Essex Deceased Storage Service Procurement Terminated

Tender information last checkedLast checked 13 Oct 2026, 10:41.

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 provider to deliver deceased storage services within the County. The scope of this requirement encompasses the provision of secure, compliant and dignified deceased body storage services across the entirety of Essex. This includes the availability of appropriate storage facilities, and all associated handling in line with applicable legislation, health and safety standards, and best practice guidelines. The service provider will be expected to ensure sufficient capacity to accommodate demand across all councils within the county, maintain strict temperature control and hygiene standards, and operate with sensitivity, professionalism and respect at all times. Coverage must be consistent and responsive, with the capability to support both routine and surge requirements, ensuring continuity of service across Essex.

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Procurement termination notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗

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: C028PA
Status: complete

Legal basis

Id: 2023/54
Scheme: UKPGA
Uri: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ↗

Lots and requirements

Entry 1

Id: 1
Status: complete

Published documents

Entry 1

Id: 096358-2026
Document Type: tenderCancellationNotice
Notice Type: UK12
Description: Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
Url: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/096358-2026 ↗
Published: 13 Oct 2026, 09:20
Format: text/html

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

Name: Benedict Itoyah
Email: benedict.itoyah@essex.gov.uk

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: UK_CA_TYPE
Id: publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description: Public authority - sub-central government

Award information

Award 1

Id: 1
Status: cancelled
Status Details: No tender submissions received.
Final Status Date: 25 Jul 2026, 00:00

Related lots

Recorded locations

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

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS

060453-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender · 26 Jun 2026, 15:21
096358-2026Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender · 13 Oct 2026, 09:20

PROCURAAXIS AWARD ANALYSIS

Award outcome intelligence

Evidence-bound analysis of the published award appears below the official tender and award information.

ANALYSIS PREVIEW

Award intelligence at a glance

Essex County Council terminated the procurement for deceased storage services across Essex after receiving no tender submissions. No supplier was awarded and no contract conclusion, signature or start is evidenced.

Published outcome signals

Procurement statusComplete; award record cancelledEvidence: The tender status is "complete" and award 1 has status "cancelled".
Termination outcomeNo tender submissions receivedEvidence: Award 1 statusDetails states: "No tender submissions received."
Contract statusNo concluded, signed or active contract evidencedEvidence: The only award is cancelled; no supplier, award date, contract start date or contract end date is supplied.

98% approved-analysis confidence0 supplier records analysed5 source limitations

SOURCE AND FRESHNESS

Traceable procurement data

Source: Find a Tender
Notice reference: 096358-2026
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06be76
First published: 26 Jun 2026
Last checked: 13 Oct 2026, 10:41
Notice versions reviewed: 2

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HOW THIS WAS PREPARED

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

ProcuraAxis structures information found in published procurement records, checks the result for consistency and publishes only approved analysis. Confidence describes the completeness and consistency of the available source information; it is not a guarantee of eligibility or contract award.

Analysis status: Approved for publication
Analysed: 13 Oct 2026

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AWARD OUTCOME

What happened

Published outcome

Cancelled / terminated without award.

Market significance

The requirement covered secure, compliant deceased body storage capacity across Essex, including routine and surge demand. The absence of submissions may be relevant to providers assessing future market engagement, but the notice does not state the reason suppliers did not bid.

LIFECYCLE

Award or contract stage

Procurement status

99% confidence

Complete; award record cancelled

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The tender status is "complete" and award 1 has status "cancelled".

Termination outcome

99% confidence

No tender submissions received

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Award 1 statusDetails states: "No tender submissions received."

Contract status

99% confidence

No concluded, signed or active contract evidenced

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The only award is cancelled; no supplier, award date, contract start date or contract end date is supplied.

Termination notice published

99% confidence

13 October 2026

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The procurement termination notice document has datePublished 2026-10-13T09:20:34+01:00.

VALUES

Published values explained

Published maximum tender value

90% confidence

GBP 300,000

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The process record gives value_max as 300000 GBP.

Awarded contract value

99% confidence

Unknown; no award value published

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The cancelled award has no value_amount and no supplier was appointed.

TIMELINE

Procurement timeline

Tender notice published

99% confidence

26 June 2026

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Release history records a tender notice dated 2026-06-26T15:21:43+01:00.

Submission deadline

99% confidence

23 July 2026, 12:00 BST

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The process record gives submission_deadline as 2026-07-23T12:00:00+01:00.

Award final status date

99% confidence

25 July 2026

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Cancelled award 1 has finalStatusDate 2026-07-25T00:00:00+01:00.

