---
title: "E037PA - Operation Vanguard"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06f8b6"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Essex County Council"
published: "2026-09-14"
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# E037PA - Operation Vanguard

Buyer: Essex County Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f8b6

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## Summary

Essex County Council commissioned a security service for Operation Vanguard, providing a visible patrol presence in the town and city centres of Braintree, Chelmsford and Colchester. The service covers agreed patrol routes and is intended to reassure residents, deter potential anti-social behaviour and collect evidence when incidents occur, helping Essex residents feel safer and more secure. The requirement is classified as security services (CPV 79710000). It involves licensed operatives delivering regular town-centre and city-centre patrols across the three locations, with coverage required seven days a week. This is a local public-sector security and community-safety requirement rather than a construction, facilities-management or technology contract. Essex County Council is the buying organisation and the service is delivered in Essex’s urban centres.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded through a direct, below-threshold procedure without competition. MY LOCAL BOBBY LIMITED was selected as the supplier for the single lot. The award date was 11 September 2026, when the contract was signed. The contract runs from 14 September 2026 to 13 December 2026, for a three-month service period. Its value is £117,936 excluding VAT and £141,523.20 including VAT. The requirement was evaluated and commissioned as a defined security service for a seven-day-a-week operation, covering agreed patrol routes and the specified locations. The contract is recorded as active, while the tender itself is complete. The selected supplier is a small or medium-sized enterprise, and the procurement was conducted under the applicable UK public procurement legal basis.

This requirement shows that Essex County Council uses licensed security operatives for highly visible, routine patrols in town and city centres, with a focus on reassurance, deterrence and incident evidence. Suppliers seeking similar work with this buyer would need to demonstrate the ability to provide appropriately licensed personnel, organise reliable seven-day coverage and deploy teams across Braintree, Chelmsford and Colchester. Credibility would also depend on planning and managing agreed patrol routes, maintaining a consistent visible presence and responding professionally when anti-social behaviour or other incidents occur. Experience in public-facing security, town-centre patrols, community safety or evidence gathering would be directly relevant. A capable local or regional operator with sufficient staffing, supervision and mobilisation arrangements would be well placed when this type of requirement is next considered.

## Notice

Essex County Council is commissioning a 7 day a week service for a three-month period in the town and city centres of Braintree, Chelmsford and Colchester. Operation Vanguard is intended to provide a visible presence to reassure residents, deter any potential anti-social behaviour and to collect evidence if any incident occurs. The licensed operatives will cover agreed patrol routes and will work to help Essex residents feel safer and more secure in the town and city centres.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086682-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - without competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 14 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 14 Sep 2026 - 13 Dec 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £117,936 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Essex County Council |
| Locality | CHELMSFORD |
| Postcode area | Chelmsford |
| Postcode | CM1 1QH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH3 Essex |
| ITL 3 | TLH36 Heart of Essex |
| Local authority | Chelmsford |
| Electoral ward | Moulsham and Central |
| Westminster constituency | Chelmsford |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | MY LOCAL BOBBY LIMITED |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 79710000 - Security services

## Release History

- 14 Sep 2026 at 08:54 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086682-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086682-2026
  14th September 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.mylocalbobby.co.uk
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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