Awarded contract

011PA Replacement of Council's E-Procurement System

Details

Buyer: Essex County Council
Supplier(s): Secure Venture Ltd
Value: £173,750
Duration: 3 years
Topic: Procurement consultancy services
Published: 2 January 2026
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

We are looking for a solution which will systemise all Pre-Procurement Activity and enable resource planning. This requirement is in recognition that we no longer solely require a sourcing and contract management system. A Pre-Procurement solution is a central repository for creating, planning and approving all pre-procurement activity which integrates fully with all other elements and supports project planning for work stages, milestones, resource requirements and enabling collaboration on projects. It also eliminates the need to re-key vital information throughout this stage of the procurement lifecycle. ## Contract award

Timeline

Completed: Award published2 January 2026
Current notice
Completed: Award date2 January 2026
Next: Contract expiry date30 November 2028in 2 years

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

79418000 · Procurement consultancy services

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