Termination notice published

99% confidence

13 October 2026

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Release history records the tender cancellation notice dated 2026-10-13T09:20:34+01:00.

SCOPE

What was awarded

Requirement

99% confidence

Deceased body storage services

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The process title is "C028PA - Deceased Storage Service".

Service scope

97% confidence

Secure, compliant and dignified deceased storage facilities and associated handling, including routine and surge capacity, temperature control and hygiene standards

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The procurement description specifies these services and operational requirements.

Geographic coverage

97% confidence

Essex Coroner Area, including Essex County Council, Thurrock Council and Southend-on-Sea City Council administrative areas

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The description defines the Essex Coroner Area and states coverage across the entirety of Essex.

Lot structure

98% confidence

One lot; no lot title or individual lot value published

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Tender data lists lot 1 only, with no title, description or value.

PROCEDURE

Procedure and competition

Procedure

99% confidence

Open procedure

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The process record states procurement_method "open" and procurement_method_details "Open procedure".

Competition outcome

99% confidence

No tender submissions received

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The cancelled award's statusDetails states: "No tender submissions received."

Evaluation and bid detail

99% confidence

Not published

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No bidder, bid count beyond the stated absence of submissions, evaluation, score or pricing detail is supplied.

CONTRACT TERMS

Published contract terms

Contract start and end

99% confidence

Unknown

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contract_start_at and contract_end_at are null, and the procurement was cancelled.

Duration, extensions and renewal terms

99% confidence

Not published

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No duration, extension or renewal information is supplied.

COMMERCIAL VIEW

Commercial observations

Market outcome

99% confidence

The open procedure did not secure a bid

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The termination record states that no tender submissions were received.

Provider relevance

95% confidence

The scope indicates a need for county-wide capacity and responsive support for both routine and surge demand

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These requirements are set out in the procurement description.

Reprocurement

99% confidence

Unknown

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No replacement procurement or future procurement plan is supplied.

ANALYSIS QUALITY

98%overall confidence

Confidence reflects the completeness and consistency of the published award data.

Reference: ocds-h6vhtk-06be76
Analysed: 13 Oct 2026

APPROVED AWARD ANALYSIS

BUYER CONTEXT

Buyer context

Buyer

99% confidence

Essex County Council

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The process buyer_name and buyer party record identify Essex County Council.

Buyer type

99% confidence

Sub-central government public authority

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Buyer party classification is "Public authority - sub-central government".

Statutory service context

96% confidence

The procurement supports Essex County Council's Coroner Service responsibilities for the Essex Coroner Area

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The description states that ECC delivers the Coroner Service and contracts specialist providers for deceased storage as part of this statutory function.

SUPPLIER CONTEXT

Supplier context

Appointed supplier

99% confidence

None

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No suppliers are listed and the sole award is cancelled because no tender submissions were received.

RENEWAL OUTLOOK

Renewal outlook

99% confidence

Not assessable

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No contract was awarded and no contract end date is published.

DATA QUALITY

Gaps and source limitations

Award status versus display status

99% confidence

The process display status is "awarded", but the underlying award is cancelled and the notice is a procurement termination notice; this analysis treats the cancellation record as the outcome.

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Process display_status is "awarded"; award 1 status is "cancelled"; the document type is tenderCancellationNotice.

Supplier data

99% confidence

No supplier was named because no submissions were received.

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Suppliers list is empty and the cancelled award states "No tender submissions received."

Information not supplied in the published notice

99% confidence

No contract value, supplier, award date, contract dates, lot title, lot value, evaluation detail, duration or renewal terms are published.

View supporting evidence

Relevant supplied fields are null or absent.

SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS

Information not supplied in the published notice

The source's display status says "awarded", while the underlying award record is cancelled and the published document is a termination notice; no award is reported here.
No supplier identity exists because no tender submissions were received.
The published maximum value of GBP 300,000 is a tender-level ceiling, not an awarded or signed contract value.
Information not supplied in the published notice includes contract dates, duration, extension options, renewal terms, evaluation results, pricing, lot title and individual lot value.
No future procurement or reprocurement intention is published.

MARKET THEMES

Relevant award themes

COMMON QUESTIONS

About this award

Who won the Essex deceased storage service contract?

No supplier won. The procurement was cancelled after no tender submissions were received.

Was a contract signed or started?

No concluded, signed or active contract is evidenced in the published termination notice.

What was the published procurement value?

The process record stated a maximum value of GBP 300,000, but no contract was awarded.

ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.

C028PA - Deceased Storage Service

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