Estimated Value
Up to £3,902,511
Deadline
5 January 2026
Published
21 April 2026
Type
Not specified
Overview
Braintree District Council has entered a contract with a master vendor to work with the Operations department to supply a range of temporary workers to support the day-to-day operations and deliver front line services, including but not limited to; Waste Services, Trade Waste Collections, Street Cleansing, Horticulture and Grounds Maintenance Services, HGV Repair and Maintenance Services and general service support. The range of temporary workers and the tasks required to be undertaken, may vary throughout the lifetime of the contract.
The Contractor will be required to undertake full and robust checks on the temporary workers to ensure compliance with relevant legislation and best practice within the industry. This contract will not be exclusive and if the Contractor is unable to supply temporary workers as required, alternative agencies will be utilised.
Please also note the following with regard to the potential impact of Local Government Reform (LGR) and Devolution to this project; The contracting authority is Braintree District Council and any Successor Body meaning one or more entities which assumes any of the Council's functions (as applicable) as a result of Local Government Reform (LGR). Such successor body or bodies may be, without limitation, a local authority, a combined authority, a combined county authority, a strategic authority or any other status determined pursuant to the Devolution and LGR Legislation.
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Award Details
First Call Contract Services
£3,902,511
Likely incumbents
Suppliers who won similar work from this buyer in the last 5 years.
- 1
HAPPE CONTRACTS LIMITED
£570,999
total awarded
- 2
DAC PLANNING LIMITED
£98,086
total awarded
- 3
HAGS-SMP LIMITED
£2m
total awarded
- 4
THE CONSORTIUM (EAST) LTD
2 contracts wonlatest 9 Apr 2026ends 31 Mar 2027£308,628
total awarded
- 5
JEREMY BENN ASSOCIATES LIMITED
£38,533
total awarded
HAPPE CONTRACTS LIMITED is the most likely incumbent based on recency and category match. To win, bidders typically need a clearly differentiated proposition or a price advantage.
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Braintree District CouncilKey Dates
Published
21 April 2026
Submission deadline
5 January 2026
Notice type
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