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ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL
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Total contracts
703
Known spend
£13bn
446 disclosed
Average value
£30m
Per contract
Active suppliers
10
Last 5 years
Top suppliers
Last 5 years- 1
Potter Raper Ltd
4 winslatest 08 Jun 2026£213,512
- 2
ACE MUSIC THERAPY CIC
3 winslatest 24 Jul 2026£23m
- 3
PEABODY TRUST
£18m
- 4
Acer Healthcare Operations Limited
2 winslatest 01 May 2025£2bn
- 5
Archers Healthcare Limited
2 winslatest 01 May 2025£2bn
- 6
Aurem Care (The Oaks) Limited
2 winslatest 01 May 2025£2bn
- 7
Abbot Care Centre Ltd
2 winslatest 01 May 2025£2bn
- 8
CREATIVE SUPPORT LIMITED
£25m
- 9
3food4U
2 winslatest 23 Jan 2026£19m
- 10
ACTIVE ESSEX Foundation
2 winslatest 23 Jan 2026£19m
What they buy
By CPV categoryHealth & social workCPV 85
169 contracts · £7bn
Transport servicesCPV 60
90 contracts · £10m
Education & trainingCPV 80
48 contracts · £44m
SoftwareCPV 48
37 contracts · £112m
Construction worksCPV 45
30 contracts · £474m
Business servicesCPV 79
25 contracts · £140m
IT servicesCPV 72
22 contracts · £14m
Architectural & engineeringCPV 71
15 contracts · £17m
Renewal radar
Awarded contracts predicted to come up for re-tender in the next 18 months
- Essex Flood Studies 2026
Predicted using median duration of UK contracts in the same CPV division (6 months from contract start date → renewal expected by Dec 2026).
Dec 2026
40% confident
- Project Manager, Principal Engineer, Quantity Surveyor Roles at Lexden Gardens
Predicted using median duration of UK contracts in the same CPV division (11 months from contract start date → renewal expected by May 2027).
May 2027
40% confident
- Project Management and Grant Delivery Platform
Predicted using explicit duration found in the tender description (12 months from contract start date → renewal expected by May 2027).
May 2027
80% confident
Tender activity
Notices published per month — last 24 months
All contracts (703)
CO0391 - modernising passenger transport
Enhanced travel planning and Digital Demand Responsive Transport (DDRT) platform to replace the current TravelEssex App and enable the wider modernisation of passenger transport th
Travel management solution
The supplier is to provide an online 'one stop shop' to enable individual employees to book and pay for: UK and international rail, sea crossing and air travel hotel accommodation,
Linkedin learning libraries
LinkedIn Learning - an online education platform for library users - replacing exiting provider, alongside partnership agreement.
Essex music services e-learning
This procurement is grant funded through Arts Council England. ECC on behalf of the Greater Essex Music Hub are looking to procure the provision of an online curriculum support too
Property flood resilience
Essex County Council is seeking a provider who have capacity to promote, administer and project manage the PFR grant scheme, including surveying properties, designing, and installi
Sponsorship / advertising opportunities
The Council is also exploring additional opportunities to sell advertising across Essex .
Library stock
Library stock for Essex County Council libraries.
Bespoke complex accommodation
Procurement of care providers for two new schemes for adults with complex needs. This opportunities will be for providers with expertise in complex care.
Extra care services (helen court and honeytree)
Care support services for adults in the extra care schemes.
Framework for day opportunities
Framework to deliver day opportunity services for adults with disabilities and older people.
Direct payment support services
A service to support people to manage their direct payments.
Thistley green
Procurement of a care provider to deliver services to 11 adults placed at the Thistley Green service. This opportunity will be for providers with expertise in complex care.
Complex residential framework
Framework for the procurement of residential placements for adults with complex needs in Essex.
Marketing consultant
Marketing Consultant for Colchester Essex County Hospital
Quantity surveyor
Quantity Surveyor Newport house , Chelmsford
Project management
Project Manager for Newport House, Chelmsford
Architectural services
Architect for Newport house Chelmsford
Azure cloud support
Contract for Cloud Complex Operations for 18 months £74,700 Contract for Palo Alto for 18 months £36,482.40 Totalling £111,182.40
Specialised healthcare tasks
Essex County Council, in partnership with the Integrated Care Boards covering Essex, are seeking to commission a Specialist Healthcare Tasks service that will provide competency-ba
Mobile plant machine purchase
Essex is a large county with almost 1.5 million residents generating approximately 700,000 tonnes of local authority collected waste per annum. As the statutory Waste Disposal Auth