Published date: 23 August 2023
Last edited date: 8 February 2024
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Contract summary
Industry
Building and facilities management services - 79993000
Location of contract
England
Value of contract
£1
Procurement reference
ECC001-DN710367-00530344
Published date
23 August 2023
Approach to market date
24 June 2024
Contract start date
12 February 2024
Contract end date
28 February 2025
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
No
Description
Essex County Council's (the Council) current Facilities Management Contract ends on the 30th September 2026 with no further option to extend. Therefore, the Council has started on our journey of discovery, regarding how the Facilities Management provision could evolve and innovate beyond this date and would like to engage with the Facilities Management Industry as part of this approach.
Market engagement:
This notice marks the launch of a series of market engagement opportunities to let you know where we are in this process, listen and learn what the industry has to offer, in terms of new technologies and innovation, sustainability, decarbonisation and social value. The Council is also keen to understand marketplace opportunities and limitations better and engage in discussion regarding available options.
To be notified of our upcoming events please visit the Essex Provider Hub https://www.essexproviderhub.org/facilities-management-and-property-re-procurement/introduction/.as this is where we will be releasing updates of our latest events and all resources relating to the project can be found.
More information
Previous notice about this procurement
Essex County Council - Future Facilities Management Provision
- Future opportunity
- Published 23 August 2023, last edited 18 September 2023
Spend profile
| Financial year | Budget |
|---|---|
| 2026/2027 | £1 |
Additional text
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Respondents are advised that the purpose of this notice is to engage in dialogue with the market and ascertain interest / options available. The scope of service, date of publication or potential contract value should not be taken as a final "version" of requirement.
This PIN does not constitute a call for competition to procure any works or services and is not published to reduce time limited for the receipt of tenders. This is NOT a live tender opportunity.
Interested parties will not be prejudiced by any response or (lack) to this PIN. Nor shall a response to this PIN guarantee an invitation to participate in this market consultation exercise or any future procurement process that Essex County Council may conduct.
Essex County Council is not liable for any costs, fees or expenses incurred by any party responding to this PIN or any party who may participate in the market consultation exercise.
Essex County Council uses Proactis ProContract as its eSourcing portal. Suppliers will only be able to access further information and messaging functionality with the Council via a registered account. Registration is free of charge and gives bidders access to opportunities from several other Local Authority and Public Sector organisations. To register, visit https://procontract.due-north.com/Register
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Please direct all queries via the ProContract messaging functionality linked with the advertised opportunity. Anyone contacting the Council via email will be directed to the portal for communications.
About the buyer
Contact name
Callum Brooks
Address
County Hall
Market Road
Chelmsford
CM1 1QH
England
Telephone
+44 333
Website
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