ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL · Awarded contract
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Provision of Body Removal Services for H.M. Coroner for Essex

Awarded 30 Apr 2018

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Ended 6y 6mo ago2y term
Awarded 30 Apr 2018Expired 29 Apr 2020

Essex County Council awarded a contract to Adam & Greenwood Funeral Home LLP, Daniel Robinson & Sons Limited, The Hunnaball Family Funeral Group Limited, S.

Stibbards & Sons Limited, and P.G.

Oxley Limited for the provision of body removal services for H.M.

Coroner for Essex.

The contract covers the transportation of deceased persons from the place of death to an appropriate mortuary, including specialist centres for post-mortem examinations, with availability at all times across 22 geographical lots in Essex.

The estimated contract value is £136,000 per annum, with an initial term of 2 years and an option to extend for up to a further 2 years.

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