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CO0096 Temporary and Permanent Worker Supply Chain

Essex County Council · Local authority

In brief

Essex County Council has announced plans to buy recruitment work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.

The notice does not state a value.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

Can I win this?

Competition

Typical: a median of 5 bids per contract for this buyer (from 36 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

The purpose of this tender is to install a direct supply chain for temporary and permanent hires, where the contractual arrangement will be held between ECC and the agency supplier. Approved agency suppliers will be required to use our partner Matrix (SCM) for time and billing. Permanent hires will be invoiced directly by ECC. The supply chain will be created using a dynamic purchasing system, all roles published via Recruit will constitute the mini-competitions

How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.

Timeline

  1. Contract notice (update) · notice 068960-2026

About the buyer

Essex County CouncilLast 12 months

Procurements

134

Awards

75

Suppliers it has used most for recruitment

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From notice 068960-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 22 July 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.