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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)
PFI deal books
Call-off via G-Cloud 14 Framework Agreement (RM1557.14), Lot 2 Cloud Software. PFI Contract Management & Expiry / Handback in IDF. Duration 36 months + 12 month optional extens
Corporate booking solution
Essex County Council has procured a Corporate Booking Solution. This booking solution automates booking management, resourcing, reporting, and notifications for any booking-related
Adoption and kinship specialist support services
Essex County Council and Suffolk County Council is seeking to procure a new framework for the provision of Adoption and Kinship Specialist Support Services. Local Authorities have
Caddy liners ( compostable and plastic ) 2026
19,000 no - 7L - 52/roll Plastic Natural T-Shirt Food Waste Liners and 292,000 no - 7L - 52/roll Compostable Green Food Waste Liners
Independent travel training app
Essex County Council's Travel Training team are seeking a new front-ended Travel Training app, for our Travel Trainers, Students and Parents/Carers, with an accompanying back-ended
CO0152 driver improvement training services
Essex County Council (ECC) is seeking to establish a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for the provision of driver improvement courses. The National Driver Offender Re-Training Schem
CO0096 temporary and permanent worker supply chain
ECC wants to set up a direct supply chain for providing temporary and permanent staff. Approved agencies will supply workers, bill through the Matrix SCM system and compete for each role via the Recruit portal.
Coproduction services in essex
Essex County Council (the Authority) is seeking to procure a co-production and engagement service to support Adult Social Care (ASC). The contract will bring together existing co-p
Temporary worker support services
ECC requires a partner to provide a temporary worker support service that owns the contractual engagement, weekly payroll, timesheet processing, and billing for all temporary worke
Case notes transcription & summarisation tool
Essex County Council (ECC) is seeking to explore how artificial intelligence can support Adult Social Care practice by transcribing and summarising practitioner and resident conver
Persistent organic pollutants waste treatment contract
Essex County Council (ECC) sought to procure services for the treatment and disposal of Persistent Organic Pollutants Waste (POPs). The successful contractor will be required to ma
Mental health supported accommodation pathway
Essex County Council ("the Council") is inviting prospective providers to participate in a market engagement exercise to inform the Council's commissioning considerations regarding
Short and long-term lease and fleet management
Essex County Council is seeking a provider to deliver Vehicle Leasing and Fleet Management Services. The contract will include the provision and management of long-term leased vehi
Essex finance readiness programme
Delivery of a comprehensive Finance Readiness Programme designed to support scaling and established Essex businesses to become more financially capable, investment-ready and able t
Minibus fleet (digigo)
The Authority intends to purchase 28 Minibus Vehicles for its Digital Demand Responsive Transport Service 'Digigo'. 18 of these will be standard minibuses, and a further 10 will be
Essex flood studies 2026
Essex County Council (ECC), as Lead Local Flood Authority, has a statutory duty to identify and mitigate flood risks from rainfall, watercourses and groundwater. This contract will
C028PA - deceased storage service
Essex County Council (ECC) is responsible for delivering the Coroner Service for the Essex Coroner Area, which includes the administrative areas of Essex County Council and the uni
F002PA - education healthcare plan writing
Essex County Council ("the Council") is seeking to commission an external provider to prepare Education Healthcare Plans (EHCP) to enable the Council to fulfil its statutory duties
A011PA - (extra care build) - coppins court
Essex County Council (ECC) wishes to select a Registered Provider to build, own and manage an extra care scheme within Essex on an ECC owned site in Tendring District Council area.
Families first neighbourhood grants programme 2026 to 2029
Essex County Council intends to launch The Families First Neighbourhood Grants Programme (FFNGP) subject to completion of internal governance. Applications will be invited from vol