Official UK procurement notice
E-Procurement · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Essex County Council (Local council)
Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: East of England (UKH3)
Awarded value£172,550published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 9 Jan 2026no call for competition
Awarded to North East Procurement Organisation
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionAn end-to-end E-procurement solution to replace the Authority's existing solution with the ability to support the Procurement Team with sourcing, contract management and supplier relationship management functions.
The purpose of this requirement is to ensure that the Authority is supported by the best technology in its day-to-day operations. The Solution must be intuitive and easy to use whilst enabling efficiencies and improvements through automation and integration.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - without competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 2 Feb 2026, 16:16 GMT
- Last source update
- 2 Feb 2026, 16:16 GMT
- Authority reference
D011PA- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-009138- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06149eFind a Tender
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Contract details notice published2 Feb 2026, 16:16 GMTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £172,5501 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 9 Jan 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| North East Procurement Organisation | £172,550 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · North East Procurement Organisation
- Signed
- 9 Jan 2026
- Value
- £172,550
- Period
- 9 Jan 2026 – 8 Jan 2029 · up to 8 Jan 2030 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Option of one 12 month extension if notified no less than 3 months in advance
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- North East Procurement OrganisationAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender