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# Stephensons of Essex Limited · UK Public Sector Contract Record

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/stephensons-of-essex-limited-coh-01815977). Official UK public procurement supplier dossier compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Supplier Summary:** Stephensons of Essex Limited is a SME public sector supplier in the UK. Tracked in Tenderline with 19 published contract awards across official contracting authorities.

## Key Information
- **Supplier Name:** Stephensons of Essex Limited
- **Organisation Scale:** SME
- **Companies House number:** `01815977`
- **Publisher identifier:** `GB-FTS-129601` (Find a Tender organisation id)
- **Total Published Awards:** 19
- **Primary Sector:** [Public road transport services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/public-road-transport-services-60110000)
- **Company Status:** Active

- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/stephensons-of-essex-limited-coh-01815977

## Bidding & Win Rate Record
- **Contested Win Rate:** 33% (1 lots won, 2 lost, 0 pending decision)
- **Total Bid Activity:** 3 lots bid across 2 procurement procedures

- **Buyer Relationships:** Bid with 2 distinct contracting authorities (1 contested without win)

## Winning Pricing & Discount Benchmarks
- **Median Award Pricing:** 9% above published budget estimate (median of 1 comparable winning awards)

## Market Volume & Benchmarks
- **Attributable award value:** £4.7m (published values on awards made to this supplier alone, VAT excluded; not spend or turnover)
- **Typical attributable award:** £433k


## Buyer Geography
- **Regions of its buyers:** [East of England](https://tenderline.uk/regions/east-of-england), [West Midlands](https://tenderline.uk/regions/west-midlands)

## Top Public Sector Clients
1. **[Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/cambridgeshire-and-peterborough-combined-authority-ons-e47000008):** 7 procedures
2. **[Essex County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/essex-county-council-ons-e10000012):** 1 procedures (9 awards)
3. **[Southend-on-Sea City Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/southend-on-sea-city-council-ons-e06000033):** 1 procedures
4. **[Suffolk County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/suffolk-county-council-ons-e10000029):** 1 procedures
5. **[West Midlands Combined Authority](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/west-midlands-combined-authority-ons-e47000007):** 1 procedures

## Largest Contract Awards Won
Top public sector contracts awarded to this supplier:
1. **[Southend-on-Sea City Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/southend-on-sea-city-council-ons-e06000033):** £1.8m · [North / South Bus Service](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/north-and-south-bus-service-ocds-h6vhtk-04ec58) · Awarded: 23 Jun 2025
2. **[Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/cambridgeshire-and-peterborough-combined-authority-ons-e47000008):** £988k · [Bus Service 5A](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/bus-service-5a-ocds-h6vhtk-06061f) · Awarded: 20 Mar 2026
3. **[Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/cambridgeshire-and-peterborough-combined-authority-ons-e47000008):** £520k · [Bus Service 8](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/bus-service-8-ocds-h6vhtk-060621) · Awarded: 20 Mar 2026
4. **[Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/cambridgeshire-and-peterborough-combined-authority-ons-e47000008):** £492k · [Bus Service - Route19](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/bus-service-route19-ocds-h6vhtk-059ba1) · Awarded: 30 Oct 2025
5. **[Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/cambridgeshire-and-peterborough-combined-authority-ons-e47000008):** £374k · [January 2024 Local Bus Services](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/january-2024-local-bus-services-ocds-h6vhtk-042a79)

## Contract Expiries & Upcoming Recompetes
- **Active Contracts Ending in 18 Months:** 2

## Competitive Supplier Intelligence
> **Full Win-Loss & Award Analysis:** Complete historical contract timelines, pricing movement benchmarks, buyer relationship networks, and competitor analysis are available on Tenderline:
> [View complete Stephensons of Essex Limited public contract history on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/stephensons-of-essex-limited-coh-01815977#contract-history)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official award notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/stephensons-of-essex-limited-coh-01815977
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt