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Auditorium Seating Replacement and Installation Works at Chelmsford Theatre

Description: Chelmsford City Council is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced contractor to undertake the design, manufacture, supply, delivery, installation, testing and commissioning of new auditorium seating at Chelmsford Theatre, Duke Street, Chelmsford. The project includes the provision of fixed and removable seating, wheelchair and companion seating positions, floor fixing systems, seat numbering, sponsor plaques, storage trolleys, spare parts, warranties and aftercare support. The successful contractor will work collaboratively with Citizens Design Bureau (CDB) and the theatre team to develop and deliver a fully operational seating solution that enhances customer comfort and experience, maintains or improves seating capacity where possible, and complies with all relevant accessibility, fire safety and industry standards. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Chelmsford:-Theatre-seats./K6M79534M7 To respond to (read more...)

Summary: Chelmsford City Council is procuring auditorium seating replacement and installation works at Chelmsford Theatre on Duke Street, Chelmsford. The requirement covers the design, manufacture, supply, delivery, installation, testing and commissioning of a complete seating solution. It includes fixed and removable theatre seats, wheelchair and companion seating positions, floor-fixing systems, seat numbering, sponsor plaques, storage trolleys, spare parts, warranties and aftercare support. The contractor will work with Citizens Design Bureau and the theatre team to deliver a fully operational auditorium that improves customer comfort and experience, while maintaining or improving seating capacity where possible. The work is classified as theatre seating and refurbishment, and delivery is in the Chelmsford area. This is a works procurement for one seating replacement project.

Online Digital Catalogue and Archive Management Solutions (ERO Online Digital Catalogue)

Description: Description Essex Record Office (ERO) is seeking to engage with the market to understand available solutions and supplier capabilities that can support the modernisation of its archive management, digital preservation and public access services. ERO is undertaking this Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) exercise to inform future procurement activity and ensure that any proposed solutions align with the organisation's statutory responsibilities, service requirements and long-term digital preservation ambitions. ERO is looking to understand the market's ability to provide solutions that can deliver the following outcomes: * Replacement of the current in-house developed Archive Management System (SEAX), which underpins over 80% of ERO's operations and public-facing services, including income-generating online services. * The archive management system will need to: o facilitate viewing the catalogue on-site at Essex Record Office locations (read more...)

Summary: Essex County Council, through Essex Record Office (ERO), is exploring services to replace its in-house archive management system and modernise digital preservation and public access. The proposed service would combine archive, records management and civil registration functions with digital preservation, digital asset management, public catalogue and online archive access, preservation storage or hosting, legacy-system migration, and integration services. It would support on-site and online catalogue viewing, free and subscription-based access to digital collections, user accounts, payments and paywalled content. The solution would also improve search, discovery, customer journeys and public engagement, while supporting income-generating services. Work would be delivered for Essex Record Office in Essex and would cover staff and public-facing services, including access to digital and digitised collections.

Material Re-Processing Services - Dry Recycling

Description: The Authority requires Material Re-Processing Services for Dry Recycling and engaged the market earlier this year to receive feedback on various aspects of this opportunity under UK2 notice 2026/S 000-067223 (ocds-h6vhtk-05d5be). The authority now requires additional information to gain further understanding of the current market and review their contract options. The Authority has its own Waste Transfer Station, located at Warley Depot, Brentwood, CM13 3BH. Kerbside collected recyclables from households are delivered to this depot and are currently transferred to individual re-processors in their separate material streams.: - PAPER AND CARDBOARD (currently collected loose from reusable sacks) - 2307 tonnes collected in 2025/2026 - CANS AND PLASTICS (currently collected loose from reusable sacks) - 808 tonnes collected in 2025/2026 - MIXED GLASS (currently collected separately from boxes) - (read more...)

Summary: Brentwood Borough Council is planning to procure material re-processing services for dry recycling. The work will handle household recyclables collected at the council’s Waste Transfer Station at Warley Depot, Brentwood, before they are transferred to re-processors in separate material streams. The materials are paper and cardboard, cans and plastics, and mixed glass. Paper and cardboard are currently collected loose from reusable sacks; cans and plastics are also collected loose, while glass is collected separately from boxes. Collections take place on alternate weeks. The service is classified as refuse and waste-related services. The work will be delivered in Brentwood and is intended to support the council’s household recycling arrangements.

EPP0424 - King George's Playing Fields Ice Cream Van

Description: Brentwood Borough Council is undertaking a market engagement exercise to inform the potential future procurement of an operator to provide and manage an ice cream van concession at King George's Playing Fields, Brentwood. The successful operator will have sole rights to provide ice cream and cold drinks from a designated pitch within the park. The operator must use an electric ice cream van, provide a range of ice cream products and cold drinks, maintain cleanliness around the site, manage waste disposal, comply with food hygiene and health and safety legislation, maintain required insurances and operate during key seasonal periods.

Summary: Brentwood Borough Council is exploring a future concession for an operator to provide and manage an ice cream van at King George’s Playing Fields in Brentwood. The service covers sales of ice cream products and cold drinks from a designated pitch within the park, with the successful operator receiving sole rights to provide these products there. The operator will be responsible for running the pitch, keeping the site clean, disposing of waste and operating during key seasonal periods. This is a food and beverage catering service, classified under CPV 15000000 and CPV 55520000. Delivery is at King George’s Playing Fields, Brentwood. The council is seeking market views to inform the potential procurement rather than inviting bids for a contract at this stage.

C047PA Deceased Storage Service

Description: Essex County Council (ECC) is responsible for delivering the Coroner Service for the Essex Coroner Area, which includes the administrative areas of Essex County Council, Thurrock Council and Southend-on-Sea City Council. As part of this statutory function, ECC requires suitably qualified and experienced providers to deliver Deceased Storage Services across Essex. The purpose of this contract is to provide secure, compliant and dignified secondary contingency storage arrangements for deceased persons on behalf of HM Coroner when additional capacity is required beyond that available through primary mortuary provision. The service forms an important component of the Essex Coroner Area's resilience arrangements and supports continuity of service during periods of increased demand, maintenance works, service disruption, major incidents or other circumstances affecting mortuary capacity. The successful provider/s will be required (read more...)

Summary: Essex County Council is procuring secure, compliant and dignified contingency storage for deceased persons for the Essex Coroner Area, covering Essex County Council, Thurrock Council and Southend-on-Sea City Council. The service provides additional capacity when primary mortuary facilities cannot meet demand, including during peaks, maintenance, disruption or major incidents. It includes secure refrigerated storage, transfers to and from NHS mortuaries at Basildon, Broomfield, Colchester, Princess Alexandra and Southend hospitals, identification and audit controls, temperature monitoring, alarms, and short-notice receipt and release. Providers must also handle complex, traumatic and bariatric cases and maintain business continuity and emergency response arrangements. This is a specialist funeral and related service, delivered across Essex, for HM Coroner through the Council’s statutory coroner service.

Bedford and Luton Community Forensic Services

Description: This is a specialist community forensic service for Bedfordshire and Luton. The service is to deliver a specialist forensic community care pathway, which includes assertive follow-up, psychologically informed interventions, medication management, practical support to housing providers, regular visits as clinically indicated, and targeted risk reduction interventions. The pathway also encompasses support for timely discharge from inpatient or secure services, step-up/step-down arrangements, and access to an Alternative to Admission (ATA) bed where necessary.

Summary: Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust procured specialist community forensic mental health services for adults in Bedfordshire and Luton. The service provides a community alternative to inpatient forensic admission, with a multidisciplinary forensic care pathway covering clinical assessment, treatment, medication management and risk management. It includes assertive follow-up, psychologically informed interventions, practical support for housing providers, regular clinically indicated visits and targeted risk-reduction work. The provider also supports diversion from hospital, timely discharge from inpatient or secure services, step-up and step-down arrangements, liaison with secure inpatient services and criminal justice partners, and access to an Alternative to Admission bed where needed. This is a specialist health service, including psychiatrist and psychologist services, delivered across the Bedfordshire and Luton area.

Framework for Large Print and Spoken Word Books

Description: Essex County Council (ECC) are seeking to establish a multi-Supplier Framework Agreement for the provision of Large Print Books and Spoken Word Books on CDs for use across Essex Libraries. This will divided into two (2) Lots: Lot 1: Large Print Books Lot 2: Spoken Word Books on CDs Large Print Books are defined as 16-18 point size, and Spoken Word Books on CDs are defined as a book that has been read and recorded onto one or more CDs in a format playable by standard CD players. Suppliers will be required to provide durable, library-ready materials suitable for public lending, including RFID tagging, barcoding, labelling and the provision of accurate MARC bibliographic records. Ordering will be undertaken through electronic processes, including EDI, supported by an online catalogue (read more...)

