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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)
Gb-chelmsford: CO0001 essex social care academy training framework
The purpose of this procurement is to provide social care practitioners with the skills and knowledge to deliver the best outcomes to the community they serve. This will include, a
Early intervention anxiety & resilience programme
In preparation for a forthcoming procurement opportunity, Essex County Council (ECC) would like to invite organisations who would be interested in delivering an anxiety and resilie
0665 Driver training (ndors and non-ndors)
ECC appointed Driver Trainers onto a Framework Agreement, using the Light Touch Regime, to deliver both Theory and Practical Training Courses, covering National Driver Offender Re-
Gb-chelmsford: experts by experience
Essex County Council is seeking to carry out a procurement process for the provision of experts by experience for Care and Treatment Reviews (CTRs) and Care, Education and Treatmen
Eastern highways framework 3
On behalf of the Eastern Highways Alliance (EHA), Essex County Council, will be seeking Contractors to undertake Highways Works including Structural Work, Surfacing, Road Works and
Housing related support: adults with disabilities
Essex County Council ('the Council') is seeking to secure suitable provision of housing related support services to the following cohorts of people: (a)Adults with Learning Disabil
Device as a service early market engagement
Text to be corrected in the original notice: Place of text to be modified: Description of the procurement Instead of: Essex County Council (ECC) are seeking input from the market t
Day opportunities framework refresh
Essex County Council (the Council) is conducting a refresh of the Day Opportunities framework under the light touch regime to secure providers to deliver support for adults with di
Supported employment for adults experiencing mental ill health
This is for the provision of supported employment services to adults in Essex experiencing mental ill health. The proposed approach, based on broad stakeholder engagement, includin
Gb-chelmsford: CO0001 essex social care academy training framework
The purpose of this procurement is to provide social care practitioners with the skills and knowledge to deliver the best outcomes to the community they serve. This will include, a
Gb-chelmsford: counselling, advice and information service
To deliver a service that ensures birth families and those affected by adoption and SGO's are supported to manage the impact of adoption/SGO's on their lives through access to inde
Fostering and adoption medical advisory service
Essex(ECC), Thurrock Council (TC) and Southend Borough Council (SBC) are seeking to commission the Fostering & Adoption Medical Advisory Service as the Parties require this service
Mental health in the workplace
This service specification sets out an opportunity to undertake a Pilot that focuses on Mental health in the work place. ECC, in partnership with the CCGs, has a good track record
Supported living in great dunmow
Essex County Council is seeking a provider to deliver care and support for a supported living scheme at Pondfield, Great Dunmow. The support will be for up to 3 individuals with lo
Provision of microsoft licencing
Provision of Microsoft Enterprise Agreements
0812 Accessibility partner
Provision of an accessibility 'partner' offering support, guidance and recommendations to enable us to meet WCAG 2.1 AA requirements across our significant web estate. Build unders
SERP behavioural change influencer campaign - early market engagement
Safer Essex Road Partnership (SERP) is seeking to undertake a face to face market engagement, with a range of suppliers to improve its understanding of the influencer marketing ind
Pre employment checks
The Essex County Council (ECC) eDBS Service currently processes Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) checks for internal staff, and also provides the service to External Customer Org
Essex community wellbeing service
Text to be corrected in the original notice: Place of text to be modified: II.2.5 Instead of: Value excluding VAT (give figures only) : 22,500,000 - GBP Read: Value excluding VAT (
0806 Alternative assets consultancy for access LGPS
To develop the consideration of the proposed potential pooling structure for Alternative Assets