SkimSkim home

Public sector tenders

In deliveryUnited KingdomServices£300,000Add to pipeline

Deceased Storage Services

Awarded to THE HEARTFELT FUNERAL COMPANY LTD.

Essex County Council(buyer)

Published
Published 10 September 2026
Deadline
Closed 6 October 2026
See all 89 awarded contractsHow Skim finds tendersView original notice ↗

Tender documents

Skim pulls every file the buyer attaches to this process and extracts the requirements from it.

Documents as they publish

Specification, evaluation criteria, pricing schedules and every requirement — extracted, searchable and mapped to your response.

View tender files

Overview

Essex County Council is seeking qualified providers to deliver secondary contingency deceased storage services across the Essex Coroner Area, operating 24/7 to support HM Coroner when primary mortuary capacity is exceeded due to maintenance, disruption, or increased demand. The successful provider(s) must maintain secure, refrigerated facilities capable of safely storing deceased persons, managing transfers to and from NHS hospitals, and responding to urgent requests, with no guaranteed minimum volume or expenditure.

Contracting authority

Find the key decision makers

The people who scope, score and sign this contract — names, roles and how to reach them.

Reveal decision makers

Key details

Country
United Kingdom
Status
In delivery
Category
Services
Estimated value
£300,000
Procedure
Open procedure
Rules
Procurement Act 2023
SME suitable
Yes
Published
10 September 2026
Questions by
21 September 2026
Deadline
Closed
Classification (CPV)
Funeral and related services

Award outcome

Awarded value
£300,000
Award date
30 October 2026
Contract period
1 December 2026 → 30 November 2031
Contract length
5 years
Could run to
30 November 2034
Bids received
1
Winner
  • THE HEARTFELT FUNERAL COMPANY LTD.

This contract ends on 30 November 2031, or 30 November 2034 if every extension is used.

Contract ending soon? Skim tracks incumbents and flags recompetes early. Start for Free to set up alerts.

About the winner

THE HEARTFELT FUNERAL COMPANY LTD.

Based in
Woodford Green
Public contracts won
3
Across UK and EU notices

1 other contract from Essex County Council since 2026, worth £1,100,000.

See every contract THE HEARTFELT FUNERAL COMPANY LTD. holds and when each one ends

Competition and scoring

Bids received

1

1 from SMEs

Open and restricted tenders in Other community, social and personal services drew a median of 3 bids over the last 24 months; 19% received only one.

How bids were scored

Price 50% · Quality 50%

  • Technical45%
  • Price50%
  • Social Value5%

Price and cost criteria in black, quality in blue.

Market context

Typical award in Other community, social and personal services

£180,000

Median of 2,493 awards in the last 24 months

This award is 67% above the median.

Essex County Council in the last 12 months

77

contracts awarded, worth £1,152,486,727 in total

See their procurement profile →

Recent awards in Other community, social and personal services

The latest contracts other buyers awarded under the same classification.

Notice history

Every published notice in this contracting process, newest first.

  1. Contract

    30 October 2026

  2. Contract Notice

    10 September 2026

More from Essex County Council

Other contracts from the same contracting authority. 89 awarded contracts on their hub.

See all their tenders →
In deliveryUnited KingdomServices£48,000,000

Temporary Worker Support Services

Won by Matrix (SCM) Ltd

Awarded 4 November 2026

In deliveryUnited Kingdom£96,280

Senior Leadership and Management Cost Review

Won by GRANT THORNTON UK ADVISORY & TAX LLP

Awarded 29 October 2026

In deliveryUnited KingdomServices£1,050,000

Essex Music Tours

Won by Onestage Limited

Awarded 18 October 2026

Get the full picture

AI analysis, bid scoring, and expert strategy for this tender

Skim analyses every tender against your company profile and tells you whether to bid, how to win, and who you are up against.

Start for FreeSee more tenders

How to win this tender

Skim reads the notice and every document attached to it, scores the fit against your company profile for a clear bid or no-bid call, then drafts each answer from your own evidence and past bids. You review, refine and submit — on time, with every requirement covered.

See exactly how Skim’s agents do this →

Comparing platforms? Skim is set against the alternatives for pre-tender intelligence, tender management software and bid management software.

Find tenders like this before your competitors do.

Skim scans every portal daily and scores each tender against your profile. Start for free and see the tenders you are missing.

See more tenders