Awarded contract

FS-Case-870991613 - WAIVER - Town Centre Security Service

Details

Buyer: Essex County Council
Supplier(s): MY LOCAL BOBBY LIMITED
Value: £150,000
Duration: 2 months
Topic: Public security, law and order services
Published: 8 October 2026
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

The requirement is for a three-month deployment of visible security personnel to provide community reassurance, deter anti-social behaviour, support the safe movement of individuals using designated transport hubs, identify and report incidents, and liaise with Essex Police, ECC officers and other relevant partners. The service will include a physical security presence using high-visibility patrols, incident reporting, intelligence gathering, safeguarding escalation and management reporting. The requirement has arisen from an immediate operational need and is intended as an initial pilot intervention pending review and assessment of continued viability. ## Contract award

Timeline

Completed: Award published8 October 2026
Current notice
Completed: Award date8 October 2026
Next: Contract expiry date13 December 2026in 2 months

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

75240000 · Public security, law and order 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