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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)
Independent governance & administration advisor (IGAA)
Essex County Council have appointed a provider to provide Independent Governance & Administration Advisory services to the Essex Pension Fund under the National LGPS Framework for
Adoption and special guardianship order support services
Essex County Council (ECC) is seeking to commission a high quality Specialist Adoption and Special Guardianship Order Support Services across Essex to meet the diverse needs of chi
Management information system for adult community learning
Essex County Council (ECC) is carrying out a soft market testing exercise to explore potential future options for the provision of a student management information system (MIS) for
Gb-chelmsford: 0599 - energy switching partner for the 'essex energy switch'
The Authority has awarded a contract to deliver our Energy Switch strategy. This contract will develop, promote and operate a high-quality service on behalf of Essex County Council
Bio-waste treatment, transfer and transport services framework
Essex County Council (ECC) and Southend-on-Sea Borough Council (Southend) are seeking to procure Bio-waste Treatment, Transfer and Transport Services via a Framework for the county
Care in a residential setting with or without nursing (IRN)
This is a notice for social and specific services in accordance with directive 2014/24/EU Article 74 Health, Social and related services. ECC are tendering an overarching framework
Transport consultancy for north essex garden communities
Specialist transport advice and technical transport support for the North Essex Garden Communities programme
External fostering placements
Essex County Council ("the Council") conducted a procurement to secure a range of effective, reliable and efficient independent fostering agencies to deliver external fostering pla
Children's residential placements
Text to be corrected in the original notice: Place of text to be modified: Short description Instead of: The initial market engagement session is scheduled to take place on Thursda
Collaborate essex: delivering a model for collaboration with adults with an experience of disability
To procure a provider/s to help develop and facilitate the new model for engaging with adults with experience of disability (Collaborate Essex) via a competitive tender process. Th
Medium term areas of focus
An Essex Transformation Partnership is needed to support this transformation at both a strategic and operational level across a range of important areas of focus for Essex County C
Gb-essex: 0712 collaborate essex
Two contracts to support the development and facilitation of a new model for co producing with adults with experience of disability (Collaborate Essex). Your tender submission must
Mental health supported to independence services
Supported to Independence services provide support for adults who have a mental health issue and behaviour needs which is impacting on their ability to sustain their accommodation.
0591 Provision of IT storage and secure disposal services
Essex is awarding a framework agreement for the secure storage and disposal of data bearing items and concurrently awarding a call-off from the framework for the secure storage and
0598 Flooding property level protection/resilience
The Authority has appointed a suitably qualified and experienced provider who can manage and deliver the Property Level Resilience grant scheme to the residents of Essex for the fi
Service design partner
To partner with an expert in service design and strategy for the internet age to: • provide senior management advisory and strategic support • embed user-centred design capabilitie
0696 Live at home framework re-opening
The Live at Home Framework will be procured on a lot basis, per district. Broken down into: - District, - Client group, - Service Type, - Target Supply Area. ECC shall produce a Ra
Early market engagement for replacement of essex construction framework
Essex County Council's (ECC) existing Construction Framework is due to expire at the end of February 2020 and we are currently reviewing replacement procurement options. We have de
Individual packages of educational support
Essex County Council ("the Council") is seeking to secure a range of effective, reliable and efficient providers to deliver Individual Packages of Educational Support Services to e
Gb-chelmsford: HIV and AIDS early intervention support service
NOTE: This notice was updated on 06 November 2018 for the following reason: Added access code for BiP: SWFGJV49YK(A service to provide assessment and ongoing management of HIV and