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F043PA - Wellbeing and Policy Support Services for Schools Market Engagement

Essex County Council

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Planning

23 Oct 2026 at 11:30

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Essex County Council is considering an established, off-the-shelf digital solution to help schools develop and publish their own inclusion strategies. The strategies must align with Department for Education inclusion priorities and Essex’s pillars of inclusion. The service is intended for deployment across schools throughout Essex, rather than for a single school. This is a digital education support service, not a request for bespoke software development or a direct delivery of school-based teaching. The council is seeking a solution that schools can use to create and publish their strategies, with support for a rapid, coordinated rollout across the county. The procurement is being planned by Essex County Council, based in Chelmsford.

This is at the planning stage: the council has stated an intention to procure, but has not issued an invitation to tender. It is described as market engagement, with interested suppliers asked to register their interest through an online form by 29 October 2026. The buyer’s anticipated contract period runs from 8 November 2026 to 8 November 2027. The stated estimated value is £500,000 gross. The procurement is for services and is classed as a light-touch regime. It is arranged as one lot, which is identified as suitable for small and medium-sized businesses. No evaluation basis or supplier eligibility conditions are set out at this planning stage, so suppliers should treat the contract dates and value as planning information rather than a tender invitation or confirmed award.

The planned work is most relevant to providers with a ready-to-deploy digital product for school inclusion planning, rather than suppliers whose offer depends on lengthy bespoke development. A strong fit would include experience designing practical tools that allow individual schools to create and publish strategies, and the ability to configure or roll out the solution quickly across a county-wide school population. The product should support alignment with Department for Education inclusion priorities and Essex’s local inclusion framework. The buyer is seeking an established solution, so suppliers should be prepared to explain its maturity, how schools will use it, and how deployment can be managed at scale. The single lot is marked as suitable for SMEs, giving smaller providers a potential route to contribute, subject to their ability to meet the intended rollout needs.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

F043PA - Wellbeing and Policy Support Services for Schools Market Engagement

Notice Description

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. Please see below microsoft forms to complete https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/TLMPmJ0YYa

Planning Information

Please complete below microsoft forms to declare interest: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/TLMPmJ0YYa

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-078ebc
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/100369-2026
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

80 - Education and training services

CPV Codes

80000000 - Education and training services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£500,000 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
23 Oct 20264 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
8 Nov 2026 - 8 Nov 2027 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Planning
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Essex County Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
CHELMSFORD
Postcode
CM1 1QH
Postcode Area
Chelmsford
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH3 Essex
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH36 Heart of Essex
Delivery Location
TLH3 Essex
Local Authority
Chelmsford
Electoral Ward
Moulsham and Central
Westminster Constituency
Chelmsford

Further Information

Notice Documents

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