Home / Opportunities / Opportunity
PROCUREMENT OPPORTUNITY

CO0103 Highways and Infrastructure Planning Solution (HIPS)

Essex County Council · compiled

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 22:13.

Opportunity overview

Essex County Council is seeking to procure a single cross departmental solution for managing planning responses, management of onsite activities through to adoption of new highway assets, including the management of developer contributions (S106), ensuring Essex County Council is supported by the best technology in its day-to-day operations and can deliver its statutory duties.

Classification

  • CPV72000000 — IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
  • CPV30196000 — Planning systems
  • CPV72260000 — Software-related services

Lots

  • Essex County Council (ECC) receives planning applications for highways modifications and adoptions, as the County Planning Authority within Essex. The Infrastructure Planning Team manages and monitors development, invoicing at trigger points and supports delivery of infrastructure. The existing Database is used to store and monitor the majority of these processes and is also accessed by several other teams at ECC to assist with their planning processes. This exercise is seeking to procure a single cross departmental solution for managing planning responses, management of onsite activities through to adoption of new highway assets, including the management of developer contributions (S106), ensuring Essex County Council is supported by the best technology in its day-to-day operations and can deliver its statutory duties. The Functional and Non-Functional Requirements and Specification have been based on a review of the existing solution as well as, high-level and detailed requirements captured in workshops and meetings with internal Service area representatives and IT subject matter experts. This Specification, including all supporting documentation sets out the Authority’s requirements for the new SaaS (Software as a Service) Solution. This document should be read in conjunction with all supporting documentation, including the Functional and Non-Functional Requirements document.Value not stated

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
DN750676
Status
active
Has Recurrence
No
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Covered By

GPA

Bid Opening

Date
24 Mar 2025, 12:00

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Expected award period

Starts
24 Mar 2025, 12:00

Tender Period

Ends
24 Mar 2025, 12:00

Classification

Id
72000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Submission terms

Languages

en

Bid Validity Period

Duration In Days
90

Submission Method

electronicSubmission

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
active
Has Options
No
Has Renewal
Yes
Description
Essex County Council (ECC) receives planning applications for highways modifications and adoptions, as the County Planning Authority within Essex. The Infrastructure Planning Team manages and monitors development, invoicing at trigger points and supports delivery of infrastructure. The existing Database is used to store and monitor the majority of these processes and is also accessed by several other teams at ECC to assist with their planning processes. This exercise is seeking to procure a single cross departmental solution for managing planning responses, management of onsite activities through to adoption of new highway assets, including the management of developer contributions (S106), ensuring Essex County Council is supported by the best technology in its day-to-day operations and can deliver its statutory duties. The Functional and Non-Functional Requirements and Specification have been based on a review of the existing solution as well as, high-level and detailed requirements captured in workshops and meetings with internal Service area representatives and IT subject matter experts. This Specification, including all supporting documentation sets out the Authority’s requirements for the new SaaS (Software as a Service) Solution. This document should be read in conjunction with all supporting documentation, including the Functional and Non-Functional Requirements document.

Renewal

Description
The proposed duration of this contract is an initial period of five years followed by a rolling contract. The proposed initial five-year term will include an up to twelve-month Implementation Period before the commencement of the new Solution (SAAS).

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Quality (including 5% Social Value)
Type
quality
Description
60
Criterion 2
Type
price
Description
40

Contract period

Starts
1 Jul 2025, 00:00

Submission terms

Variant Policy
notAllowed

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKH

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
30196000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Planning systems
Entry 2
Id
72260000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Software-related services

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-4622
Name
Essex County Council

Roles

buyer

Address

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

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
REGIONAL_AUTHORITY
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Regional or local authority
Entry 2
Id
01
Scheme
COFOG
Description
General public services

Identifier

Legal Name
Essex County Council

Contact

Name
Ms Kate Fabricant
Telephone
+44 333
Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-307
Name
High Court, Royal Courts of Justice

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
London
Postal Code
WC2A 2LL
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
The Strand

Identifier

Legal Name
High Court, Royal Courts of Justice

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Chelmsford · UKH · CM1 1QH · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKH

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-04e62f-2025-02-21T11:51:27Zcompiled ·