - Castle Point, Rochford, & Southend
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Date Signed
21 Aug 2026, 00:00

Period

Starts
1 Oct 2026, 00:00
Ends
30 Sept 2031, 23:59
Max Extent Date
30 Sept 2034, 23:59

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.

Value

Including VAT
462,000
Amount
385,000
Currency
GBP

Agreed Metrics

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
Arrival at scene within 60 minutes of receiving call from police
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.

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
1
Entry 2
Id
2
Title
Delivery to hospital within 3 hours of arriving at scene
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.

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
1
Entry 3
Id
3
Title
Security breaches
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.

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
1
Entry 4
Id
4
Title
Deceased transfer completed with identification requirements met.
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.

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
1

Documents

Entry 1
Id
081110-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
26 Aug 2026, 10:28
Format
text/html
Entry 2
Id
2
Award ID
2
Title
Lot 2 - Basildon and Thurrock
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Date Signed
21 Aug 2026, 00:00

Period

Starts
1 Oct 2026, 00:00
Ends
30 Sept 2031, 23:59
Max Extent Date
30 Sept 2034, 23:59

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.

Value

Including VAT
340,800
Amount
284,000
Currency
GBP

Agreed Metrics

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
Arrival at scene within 60 minutes of receiving call from police
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.

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
1
Entry 2
Id
2
Title
Delivery to hospital within 3 hours of arriving at scene
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.

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
1
Entry 3
Id
3
Title
Security breaches
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.

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
1
Entry 4
Id
4
Title
Deceased transfer completed with identification requirements met.
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.

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
1

Documents

Entry 1
Id
081110-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
26 Aug 2026, 10:28
Format
text/html
Entry 3
Id
3
Award ID
3
Title
Lot 3 - Brentwood, Chelmsford and Maldon
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Date Signed
21 Aug 2026, 00:00

Period

Starts
1 Oct 2026, 00:00
Ends
30 Sept 2031, 23:59
Max Extent Date
30 Sept 2034, 23:59

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.

Value

Including VAT
380,000
Amount
317,000
Currency
GBP

Agreed Metrics

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
Arrival at scene within 60 minutes of receiving call from police
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.

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
1
Entry 2
Id
2
Title
Delivery to hospital within 3 hours of arriving at scene
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.

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
1
Entry 3
Id
3
Title
Security breaches
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.

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
1
Entry 4
Id
4
Title
Deceased transfer completed with identification requirements met.
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.

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
1

Documents

Entry 1
Id
081110-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
26 Aug 2026, 10:28
Format
text/html
Entry 4
Id
4
Award ID
4
Title
Lot 4 - South of Braintree
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
No
Date Signed
17 Aug 2026, 00:00

Period

Starts
1 Oct 2026, 00:00
Ends
30 Sept 2031, 23:59
Max Extent Date
30 Sept 2034, 23:59

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.

Value

Including VAT
138,000
Amount
114,000
Currency
GBP

Agreed Metrics

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
Arrival at scene within 60 minutes of receiving call from police
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.

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
1
Entry 2
Id
2
Title
Delivery to hospital within 3 hours of arriving at scene
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.

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
1
Entry 3
Id
3
Title
Security breaches
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.

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
1
Entry 4
Id
4
Title
Deceased transfer completed with identification requirements met.
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.

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
1

Documents

Entry 1
Id
081110-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
26 Aug 2026, 10:28
Format
text/html

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Chelmsford · UKH36 · CM1 1QH · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

5 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

5 VERSIONS
  1. 002403-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 002642-2026Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender ·
  3. 051318-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
  4. 068179-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·
  5. 081110-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·