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Essex Children's Homes Collaboration

  • Essex County Council

UK1: Pipeline notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-053184

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04fead

Published 2 September 2025, 2:14pm



Scope

Reference

F013PA

Description

Essex County Council (ECC) want to secure 33 exclusive Children's Residential Home beds in Essex by 2027 for children and young people in care. ECC also have a long-term ambition to work differently, in collaboration with the sector. We want to work with organisations that share our purpose and values to appropriately meet the needs and deliver good outcomes for Essex young people, in Essex.

Explanatory notes:

Please be advised that any information regarding the contract value and contract duration within this notice are provided for indicative purposes to fulfil the requirements of the online form. The Council reserves the right to review and amend this information and will publish the actual position within the tender notice.

In addition, please note that in relation to the stated position regarding the contracting authority within this notice, the contracting authority is Essex County Council and any Successor Body meaning one or more entities which assumes any of the Council's functions (as applicable) as a result of Local Government Reform (LGR). Such successor body or bodies may be, without limitation, a local authority, a combined authority, a combined county authority, a strategic authority or any other status determined pursuant to the Devolution and LGR Legislation.

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 1 June 2026 to 30 May 2029
  • 2 years, 11 months, 30 days

Main category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 85000000 - Health and social work services

Contract locations

  • UKH3 - Essex

Participation

Particular suitability

  • Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
  • Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)

Submission

Publication date of tender notice (estimated)

15 January 2026


Procedure

Special regime

Light touch


Contracting authority

Essex County Council

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PWVM-4844-NRQH

County Hall, Market Road

Chelmsford

CM1 1QH

United Kingdom

Contact name: Rachel Horne

Email: rachel.horne@essex.gov.uk

Website: https://www.essex.gov.uk/

Region: UKH36 - Heart of Essex

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government