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ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL

Utilities Management Service

Engineering & ArchitectureCPV 71000000 71300000 71310000 71314000
Value£390k
Awarded8 Jun 2026
Published21 Jul 2026
RegionSouth East
Outcome — awarded

This is a contract result notice, not an open opportunity. Details from the official award data.

Contract value in context
£390ktotal contract value
median £95k
this tender£0£2.0m

This is a large award for Engineering & Architecture — above three-quarters of comparable contracts. Based on 33,646 valued Engineering & Architecture tenders in our corpus.

The brief

Essex County Council has awarded a contract for the provision of a comprehensive Utilities Management Service across its property portfolio.

The service covers the management of electricity, gas, water, oil and LPG utilities, including invoice validation, billing management, data collection and analysis, metering support, portfolio reporting, energy risk management and procurement support.

The contract will support the Council in ensuring accurate and compliant utility management, achieving value for money, and maintaining effective governance across its estate.

The service includes the provision of a secure online utilities management platform, detailed consumption and cost reporting, benchmarking and performance analytics, support for energy purchasing and hedging activities, and the identification of opportunities to reduce energy consumption and utility costs.

The contract will contribute to Essex County Council's strategic objectives, including improving estate efficiency and enabling informed decision-making through high-quality data, reporting and market intelligence.

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

01

The service covers the management of electricity

The service covers the management of electricity, gas, water, oil and LPG utilities, including invoice validation, billing management, data collection and analysis, metering support, portfolio reporting, energy risk management and procurement support.

02

The contract will support the Council in

The contract will support the Council in ensuring accurate and compliant utility management, achieving value for money, and maintaining effective governance across its estate.

03

The service includes the provision of

The service includes the provision of a secure online utilities management platform, detailed consumption and cost reporting, benchmarking and performance analytics, support for energy purchasing and hedging activities, and the identification of opportunities to reduce energy consumption and utility costs.

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Stage
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