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# Essex County Council · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/essex-county-council-ons-e10000012). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** Essex County Council is a Local authority based in East of England. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 481 published procedures, with 2 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** Essex County Council
- **Classification:** Local authority
- **Delivery Region:** East of England
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PWVM-4844-NRQH` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 2
- **Total Published Procedures:** 481
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £856m (median award: £178k) across 103 of 103 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** nhs-ods (ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL), ons-geography (Essex), nhs-ods (ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/essex-county-council-ons-e10000012

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 4 bids (median of 74 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 12% of lots drew only 1 bidder
- **Median Price Movement:** at the published estimate (median of 49 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 198 (91%), Framework: 18 (8%), Dynamic purchasing system: 1 (0%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Route not published: 78 (36%), Open: 64 (29%), Limited / restricted: 40 (18%), Direct award: 26 (12%), Selective: 9 (4%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Health and social work services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/health-social-care-85000000) (CPV 85):** 53 notices, last 24 months (24% of this period)
2. **[IT services: consulting, software, internet](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/it-services-software-72000000) (CPV 72):** 16 notices, last 24 months (7% of this period)
3. **[Business services: law, marketing, consulting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-services-consultancy-79000000) (CPV 79):** 13 notices, last 24 months (6% of this period)
4. **[Education and training services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/education-training-80000000) (CPV 80):** 13 notices, last 24 months (6% of this period)
5. **[Construction work](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/construction-civil-engineering-45000000) (CPV 45):** 12 notices, last 24 months (6% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[Daniel Robinson and Sons Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/daniel-robinson-and-sons-limited-coh-00455065):** 4 procedures (5 awards)
2. **[Provide CiC](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/provide-cic-coh-07320006):** 4 procedures
3. **[ACE MUSIC THERAPY CIC](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/ace-music-therapy-cic-coh-11845639):** 3 procedures
4. **[Potter Raper Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/potter-raper-ltd-coh-11729518):** 3 procedures
5. **[First Essex Buses Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/first-essex-buses-limited-coh-01961457):** 3 procedures (59 awards)

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[Equans Services Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/equans-services-limited-coh-00598379):** £638m · [Total Facilities Management](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/total-facilities-management-ocds-h6vhtk-05195f) · Awarded: 6 Oct 2026
2. **[COUNTRYSTYLE RECYCLING LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/countrystyle-recycling-limited-coh-05103813):** £28m · [Persistent Organic Pollutants Waste Treatment Contract](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/persistent-organic-pollutants-waste-treatment-contract-ocds-h6vhtk-067348) · Awarded: 26 May 2026
3. **[MLL Telecom Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/mll-telecom-ltd-coh-02657917):** £24m · [D001PA Managed Network Services](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/managed-network-services-ocds-h6vhtk-0592b5) · Awarded: 30 Mar 2026
4. **[Peabody Trust](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/peabody-trust-coh-rs007741):** £18m · [Housing Related Support - Floating Support](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/housing-related-support-floating-support-ocds-h6vhtk-0522e4) · Awarded: 21 Nov 2025
5. **[Counties and Capital Consulting Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/counties-and-capital-consulting-ltd-coh-13054490):** £17m · [A011PA - (Extra Care Build) - Coppins Court](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/a011pa-extra-care-build-coppins-court-ocds-h6vhtk-05e504) · Awarded: 25 Jun 2026

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 26
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 94
- **Catalogue Retender Radar:** [Track upcoming UK contract expiries](https://tenderline.uk/retenders)

## Award Values & Counterparties
> **Complete Contracting Authority Dossier:** Published award values over 24 months, supplier rosters, contract expiry dates, and direct award breakdowns are available in the interactive dossier on Tenderline:
> [Explore full Essex County Council intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/essex-county-council-ons-e10000012#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/essex-county-council-ons-e10000012
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt