C047PA Deceased Storage Service

Essex County Council
East of England
Open procedure
12 November 2026 to 11 November 2031

Provision of secondary contingency refrigerated storage facilities for deceased persons operating on a 24-hour, 365-day basis. Includes transfers to and from NHS mortuaries across Essex, temperature monitoring, tracking, and handling of complex, bariatric, and traumatic cases.

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Awarded value: £300k; As published
Published: 10 September 2026
Awarded: 30 October 2026; The Heartfelt Funeral Company Ltd.
Contract length: 60 months; Ends 11 November 2031

What the contract covers

Services contract

Provision of secure refrigerated deceased storage and contingency mortuary services for coronial and local authority operations

Secure refrigerated deceased storage facilities providing secondary contingency storage arrangements for deceased persons on behalf of HM Coroner
Support transfers to and from NHS mortuaries within Essex, including Basildon, Broomfield, Colchester, Princess Alexandra and Southend Hospitals

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Services contract
Procedure: Open procedure
Initial term: 60 months
Extensions: 12 months + 12 months + 12 months
Longest it can run: 96 months
Contract dates: 12 November 2026 to 11 November 2031
Certifications asked for: None stated
Lots: 1
Suitable for SMEs: Yes
Category: Services
CPV codes: 98370000

Services in this contract

Mortuary and post-mortem servicesMain service£257k typicalContingency refrigerated deceased storage for the coroner

Lifecycle

Published
10 September 2026
Contract awardedto The Heartfelt Funeral Company Ltd.
30 October 2026
Contract starts
12 November 2026
Contract ends
11 November 2031

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Essex County Council

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The Heartfelt Funeral Company Ltd.

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Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/3866241/c047pa-deceased-storage-service
Buyer reference: C047PA
Open contracting ID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f739
Last checked: 4 November 2026

Essex County Council. C047PA Deceased Storage Service. Contract award, 10 September 2026. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/3866241/c047pa-deceased-storage-service (accessed 4 November 2026).