Published date: 9 November 2017
This notice was replaced on 19 June 2018
This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:
Awarded contract (published 19 June 2018)
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Contract summary
Industry
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Funeral and related services - 98370000
Location of contract
East of England
Value of contract
£272,000 to £544,000
Procurement reference
0547
Published date
9 November 2017
Closing date
11 December 2017
Contract start date
1 May 2018
Contract end date
30 April 2020
Contract type
Service contract
Procedure type
Open procedure (below threshold)
Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.
This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
No
Description
Essex County Council is putting in place a Contract for the Provision of Body Removal Services for H.M. Coroner for Essex.
The Contract will be divided into 22 LOTS - each LOT corresponds to a geographical area within Essex. Suppliers may tender for any number of geographical areas and bids will be evaluated separately for each area.
The Contract is for the transportation of deceased persons from the place of death to an appropriate mortuary. There may be occasions where there will be a requirement for the deceased to be transported to a specialist centre for a post mortem examination. Suppliers must be available at all times to attend to the removal of a body or bodies. Such collections will be required from anywhere within the geographical location of Essex, including open spaces, difficult locations, houses, other accommodation, railway, water and sites on/or adjacent to the public highway.
No exclusivity is intended or granted in relation to any Area under this Contract, and the Council reserves the right to make any arrangements for the handling of bodies as it is deemed appropriate in any LOT, and on an incident by incident basis.
The estimated value of the Contract is £136,000 per annum split across the 22 LOTS, however no guarantee of removals or collections is intended or given under this Contract.
The contract is for an initial period of 2 years with an option to extend by up to a further 2 years.
Tender documents can be accessed via our eProcurement portal BiP Delta (https://www.delta-esourcing.com/). The access code 95KZ68KT73 will be required to access the tender documents and submit a tender response.
More information
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Tender documents can be accessed via our eProcurement portal BiP Delta (https://www.delta-esourcing.com/). The access code 95KZ68KT73 will be required to access the tender documents and submit a tender response.
About the buyer
Contact name
Cara Gale
Address
County Hall
Chelmsford
CM1 1LX
England
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