---
title: "Essex Alliance"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-079080"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Department for Education"
published: "2026-10-26"
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# Essex Alliance

Buyer: Department for Education  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-079080

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## Summary

The Department for Education’s Essex Alliance is a framework alliance covering architectural advisory services and construction work for school buildings. This award concerns its low-value band, within Lot 6, and relates to services. The requirement is part of a wider alliance that also covers a high-value band, but this award is specifically for the low-value band. The Department for Education is the buyer. The procurement data does not identify the school sites or delivery locations, so the work cannot be tied to a particular town or region from these details.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to R G Carter on 26 October 2026. It was a competitive award under an existing framework, using a selective procedure and below-threshold route. The recorded award value is £1 (gross £1.20). The contract period runs from 28 October 2026 to 31 December 2031, with a maximum extent date of 1 January 2032. The award covers the low-value band, identified as Lot 6 in the related framework. The information records an active award; it does not state separate evaluation criteria or eligibility requirements. The contract includes options and a renewal provision, with their terms set out in the contract. A contract signature was scheduled for 28 October 2026.

For suppliers preparing to compete when the Department for Education next needs this type of work, the award indicates demand for architectural advice and school-building construction through a framework alliance, including a low-value band. A credible competitor would need to deliver the relevant professional advisory services and/or construction capability for school buildings, and be able to operate within a framework-based procurement route. The selected supplier, R G Carter, is recorded as a large business, showing that a large supplier was successful on this award; this does not establish that smaller firms are excluded. Suppliers should be equipped to meet the contract’s requirements and any framework terms for options and renewal. The award does not describe specific technical qualifications, accreditations, staffing levels or experience thresholds, so no further supplier credentials can be inferred.

## Notice

This is a Framework Alliance Contract (FAC1) for the DfE Essex Alliance (across HVB Lot 2 and LVB Lot 6). This contract award notice relates to LVB Lot 6.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/101194-2026 |
| Notice type | UK6 - Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - award under framework |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 26 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 26 Oct 2026 |
| Contract period | 28 Oct 2026 - 31 Dec 2031 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £1 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Department for Education |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Postcode area | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1P 3BT |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | St James's |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | RG Carter Limited |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 45 - Construction work
- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

### Codes

- 45214200 - Construction work for school buildings
- 71210000 - Advisory architectural services

## Release History

- 26 Oct 2026 at 16:09 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/101194-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/101194-2026
  26th October 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-h6vhtk-04e992
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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