Expired contract

Essex Opportunities Platform

Details

Buyer: Essex County Council
Supplier(s): Professional Data Management Services
Value: £42,000
Duration: 1 year
Topic: Software package and information systems
Published: 13 March 2024
Source: uk:contracts_finder

Tender description

Essex County Council has procured the design for an information, advice and guidance Portal (the "Portal") for employment and skills. The Portal will be a tool to help promote opportunities for young people to embark on apprenticeships, traineeships and workplace training, particularly at higher skill levels such as advanced apprenticeships and degree apprenticeships. A number of resources will be available for students, parents and teachers to find out more about the different options on offer and including links to amazing apprenticeship website, AIM apprenticeships and Apprenticeship Ambassador Network. The Portal will provide information that will support SMEs to make more informed decisions with regards to their skills and recruitment.

Timeline

Completed: Award date4 March 2024
Completed: Award published13 March 2024
Current notice
Completed: Contract expiry date3 March 2025

About the buyer

Essex County Council is a local authority that procures through three in-house teams, Corporate, Place and People. Larger opportunities are advertised through Open, the council's own tendering and contract management platform. Smaller and lower-value contract notices instead appear on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder. The Place team commissions highways, waste, energy and transport work, including a dedicated Dynamic Purchasing System for bidders. Construction projects separately run through the Essex Construction Framework, a route for regional contractors. The People team commissions education, social care, adult support and public health services across the county.

UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).

Over the past 5 years, most of Essex County Council's contract awards have been in IT services, construction work and business services.

Relevant CPV codes

48000000 · Software package and information systems

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@essex-county-council.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@essex-county-council.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@essex-county-council.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@essex-county-council.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@essex-county-council.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@essex-county-council.gov