Summary: Essex County Council is seeking suppliers for a closed, multi-supplier framework covering library books for use across Essex Libraries. It is divided into two lots: large print books and spoken-word books on CDs. Large print stock must use 16–18 point text; spoken-word books must be recorded on CD in a format playable on standard CD players. Both lots require durable, library-ready materials suitable for public lending, including RFID tagging, barcoding, labelling and accurate MARC bibliographic records supplied through Bibliographic Data Services. Suppliers will support an online catalogue, standing-order plans, ad-hoc purchasing and electronic ordering, including EDI. Deliveries will be made to a central distribution location in Essex. The main category is goods, with associated library-book supply services.

EA-RFCA Hatfield Joint Cadet Centre Refurbishment Project

Description: Internal refurbishment of current Joint Cadet Centre In Hatfield Remodelling / refurbishment to existing Joint Cadet Centre & associated works. The proposed works include partial internal demolition of partition walls to form new floor layouts. Upgrades of MEP services and fire safety. Upgrades to existing ablution and kitchen facilities. The development of Part M compliance generally, including new external access ramp.

Summary: Reserve Force & Cadet Associations of East Anglia is procuring construction and refurbishment works for the existing Joint Cadet Centre in Hatfield. The project covers internal remodelling, including partial demolition of partition walls to create new floor layouts. It also includes upgrades to mechanical, electrical and plumbing services, fire-safety improvements, and refurbishment of the existing ablution and kitchen facilities. The works include general compliance with Part M accessibility requirements, including a new external access ramp. The buying organisation is a public authority responsible for reserve forces and cadet facilities in East Anglia. This is a single construction project involving coordinated building, building-services, fire-safety and accessibility works at the Hatfield centre.

EA-RFCA Hatfield Joint Cadet Centre Refurbishment Project

Description: Internal refurbishment of current Joint Cadet Centre In Hatfield Remodelling / refurbishment to existing Joint Cadet Centre & associated works. The proposed works include partial internal demolition of partition walls to form new floor layouts. Upgrades of MEP services and fire safety. Upgrades to existing ablution and kitchen facilities. The development of Part M compliance generally, including new external access ramp.

Summary: Reserve Force & Cadet Associations of East Anglia is procuring construction and refurbishment works for the existing Joint Cadet Centre in Hatfield. The project covers internal remodelling, including partial demolition of partition walls to create new floor layouts. It also includes upgrades to mechanical, electrical and plumbing services, fire-safety improvements, and refurbishment of the existing ablution and kitchen facilities. The works include general compliance with Part M accessibility requirements, including a new external access ramp. The buying organisation is a public authority responsible for reserve forces and cadet facilities in East Anglia. This is a single construction project involving coordinated building, building-services, fire-safety and accessibility works at the Hatfield centre.

Admission Prevention and Early Discharge DAP C

Description: NHS Essex Integrated Care Board (herein "the Authority")'s intention to award a contract to Choice Support to deliver Admission Prevention and Early Discharge to the patients within NHS Essex's ICB geographical footprint. The contract will be for 12 months from 01st April 2026 - 31st March 2027 with an option to extend for an additional year. The aggregate contract value is PS194768 inc VAT. The provider is an existing provider, who is currently satisfying the requirements of the existing contract. The provider has been assessed against the criteria specified for this DAP C process: Quality & Innovation 20%. Value 20%. Integration, Collaboration & Service Sustainability 20%, Access Health Inequalities and Choice 20%; Social Value 20%. Key criteria were specified, and assessment against each criterion was assessed based on (read more...)

Summary: NHS Essex Integrated Care Board commissioned Admission Prevention and Early Discharge services for patients across the NHS Essex ICB geographical footprint. The service is part of the urgent and community mental health pathway across Mid and South Essex. It supports admission prevention and early discharge, with delivery linked to mental health services, primary care and wider system partners. The requirement includes personalised and trauma-informed care, psychological therapies, physical health checks, medicine management and support for people with severe mental illness to receive annual health checks, follow-up care and access to relevant interventions. This is a health services contract (CPV 85100000), bought by NHS Essex Integrated Care Board. The selected supplier is Choice Support, an established provider of the existing service.