Scope
Reference
A011PA
Description
Essex County Council (ECC) wishes to select a Registered Provider to build, own and manage an extra care scheme within Essex on an ECC owned site in Tendring District Council area. The scheme has full planning approval for a 60-apartment extra care scheme
The extra care scheme will provide accommodation for people with care and support needs including older people, people with learning disabilities, people with mental health needs and people with physical or sensory disabilities and people with dementia.
Total value (estimated)
- £16,500,000 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Contract dates (estimated)
- 7 July 2026 to 7 July 2028
- 2 years, 1 day
Main procurement category
Works
CPV classifications
- 45400000 - Building completion work
Contract locations
- UKH3 - Essex
Participation
Technical ability conditions of participation
Must be a registered provider with the Regulator or Social Housing:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/registered-providers-of-social-housing
Particular suitability
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
- Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
Submission
Enquiry deadline
16 March 2026, 12:00pm
Tender submission deadline
6 April 2026, 12:00pm
Submission address and any special instructions
To be submitted via Procontract:
Tenders may be submitted electronically
Yes
Languages that may be used for submission
English
Award decision date (estimated)
7 July 2026
Award criteria
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quality | The quality criteria will be based on the response from each bidder to several technical questions and these questions will be assigned a weighting, dependent on its relative perceived importance. The... |
Quality | 50% |
| Price | The price element will be based on the following areas, with weightings for each area to be agreed and defined: - Rents and service charges - Contribution to land cost. - Amount of subsidy requested |
Price | 30% |
| Social Value | As part of the Council's commitment to delivering social value through public services, the Council's Themes, Outcomes and Measures (TOMs) framework will be used to assess the wider benefits of the... |
Quality | 10% |
| Climate | To better reflect the Council's priorities around protecting and enhancing the Essex environment and supporting healthy communities, we have introduced additional mandatory environmental criteria for... |
Quality | 10% |
Other information
Conflicts assessment prepared/revised
Yes
Procedure
Procedure type
Open procedure
Justification for not publishing a preliminary market engagement notice
Soft Market Testing - completed under old regs
Contracting authority
Essex County Council
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PWVM-4844-NRQH
County Hall, Market Road
Chelmsford
CM1 1QH
United Kingdom
Email: joanna.smith@essex.gov.uk
Region: UKH36 - Heart of Essex
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government