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Future proofing Essex: Interactive training materials on carbon, sustainability, regulation, risk & resilience

Essex County Council · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 05:10.

Opportunity overview

Essex Country Council is seeking to engage with training providers to gather insights and suggestions for developing a comprehensive training and guidance package to equip those with budget responsibility at all levels with the appropriate knowledge and skills necessary to make informed decisions when making or authorising purchases, planning and spending budget. The training will aim to highlight: Understanding of statutory responsibilities for ECC relating to environment & carbon agendas. Current and upcoming legislation and policies in a digestible way relevant to each service area. Green book guidance on climate & environment issues. Risks and Opportunities attached to sustainability, carbon management and climate resilience. How commissioning for carbon management, and understanding climate risks, enables informed decision-making on best value long term investment and service design. The training will be relevant to a range of service areas and made digestible thanks to range of approaches (these could include on demand resources, guidance and training materials) We are looking for suppliers with experience of supporting organisations to create similar training packages, ideally for local authorities and/or public sector organisations, to respond to this pre-market engagement survey to help us understand supplier capabilities and the range of solutions available. This will allow us to gain market insight to shape the subsequent tender process, refining our requirements, identifying best practice and evaluation methods. By incorporating supplier feedback, the local authority aims to create a more informed, competitive, and effective tender process that ultimately leads to the successful implementation of the training package. Please be aware that the authority is considering options and responses from suppliers who can provide materials but may not be able to provide specific file types (such as SCORM) or programs are welcome.

Classification

  • CPV48930000 — Training and entertainment software package
  • CPV72200000 — Software programming and consultancy services
  • CPV73000000 — Research and development services and related consultancy services
  • CPV80000000 — Education and training services
  • CPV92500000 — Library, archives, museums and other cultural services

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-05564f
Status
planning
Above Threshold
No
Main Procurement Category
services

Amendments

Entry 1
Id
041091-2025
Description
Scope page updated to make clear that respondents do not need to be able to provide SCORM files to respond. This has also been made clear in the linked survey. The deadline for response has also been extended to the 25/07/2025
Entry 2
Id
042648-2025
Description
Deadline for response has been extended to 31/08/2025
Entry 3
Id
052286-2025
Description
Submission deadline extended to the 03/09

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planning

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Contract period

Ends
1 Oct 2026, 23:59
Starts
1 Oct 2025, 00:00

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKC
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKD
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 3
Region
UKE
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 4
Region
UKF
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 5
Region
UKG
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 6
Region
UKH
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 7
Region
UKI
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 8
Region
UKJ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 9
Region
UKK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 10
Region
UKC
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 11
Region
UKD
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 12
Region
UKE
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 13
Region
UKF
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 14
Region
UKG
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 15
Region
UKH
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 16
Region
UKI
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 17
Region
UKJ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 18
Region
UKK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 19
Region
UKC
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 20
Region
UKD
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 21
Region
UKE
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 22
Region
UKF
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 23
Region
UKG
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 24
Region
UKH
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 25
Region
UKI
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 26
Region
UKJ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 27
Region
UKK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 28
Region
UKC
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 29
Region
UKD
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 30
Region
UKE
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 31
Region
UKF
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 32
Region
UKG
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 33
Region
UKH
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 34
Region
UKI
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 35
Region
UKJ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 36
Region
UKK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
48930000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Training and entertainment software package
Entry 2
Id
72200000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Software programming and consultancy services
Entry 3
Id
73000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Research and development services and related consultancy services
Entry 4
Id
80000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Education and training services
Entry 5
Id
92500000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Library, archives, museums and other cultural services

Planning and budget

Documents

Entry 1
Id
036257-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
30 Jun 2025, 18:04
Entry 2
Id
041091-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
17 Jul 2025, 16:42
Entry 3
Id
042648-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
24 Jul 2025, 11:03
Entry 4
Id
052286-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
29 Aug 2025, 10:04

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Status
scheduled
Due
3 Sept 2025, 23:59
Description
Responses are being gathered via a Microsoft Forms Survey which can be found here: https://forms.office.com/e/e7Uc7eAaFK Please note that this is intended as an information gathering exercise. Participation in the survey is no indication of a commitment to participate in any future tendering process nor does it infer any preferential or special status on those individuals and organisations who participate.

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PWVM-4844-NRQH
Name
Essex County Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKH36
Country
GB
Locality
Chelmsford
Postal Code
CM1 1QH
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
County Hall, Market Road

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Identifier

Id
PWVM-4844-NRQH
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Chelmsford · UKH36 · CM1 1QH · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKC · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKD · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKE · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKF · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKG · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKH · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKI · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKJ · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKK · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
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