Essex County Council

Awarded value each year

In GBP, from awards with a published value

Awards per year under each year. *2026 to date

Key figures

Median contract value

£201,000

Last 3 years

Typical contract length

2 years

Median, last 3 years

Suppliers used

401

Last 3 years

Awards to SMEs

74%

As declared in notices

Median bids

5

Open and restricted tenders; 13% had one bid

Top suppliers

By awarded value, last 3 years, framework panels excluded

• EQUANS SERVICES LIMITED£637.7m

  1 award · 53.8% of value
• Believ Limited£184.2m

  1 award · 15.5% of value
• Qwello UK Ltd£150m

  1 award · 12.6% of value
• Matrix SCM Ltd£48m

  1 award · 4% of value
• Countrystyle Recycling Ltd£28.4m

  1 award · 2.4% of value
• Creative Support Ltd£25.3m

  2 awards · 2.1% of value
• Peabody Trust£17.5m

  1 award · 1.5% of value
• Counties and Capital Consulting Ltd£16.5m

  2 awards · 1.4% of value

What they buy

Awards by CPV division, last 3 years

• Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security26
• IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support22
• Health and social work services19
• Education and training services12
• Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services10
• Construction work9

How they buy

Procedure behind each award, last 3 years

• Open procedure29%
• Limited competition28%
• Direct award21%
• Not stated14%
• Framework call-off4%
• Restricted or competitive3%
• Dynamic purchasing system call-off1%

When they award

Awards by calendar month, last 3 years. Busiest: March