Top suppliers
Top suppliers to ESSEX POLICE
Top-five suppliers hold 75% of contract value — a concentrated market.
Procurement categories
What ESSEX POLICE buys
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) breakdown of contracts awarded over the reporting period.
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Latest ESSEX POLICE contracts awarded
The most recently published award notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Distribution Point Servers (K&E)
Boxxe · 2026-07-27
Online Training Subscriptions (BCH)
Oxford University Press · 2026-03-31
£52K
ICT Network Equipment - Herts
Softcat plc · 2026-01-23
Textile Accoutrements (lot 9)
Business Image Ltd · 2025-09-22
Taser Vests
MC PRODUCTS UK LIMITED · 2025-09-15
N&S CED Consumables
Axon Public Safety Uk Limited · 2025-07-27
Public Order Helmets (Essex Award)
MLA MICHAEL LUPTON ASSOCIATES · 2025-06-29
HQ External Emergency Lighting
LASER ELECTRICAL SERVICES LTD · 2025-05-20
£41K
500 x Dell Dock WD19S 130W
ACS IT Services · 2025-05-08
£50K
Basildon Locker Room Asbestos Works
GARDHAMS LIMITED · 2025-02-05
£38K
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Pipeline
Contracts expiring in the next 12 months
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Online Training Subscriptions (BCH)
Expires: 2027-03-31
£52K
Microsoft Enterprise Licencing KEP
Expires: 2027-03-31
Market analysis
Bidding into ESSEX POLICE — what to expect
Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.
61%
Awards to SMEs
75%
Top-5 supplier share
73%
Framework call-offs
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Awards to social enterprises
Around 61% of ESSEX POLICE’s classified awards go to small and medium-sized enterprises. Around 73%of awards are call-offs from framework agreements — getting onto the right framework matters as much as the bid itself here.
Frequently asked
Common questions about selling to ESSEX POLICE
How much does ESSEX POLICE spend on procurement?
ESSEX POLICE awarded 16 contracts totalling £312K between 2023-09-01 and 2026-09-01, working with 16 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £45K.
Who are ESSEX POLICE's top suppliers?
The largest suppliers to ESSEX POLICE by total award value are Oxford University Press, ACS IT Services, Munro Building Services (South) Ltd. The top five suppliers together hold 75% of contract value.
What does ESSEX POLICE buy from suppliers?
ESSEX POLICE's procurement is concentrated in security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment, software package and information systems, construction work, alongside specialist categories. See the full CPV breakdown below.
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Sources & methodology
How this profile is compiled
Analysed by ENKII · Updated 2026-09-01
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
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