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Buyers · Council, East of England

Essex County Council: care tenders and re-tenders

Essex County Council awarded 5 care contracts between May 2021 and March 2025, going by its published award notices. The largest group was supported living, with 3 contracts. The middle half were worth £1.7 million to £3 million, and the median was £2 million (5 contracts with a published value). Award notices put 1 contract ending in the next 18 months, so expect re-tenders. None of its tenders in these trades is open for bids today.

Open for bids now

None of this buyer's tenders in these trades is open in our index today. New notices are added every night.

Links go to the notice on Find a Tender or Contracts Finder. The tender documents are on the buyer's own site.

Retender calendar: the next 18 months

Contract (source notice)Expected endValueSupplier in the award notice
1022 - Additional Reablement Capacity and Home-to-Assess Services 2024 · Home careExpected Jul 2027£4,434,750Passion Tree Care Services Limited; De Vere Care Partnership Limited; Premier Care Partners Limited and 1 more in the notice

Expected end dates are the initial term in each award notice. Contracts are often extended or brought forward, so a re-tender can come earlier or later. Suppliers are shown as the public award notice names them; a person's name is never shown. Bid Radar tracks re-tenders for 24 months.

What it buys

WorkContracts
Supported living3
Home care1
Windows and doors1

From 5 contracts awarded 6 May 2021 to 25 Mar 2025, grouped by the work named in each notice's title. One contract can cover more than one kind of work.

Typical contract value and length

MeasureFigureBased on
Median contract value£2 millionmedian of published values (whole contract, all years); 5 contracts
Lower quartile value£1.7 million25th percentile of published values; 5 contracts
Upper quartile value£3 million75th percentile of published values; 5 contracts
Median initial term in months54months from award to the end date in the notice, before extensions; 4 contracts

The median initial term was 54 months before any extension (4 contracts with an end date).

Values are the whole contract as published, often over several years. A figure needs at least 3 contracts behind it, and the middle half needs 5; otherwise it is left out.

How its tenders are marked and how many bid

  • Quality carried a median of 40% of the marks (4 contracts that published a weighting). See how tenders are scored.
  • Its tenders drew a median of 29 bids (5 contracts that published a bid count).

For context, home care and supported living lots in England and Wales drew a median of 3.5 bids (396 competed lots, October 2025 to October 2026). Across the same lots, quality carried a median of 77% of the marks (517 lots with a published weighting).

Lots and frameworks

  • None of the 5 contracts was set up as a framework or dynamic purchasing system.

More buyers in East of England

B3 Living, Bedford Borough Council, Cambridgeshire County Council, Flagship Housing Group, Hertfordshire County Council, Norfolk County Council, Southend City Council.

Figures are automated summaries of published award notices, not advice. End dates are the initial term in the notice and are often extended or brought forward, so re-tender dates are expected, not certain. Check the tender documents before deciding to bid. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Built from 5 award notices between 6 May 2021 and 25 Mar 2025 and the live tenders in our index on 20 Oct 2026. How we work this out.

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