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UK GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT

Public-sector buyer · United Kingdom

ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL

ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL is a UK public-sector contracting authority. This profile aggregates its public-record procurement — top suppliers, categories, recent awards, open tenders and expiring contracts.

Data period: 2023-08-01 to 2026-08-01Updated 2026-08-01

£6.1bn

Total spend

427

Contract awards

276

Unique suppliers

£16.6M

Avg contract

According to ENKII, ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL has awarded 427 contracts worth £6.1bn to 276 suppliers between 2023-08-01 and 2026-08-01, at an average contract value of £16.6M, with the top five suppliers holding 89% of contract value.

Top suppliers

Top suppliers to ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL

Top-five suppliers hold 89% of contract value — a concentrated market.

SupplierAwardsTotal value
Acer Healthcare Operations Limited2£2.5bn
Abbott Care Centre Ltd1£1.6bn
Indaver Rivenhall Limited3£1.1bn
Clear Channel UK Ltd4£90.0M
COUNTRYSTYLE RECYCLING LIMITED3£57.0M
Passion Tree Care Services Limited3£53.4M
Phoenix House (T/A Phoenix Futures)4£51.3M
Kind & Co (Builders) Ltd3£37.2M
Biogen (UK) Ltd1£30.0M
Kier Construction Limited1£21.5M
Agincare Group Limited3£20.5M
VOI TECHNOLOGY UK LTD2£20.0M
GET SKILLS EMPLOYMENT & TRAINING LTD4£18.1M
PEABODY TRUST1£17.5M
ALZHEIMER'S SOCIETY1£17.0M
VOYAGE 1 LIMITED1£15.7M
The Children's Society1£14.9M
Church of England Children's Society T/a The Children's Society1£13.7M
PHOENIX SOFTWARE LIMITED5£13.0M
Morgan Sindall Construction & Infrastructure Ltd1£12.8M

Procurement categories

What ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL buys

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) breakdown of contracts awarded over the reporting period.

Miscellaneous health services

85140000
19 awards£4.2bn

Refuse disposal and treatment

90510000
6 awards£1.2bn

Social work services

85310000
39 awards£192.6M

Building construction work

45210000
21 awards£110.4M

Advertising and marketing services

79340000
14 awards£70.1M

Radioactive-, toxic-, medical- and hazardous waste services

90520000
6 awards£60.0M

Social services

85320000
13 awards£47.0M

Road equipment

34920000
6 awards£40.9M

Repair and maintenance services of motor vehicles and associated equipment

50110000
4 awards£20.8M

Software-related services

72260000
16 awards£16.6M

Special-purpose road passenger-transport services

60130000
1 award£15.7M

Insurance services

66510000
5 awards£12.7M

Networking software package

48210000
2 awards£12.7M

Specialised chemical products

24950000
16 awards£12.6M

Youth education services

80310000
2 awards£9.0M

Business and management consultancy services

79410000
17 awards£7.9M

Construction work for pipelines, communication and power lines, for highways, roads, airfields and railways; flatwork

45230000
4 awards£7.3M

Educational software package

48190000
11 awards£6.8M

Travel agency and similar services

63510000
2 awards£6.4M

Investigation services

79720000
4 awards£6.2M

Recent contracts

Latest ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL contracts awarded

The most recently published award notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.

PFI Deal Books

Affinitext (UK) Limited · 2026-07-30

£60K

Cressing Primary School

Beardwell Construction Limited · 2026-07-28

£3.8M

Harlowbury Primary School

Morgan Sindall Construction & Infrastructure Ltd · 2026-07-28

£12.8M

Wolsey Park SEND

Kier Construction Limited · 2026-07-28

£21.5M

Saffron Walden SEN Provision

R G Carter Southern Ltd · 2026-07-28

£2.1M

Glenwood Post16 Expansion

Morgan Sindall Construction · 2026-07-28

£6.7M

Galleywood Infant RL Replacement

Phelan Construction Ltd · 2026-07-28

£85K

Kings Road Primary School

Re-Gen (UK) Construction Limited · 2026-07-28

£633K

Burnham Library Expansion

Horizon Construction · 2026-07-28

£223K

C006PC - LCWIP 4 CR East Hill Colchester

Octavius Infrastructure Limited · 2026-07-24

£4.3M

Training

FAMILIES EMPOWERED LIMITED · 2026-07-24

£4.8M

Caddy liners ( compostable and plastic ) 2026

CROMWELL POLYTHENE LIMITED · 2026-07-24

PL0085 Dovercourt Public Realm

M Group Highways Limited · 2026-07-24

£2.4M

Staying Close

THE CHILDREN'S SOCIETY (SERVICES) LIMITED · 2026-07-23

Youth Offending Case Management Solution

Access UK Ltd · 2026-07-22

£108K

Persistent Organic Pollutants Waste Treatment Contract

COUNTRYSTYLE RECYCLING LIMITED · 2026-07-10

£28.4M

Managed Network Services

MLL TELECOM LTD. · 2026-06-26

Fixed Asset Management System

MRI Software Limited · 2026-06-22

£76K

North East Essex Mental Health Recovery College

BRIDGE 86 LIMITED · 2026-06-22

Datchworth Green

VOYAGE 1 LIMITED · 2026-06-14

£15.7M

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Real Time Passenger Information System

Deadline: 2026-08-07

£10.0M

Temporary Worker Support Services

Deadline: 2026-08-11

£48.0M

Coproduction Services in Essex

Deadline: 2026-08-18

£966K

CO0346 Employee Assistance Programme

CO0113 Staff Rewards & Benefits

Essex Highways and Transportation Contracts

£3.0bn

Essex Highways and Transportation Contracts

£3.0bn

Essex Children's Homes Collaboration Event

Community Energy School Solar Programme

Essex Children's Homes Collaboration Event

PL0121A Fleet Management Services

Smart Bus Timetables

Food Waste Treatment Services contract

£7.0M

Waste reduction behaviour change targeted programme

Large Print and Spoken Word for Libraries

C014PA Provision of Toxicology Services

£1.1M

Body Removal and Storage for Mid, South East, and South West Essex.

Specialist Healthcare Tasks

Essex Skills Bootcamps Wave 7

£680K

Total Facilities Management

£800.0M

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.

CO0334 Occupational Health Services

Expires: 2026-08-31

£650K

Attendance Monitoring & ePEP

Expires: 2026-08-31

£142K

CO0338 ESCA Practice Educator Professional Standards (PEPS)

