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Published 17 Sept 2026, 14:51 BST

Official UK procurement notice

ESCC - MA - Coroner Removals Service

Official notice

Authority: East Sussex County Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdLight touch regimeSME suitable
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85)Community & Cultural Services (98) Delivery: South East (UKJ22)
Published estimate£600,000≈ £200k / year · £720,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 20 Oct 2026
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Mar 2030 · up to 31 Mar 2032 with extensions · starts 1 Apr 2027

What is being bought

Published requirement description

East Sussex County Council (The Council) invites bids from suitably qualified and experienced providers to deliver Coroner Removals Services.

Services are for the removal of bodies in the County of East Sussex where a death has been referred to H.M. Coroner within the East Sussex Coroner Area.

Contractor's attendants must have an up-to-date Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check conducted and approved.

The contract will be for Three (3) years with option to extend for up to twenty-four (24) months.

As this is a demand led service the Council is unable to give any assurances as to the number of occasions and the time of day on which the services of the Contractor will be required. The Council therefore expects the Contractor to have sufficient operational resources to provide cover within the timescales for the area(s) for which they have responsibility, 24 hours a day, 365 days per year.

  • The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 17 Sept 2031, 23:59 BST.

CPV: Funeral and related services · Health and social work services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Renewal 3 yrsSMEPublished value£600,000
Contract period: 1 Apr 2027 – 31 Mar 2030 (3 yrs) · up to 31 Mar 2032 with extensionsValue: £600,000 exc. VAT · £720,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: South EastEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: Possible extension(s) of up to 24 months will be included in the contract.
85000000 Health and social work services98370000 Funeral and related services
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)1
  • Economic & financial standing

    Must already have or can commit to obtain, prior to the commencement of the contract, the minimum levels of insurance cover of Employers Liability insurance £10,000,000, Public Liability insurance £10,000,000

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 60%Price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality
  • Price
Conditions of participation1
  • Economic & financial standing

    Must already have or can commit to obtain, prior to the commencement of the contract, the minimum levels of insurance cover of Employers Liability insurance £10,000,000, Public Liability insurance £10,000,000

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Light touch regime
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Yes · next expected 17 Sept 2031
First published
17 Sept 2026, 14:51 BST
Last source update
17 Sept 2026, 14:51 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 7 Dec 2026
Authority reference
12484
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-088299
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Funeral and related servicesHealth and social work services
Delivery area
South East (UKJ22)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-07749c Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
Risks

Local Government Reorganisation:

There is a possibility that the contract may need to be novated to a different legal contracting entity during the lifetime of the contract. The contract may also need to be modified during the contract lifetime, due to possible boundary changes as a result of local government reorganisation.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
20 Oct 2026, 11:00 BST
Clarification deadline
6 Oct 2026, 17:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login ↗

Timeline

17 Sept 2026 → 1 Apr 2027 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published39 days ago
    17 Sept 2026, 14:51 BST
  2. Clarification questions by20 days ago
    6 Oct 2026, 17:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline6 days ago
    20 Oct 2026, 11:00 BST
  4. Today
    26 Oct 2026
  5. Award decision expected byin 42 days
    7 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMT
  6. Contract startsin 156 days
    1 Apr 2027, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    17 Sept 2026, 14:51 BST
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

East Sussex County Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PXGX-2145-PRQJ County Hall, St Anne's Crescent, Lewes, South East, BN7 1UEContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender