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Essex Carers Core Offer of Support

Essex County Council · Local authority

In brief

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

The estimated value is £6,000,000 including VAT.

The contract runs for 3 years, up to 5 years with extensions, starting 1 April 2027.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

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 46 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

Essex County Council (the Council) is procuring a new support service for informal carers in Essex. The Council defines a carer as, "A carer is someone who provides support to family or friends who could not manage without this help. This could be caring for a relative, partner or friend who is ill, frail, disabled or has mental ill-health or substance misuse problems. All the care they give is unpaid. A carer can be a young carer (under the age of 18) or an adult carer (over the age of 18)." This engagement is a follow up to the preliminary market engagement the Council conducted in late 2025, and we would like to share an update on our plans for the new service.

How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
  3. Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.

Timeline

  1. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 076145-2025
  2. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 076159-2025
  3. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 076787-2025
  4. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 071181-2026
  5. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 076985-2026

About the buyer

Essex County CouncilLast 12 months

Procurements

136

Awards

78

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From notice 076145-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 21 November 2025, last updated 12 August 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.