PL0061 Body Removal and Storage Procurement

Concepts

• chelmsford
• funeral services
• pl0061 body storage
• body storage solutions
• body removal
• pl0061 body removal
• other storage locations
• storage locations
• pl0061 body removal and storage procurement
• storage

Location

Essex:

Description

The Council is responsible for providing the Coroner Service for the Essex Coroner Area which includes the administrative areas of Essex County Council and the two unitary authorities (Thurrock Council and Southend City Council). The H.M. Coroner has a duty to investigate the death where the Coroner has reason to suspect that (i) the deceased died a violent or unnatural death; (ii) the cause of death is unknown; or (iii) the deceased died while in custody or otherwise in state detention. Where such a death occurs in the community, the H.M. Coroner may order the body to be removed to any suitable Storage Location. In the majority of cases the Storage Location will be a Hospital Mortuary or Funeral Director, however other Storage Locations will also be used as required to meet demand. In the majority of cases a Police Officer will instruct the Contractor to collect and remove the body, however on occasions this instruction may also be received from H.M. Coroner or a Coroner’s Officer. This procurement is seeking suppliers to deliver body removal and body storage solutions. This specification sets out the requirements for both using the following lots :- PL0061 BODY REMOVAL & STORAGE – Lot 1 Area 1 PL0061 BODY REMOVAL & STORAGE – Lot 1 Area 2 PL0061 BODY REMOVAL & STORAGE – Lot 1 Area 3 PL0061 BODY REMOVAL & STORAGE – Lot 1 Area 4 PL0061 BODY REMOVAL & STORAGE – Lot 1 Area 5 PL0061 BODY REMOVAL & STORAGE – Lot 1 Area 6 PL0061 BODY STORAGE – Lot 2 Area 1 PL0061 BODY STORAGE – Lot 2 Area 2 PL0061 BODY STORAGE – Lot 2 Area 3 PL0061 BODY STORAGE – Lot 2 Area 4 PL0061 BODY STORAGE – Lot 2 Area 5 PL0061 BODY STORAGE – Lot 2 Area 6 This contract is being procured for the initial period from 1st April 2024 to 31st March 2026. The Authority may at its sole discretion extend the Contract Term by such period as it may specify in written notice given not less than 3 months’ prior to the expiry of the Contract Term (as extended from time to time) and may do so on as many occasions as it shall think fit provided that such extensions shall not exceed 36 months in total. All the requirements under this contract will be required to be delivered 24 hours per day, 7 days a week for 52 weeks of the year.

Lot Division

CPV Codes

• 98370000 - Funeral and related services
• 98371200 - Undertaking services

Indicators

• This is a one-off contract (no recurrence)
• Renewals are available.

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** The Council considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are Small or Medium Enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement. For this tender the Authority will be using the ProContract (aka Due North) eSourcing portal https:/ /procontract.due-north.com throughout the procurement process, and all communications with Essex County Council relating to this procurement exercise must be via the portal1s messaging system. Supplier registration on the portal is free of charge and can be done via: https:/ /procontract.due-north.com/ It is recommended that any bidder not already registered on the ProContract eSourcing portal, register at the earliest opportunity. The Council reserves the right to amend timescales for any reason and change the evaluation criteria where necessary for example if there are genuine omissions or mistakes. We also reserve the right to cancel the procurement exercise and/or not to award all or part of a contract. The Council will not be responsible for any costs incurred by bidders in relation to this procurement exercise. Essex County Council is subject to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) and the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 (EIR). If a bidder considers that any of this information supplied as part of this procurement exercise should not be disclosed because of its commercial sensitivity, confidentiality or otherwise, it must, when providing this information, identify clearly the specific information it does not wish to be disclosed and specify clearly the reasons for its sensitivity. Essex County Council shall take such statements into consideration in the event that it receives a request pursuant to FOIA and ElR which relations to the information provided by a supplier. However, if the information is requested, Essex County Council may be obliged under FOIA and/or EIR to disclose such information, irrespective of the suppliers wishes. Please note that it is not sufficient to include a statement of confidentiality encompassing all the information provided in the response.