Expires: 2026-08-31

£400K

Lexden Gardens Selling Agent

Expires: 2026-08-31

£167K

Caddy liners ( compostable and plastic ) 2026

Expires: 2026-09-01

CO0298 Communications and Marketing Framework 2

Expires: 2026-09-08

£6.2M

EPP0289 - Wayfinding Signs supply and installation

Expires: 2026-09-11

£85K

EPP0289 - Wayfinding Signs supply and installation

Expires: 2026-09-11

£85K

EPP0289 - Wayfinding Signs supply and installation

Expires: 2026-09-11

£85K

EPP0289 - Wayfinding Signs supply and installation

Expires: 2026-09-11

£85K

Booking Solutions Tool

Expires: 2026-09-23

£315K

The Provision of Cloud Firewalls

Expires: 2026-09-24

£92K

Skills Bootcamps

Expires: 2026-09-30

£1.3M

HR Case Management System

Expires: 2026-10-03

£54K

HR & Payroll System

Expires: 2026-10-15

£100K

HR & Payroll System

Expires: 2026-10-15

£252K

Lease Accounting System

Expires: 2026-10-31

£95K

Web Gateway Solution

Expires: 2026-10-31

£219K

Stationery

Expires: 2026-11-12

£150K

FHP assurance Scope of Services

Expires: 2026-12-16

£32K

Communal Cleaning Contract

Expires: 2026-12-31

£150K

Provision of Microsoft Volume Licensing Agreement & Unified Support

Expires: 2026-12-31

£12.6M

Complex Residential Framework

Expires: 2027-01-04

£168.0M

EPP0178 - Glass Banks Service

Expires: 2027-01-11

£140K

Galleywood Infant RL Replacement

Expires: 2027-02-04

£85K

1042 ECC Fuel Cards and Associated Services

Expires: 2027-02-28

£3.6M

Compliance system software

Expires: 2027-03-31

£79K

CO0377 Insurance Lease Motor & Personal Accident & Business Travel

Expires: 2027-03-31

£2.5M

CO0570 Systemic Training - Adult & Children & Families Services ESCA

Expires: 2027-03-31

£300K

CO0395 Future of Cybersecurity

Expires: 2027-03-31

£459K

CO0443 Corporate Multi-Tax Advisory Service 2

Expires: 2027-03-31

£143K

PH001 Reconnect - Early Help and Prevention

Expires: 2027-03-31

£1.4M

CFPH001 Fostering and Adoption Medicals

Expires: 2027-03-31

£565K

Waste reduction behaviour change targeted programme

Expires: 2027-04-01

£222K

M365 and EntraID SaaS Cloud Backup Solution

Expires: 2027-04-19

£246K

Waste and Recycling Scheduling Routes

Expires: 2027-04-21

£50K

EPP0072 - Consultant - Planning Consultant

Expires: 2027-04-30

£75K

EPP0084 - Consultant - Employers Agent and PQS

Expires: 2027-04-30

£250K

EPP0068 - Consultant - Landscape Architect

Expires: 2027-04-30

£65K

EPP0070 - Consultant - Mechanical, Electrical & Public Health MEPH

Expires: 2027-04-30

£125K

EPP0069 - Consultant - Civil & Structural Engineer

Expires: 2027-04-30

£125K

EPP0067 - Consultant - Architecture

Expires: 2027-04-30

£250K

North East Essex Mental Health Recovery College

Expires: 2027-04-30

EPP0067 - Consultant - Architecture

Expires: 2027-04-30

£250K

EPP0071 - Consultant - Principal Designer

Expires: 2027-04-30

£75K

Kings Road Primary School

Expires: 2027-05-14

£633K

Harlowbury Primary School

Expires: 2027-05-14

£12.8M

Glenwood Post16 Expansion

Expires: 2027-05-26

£6.7M

Project Management and Grant Delivery Platform

Expires: 2027-05-29

£29K

Persistent Organic Pollutants Waste Treatment Contract

Expires: 2027-06-09

£28.4M

Market analysis

Bidding into ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL — what to expect

Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.

89%

Top-5 supplier share

47d

Avg response window

28d

Median response window

28mo

Avg contract duration

Frequently asked

Common questions about selling to ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL

How much does ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL spend on procurement?

ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL awarded 427 contracts totalling £6.1bn between 2023-08-01 and 2026-08-01, working with 276 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £16.6M.

Who are ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL's top suppliers?

The largest suppliers to ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL by total award value are Acer Healthcare Operations Limited, Abbott Care Centre Ltd, Indaver Rivenhall Limited. The top five suppliers together hold 89% of contract value.

What does ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL buy from suppliers?

ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL's procurement is concentrated in miscellaneous health services, refuse disposal and treatment, social work services, alongside specialist categories. See the full CPV breakdown below.

How can my business bid for ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL contracts?

ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL publishes open tenders on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder. ENKII matches your business against live tenders, identifies certifications you'll need, and surfaces frameworks worth applying to. Free Readiness Score in 3 minutes.

What's the typical response window for ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL tenders?

ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL typically gives suppliers a median of 28 days to respond (average 47 days). Standard contract duration is around 28 months.

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Sources & methodology

How this profile is compiled

Analysed by ENKII · Updated 2026-08-01

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

  • · Find a Tender (find-tender.service.gov.uk)
  • · Contracts Finder
  • · Spend Network
Full methodology — calculations, refresh cadence & caveats

Source records remain subject to Open Government Licence v3.0 attribution. ENKII doesn't warrant accuracy beyond the source portals' own publication.

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