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Essex County Council

C008PA - Body Removal and Storage Service for Colchester and Tendring Area of Essex

Business ServicesCPV 98370000
Value£180,000
Awarded
Published5 Jun 2026
RegionNationwide

£180,000 — awarded (may include priced options or extensions).

Outcome — awarded
THE HUNNABALL FAMILY FUNERAL GROUP LIMITED

This is a contract result notice, not an open opportunity. Details from the official award data.

Who to contact
Benedict Itoyah
benedict.itoyah@essex.gov.uk

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

Contract value in context
£180ktotal contract value
median £134k
this tender£0£4.1m

This sits in the upper-middle of the Other Community & Personal Services band — a substantial contract for the sector. Based on 5,835 valued Other Community & Personal Services tenders in our corpus.

The brief

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.

Requirements

What the notice asks for

01

Essex County Council (ECC) is responsible

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.

02

These services are essential to support

These services are essential to support the effective operation of the Coroner Service, ensuring the timely, dignified, and professional transfer of deceased persons.

03

The Council has therefore procured specialist service

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.

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Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-055500
Stage
award · Awarded
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
053567-2026
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