Top suppliers
Top suppliers to Essex County Council
Top-five suppliers hold 87% of contract value — a concentrated market.
Procurement categories
What Essex County Council buys
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) breakdown of contracts awarded over the reporting period.
608085797244669871904550090318737792636455Recent contracts
Latest Essex County Council contracts awarded
The most recently published award notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Mid ARC-Supporting Therapy Contract
MID AND SOUTH ESSEX NHS FOUNDATION TRUST · 2026-09-11
£473K
E037PA - Operation Vanguard
MY LOCAL BOBBY LIMITED · 2026-09-10
£118K
Social Care Leadership Programme
City St George's, University of London · 2026-09-02
£409K
C024PA - Deceased Collection and Transport Service for Mid and South Essex
THE HEARTFELT FUNERAL COMPANY LTD. · 2026-08-20
£385K
C024PA - Deceased Collection and Transport Service for Mid and South Essex
THE HEARTFELT FUNERAL COMPANY LTD. · 2026-08-20
£317K
C024PA - Deceased Collection and Transport Service for Mid and South Essex
THE HEARTFELT FUNERAL COMPANY LTD. · 2026-08-20
£284K
Azure VPN Firewall Support
RACKSPACE LIMITED · 2026-08-18
£152K
C024PA - Deceased Collection and Transport Service for Mid and South Essex
Daniel Robinson & Sons Ltd. · 2026-08-16
£114K
SEND Integrated Therapy Service
Provide CIC · 2026-08-12
£6.4M
Copyright License
THE COPYRIGHT LICENSING AGENCY LTD · 2026-08-10
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Tenders currently inviting bids. SMEs can respond via the official tender portal.
Framework for Large Print and Spoken Word Books
Deadline: 2026-10-02
£260K
C047PA Deceased Storage Service
Deadline: 2026-10-06
£300K
PL0066 - ECC Passenger Transport DPS 2023
Deadline: 2029-01-04
£497.0M
Pipeline
Contracts expiring in the next 12 months
When these contracts end, Essex County Council typically re-tenders. SMEs preparing bids 3-6 months ahead win disproportionately often.
ECC Homes for Ukraine Trauma Support & Counselling for children, adults and families - Mid quadrant
Expires: 2026-09-16
£25K
ECC Homes for Ukraine Trauma Support & Counselling for children, adults and families - West quadrant
Expires: 2026-09-22
£25K
Skills and Entrepreneurship Programme
Expires: 2026-11-02
ECC Homes for Ukraine Trauma Support & Counselling for children, adults and families - South quadrant
Expires: 2026-11-26
£25K
E037PA - Operation Vanguard
Expires: 2026-12-13
£118K
Bikeability Training Provider 2026 (Castle Point and Rochford Districts)
Expires: 2027-03-31
£164K
LinkedIn Learning Libraries
Expires: 2027-03-31
Waste reduction behaviour change targeted programme
Expires: 2027-04-01
£222K
Architectural Services
Expires: 2027-04-30
North East Essex Mental Health Recovery College
Expires: 2027-04-30
Market analysis
Bidding into Essex County Council — what to expect
Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.
79%
Awards to SMEs
87%
Top-5 supplier share
0%
Framework call-offs
19
Awards to social enterprises
Around 79% of Essex County Council’s classified awards go to small and medium-sized enterprises, and 19 have gone to voluntary, community or social enterprises.
Frequently asked
Common questions about selling to Essex County Council
How much does Essex County Council spend on procurement?
Essex County Council awarded 401 contracts totalling £2.2bn between 2023-09-15 and 2026-09-15, working with 209 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £12.3M.
Who are Essex County Council's top suppliers?
The largest suppliers to Essex County Council by total award value are Acer Healthcare Operations Limited, Abbot Care Centre Limited, Abbot Care Centre Ltd. The top five suppliers together hold 87% of contract value.
What does Essex County Council buy from suppliers?
Essex County Council's procurement is concentrated in transport services (excl. waste transport), education and training services, health and social work services, alongside specialist categories. See the full CPV breakdown below.
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Sources & methodology
How this profile is compiled
Analysed by ENKII · Updated 2026-09-15
This profile aggregates public-record procurement data published by the UK Government under the Open Government Licence v3.0. ENKII fetches, deduplicates, and aggregates source records; we don't edit the underlying facts.
Source portals
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- · Contracts Finder
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