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Essex County Council · Local authority
In brief
Essex County Council has announced plans to buy training and education 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 £500,000 including VAT.
The contract runs for 1 year, starting 8 November 2026.
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 48 awards in the last 12 months).
What the notice says
ssex County Council is seeking an established, off-the-shelf digital solution that can be mobilised at pace across all Essex schools, enabling individual schools to develop and publish their own Inclusion Strategy aligned to the DFE inclusion priorities and Essex pillars of inclusion.
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How to bid
- Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
- 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.
- Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.
Timeline
- Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 100369-2026
About the buyer
Essex County CouncilLast 12 months
Procurements
151Awards
92Suppliers it has used most for training
- The Skills Centre London Ltd2 contracts
- Barnardo's1 contract
- Catalyst Consulting Limited1 contract
- City St Georges University of London1 contract
- Clement Leadership Development Ltd1 contract
Similar open tenders
All open training tenders- £15kestimated
- £90kestimated
- £7.75mestimated
- £12kestimated
- £6mestimated
From notice 100369-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 23 October 2026. We last checked for changes on 23 October 2026.