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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)
Enterprise architecture transformation tool
Essex County Council (ECC) are seeking a comprehensive Enterprise Architecture Transformation Tool to support the Council's ongoing Local Government Reorganisation journey. ECC is
Livestock management service
Place Services Legacy Grazing project provides bespoke habitat management through conservation grazing to clients across Essex, Hertfordshire, Suffolk and Kent. The contract is for
Social media management platform
Social Media management platform for ECC corporate social media channels and wider services for content scheduling, engagement and analytics.
Internal audit specialists framework
The scope of this requirement is to create a Framework of Internal Audit Specialists to support ECC's existing Internal Audit function in providing independent, objective assurance
Deceased collection and transport services for mid and south essex
Contract for the provision of deceased collection and transport services for the Mid and South Essex areas for the following Lots: • Lot 1: Southend, Rochford & Castle Point • Lot
Deprivation of liberty safeguards (dols) assessments
The Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) provide a legal framework for the deprivation of liberty for people who lack the mental capacity to make decisions about their accommod
Semi independent accommodation and support framework re-opening – NEW applicants
Essex County Council is seeking to secure suitably experienced providers to deliver an effective, efficient and reliable Semi-Independent Accommodation and support. The Council is
Retender greater essex individual placement and support for severe mental illness (IPS for SMI)
Essex County Council as lead commissioner is seeking to procure a service for Individual Placement and Support for Serious Mental Illness (IPS for SMI). The IPS for SMI is an emplo
Ambitious essex enhanced growth hub
Essex County Council (ECC) have awarded the Ambitious Essex Enhanced Growth Hub, due to begin service April 2026. The service, working closely with the Government funded Growth Hub
A017PC IRN 2026 - new entrants to the framework
This tender is a reopening of the Integrated Residential and Nursing framework agreement from 2025 (ref:2025/S 000-018377). It is formed of two call-off contracts, one using ECC te
Families first partnership programme: integrated front door - soft market test questionnaire
Essex County Council ("the Council") is inviting prospective providers to participate in a soft market test to inform the Council's commissioning considerations regarding the devel
Bikeability training provider 2026 (castle point and rochford districts)
'Bikeability' is the Department for Transport's national cycle training programme to teach children practical cycling skills, and to promote confidence to ride safely. The delivery
The haulage & disposal of fly tipped waste fines
The Authority undertook an RFQ+ Procedure to secure a supplier to bulk, haul and dispose approximately 700t of fly-tipped waste.
Excavation of mersea blockhouse
The project is for a full archaeological excavation, assessment, analysis, reporting and archiving, of the scheduled Henrician blockhouse/artillery fort and associated unscheduled
Flags, poles, timetable frames and posting of timetables
Essex County Council ('the Authority') is seeking to procure the supply, installation and maintenance of Flags, Poles and Timetables Frames (Bus Infrastructure), plus the continued
E-procurement
An end-to-end E-procurement solution to replace the Authority's existing solution with the ability to support the Procurement Team with sourcing, contract management and supplier r
Essex county council - pre-procurement system
Pre-procurement solution capturing initial strategy development to contract award for Essex County Council.
Mersea island stock fencing
Provide fencing for a new biodiversity net gain site at East Mersea which will be converted to grassland with thick scrub edges, where cattle grazing will be introduced.
Quantity surveyor
Quantity Surveyor in respect of the specified part of RIBA stage 4 together with RIBA stages 5 and 6, Hargrave House, Chelmsford
Project manager inc PD
Project Manager in respect of the specified part of RIBA stage 4 together with RIBA stages 5 and 6, Hargrave House, Chelmsford