---
title: "F043PA - Wellbeing and Policy Support Services for Schools Market Engagement"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-078ebc"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "Essex County Council"
published: "2026-10-23"
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# F043PA - Wellbeing and Policy Support Services for Schools Market Engagement

Buyer: Essex County Council  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078ebc

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## Summary

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.

## Notice

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

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/100369-2026 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 23 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 8 Nov 2026 - 8 Nov 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £500,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planning |
| Lots status | Planning |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## 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 | TLH3 Essex |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services

## Release History

- 23 Oct 2026 at 11:30 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/100369-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/100369-2026
  23rd October 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/TLMPmJ0YYa
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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