Essex County Council - Pre-Procurement System

Official notice

Authority: Essex County Council (Local council)

Below threshold - without competition

Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: East of England (UKH3)

Awarded value£169,571published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 19 Jan 2026no call for competition

Awarded to SECURE VENTURE LTD

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Pre-procurement solution capturing initial strategy development to contract award for Essex County Council.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: East of England

72222300 Information technology services

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, 15:44 GMT
Last source update: 2 Feb 2026, 15:44 GMT
Authority reference: D086PA
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-009092
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: East of England (UKH3)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-061487 Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Contract details notice published
2 Feb 2026, 15:44 GMT
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £169,5711 contract exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 19 Jan 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
SECURE VENTURE LTDSME	£169,571 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 1 · SECURE VENTURE LTDSME
Signed
19 Jan 2026
Value
£169,571
Period
19 Jan 2026 – 18 Jan 2028 · up to 18 Jan 2029 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
One 12 month extension to be exercised with no less than 3 months notice.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Essex County Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PWVM-4844-NRQH County Hall, Market Road, Chelmsford, East of England, CM1 1QHContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

SECURE VENTURE LTDAwarded supplier 85 Great Portland Street, First Floor, London, London, W1W 7LTContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender2 Feb 2026, 15:44 GMT