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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)
0630 Management expectations framework
The purpose of this procurement is to ensure that there is a process to design, develop and deliver a range of interventions to develop and enhance the core skills of the managemen
Gb-chelmsford: systemic training programme for social workers
This requirement is for a modular systemic training programme that creates a systemic pathway for qualified social workers. The training programme is commissioned by The Essex Soci
Gb-chelmsford: 0624 ACL essex learning partnership fund
ECC has allocated funding to the Essex Learning Partnership Fund (ELPF) to deliver training which support its strategic aims. This funding draws on ECC's Adult Education Budget fun
Essex county council commercial vehicle leasing framework
Essex County Council is seeking to award a framework contract to a single provider for commercial vehicles on a leasehold basis, including maintenance and fleet management activiti
Gb-chelmsford: 0597 leading greater essex
Essex Partners have recently launched an ambitious vision for our county, The Future of Essex. Our aspiration is to create collaborative leaders that will shape the future by deliv
Travel management services framework
Travel Management Services: This requirement establishes a framework agreement and the initial call off contract for Essex County Council. The supplier needs to provide an online -
Supply of accommodation pods for essex outdoors (mersea and danbury)
Essex County Council is seeking supply and delivery of prefabricated, portable accommodation pods at Essex Outdoors (Danbury and Mersea) to accommodate a minimum of 120 bed spaces
Supply and distribution of food and catering consumables
Essex County Council has a requirement for the supply and delivery of food and catering consumables to its sites when and where required. This contract relates immediately to Essex
0426 Print services framework
Essex County Council and Partner organisations are looking for a single supplier to provide a range of expert and cost-effective Print, Reprographics and Scanning Services. The Aut
Supported living with a transitional element of educational support within goldlay square, chelmsford
Essex County Council is seeking to secure a provider to deliver a supported living scheme with an element of transitional educational support within a suite of purpose built apartm
Digital autopsy services
Essex County Council is running a soft market testing exercise to understand future options for delivering post-mortem services. Post-mortem services are presently provided for the
Gb-chelmsford: 0597 leading greater essex
Essex Partners have recently launched an ambitious vision for our county, The Future of Essex. Our aspiration is to create collaborative leaders that will shape the future by deliv
Essex all age advocacy hub
Essex County Council is undertaking a procurement process for the delivery of an All Age Advocacy service across Essex. This contract will seek to deliver advocacy services to all
Greater essex fostering and adoption market engagement event for adoption and fostering medical assessments and advice
Text to be corrected in the original notice: Place of text to be modified: II.2.14 Instead of: Date: Wednesday 21st March 2018 Time: 10:00am - 12:30pm Coffee and registration from
Gb-chelmsford: 0592 tri LEP energy strategy
The South East Local Enterprise Partnership (SELEP) requires consultancy services for the production of a tri-LEP Energy Strategy and Action Plan. The provider will work closely wi
0607 Resourcing - early market engagement
Essex County Council's (ECC) current resourcing contract is due to end in September 2019 and we are taking this opportunity to engage with the market, via early market engagement a
0575 Rocheway construction works
Text to be corrected in the original notice: Place of text to be modified: The Time Limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate in IV.2.2 has been extended until 26/03/
Specialist support for adults with learning disabilities
Essex County Council conducted a procurement process to secure a provider to deliver specialist support within a supported living scheme in Braintree to a group of ten (10) adults
Prior information notice - bio-waste treatment, transfer and transport services framework
Essex County Council (ECC) is planning a Bio-waste Treatment, Transfer and Transport Services Framework Agreement. The procurement process is looking to engage services for the tre
Bio-waste treatment, transfer and transport services framework
Essex County Council (ECC) is planning a Bio-waste Treatment, Transfer and Transport Services Framework Agreement. The procurement process is looking to engage services for the tre