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Hargrave House Development Scheme

Essex County Council · Pipeline notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 01:07.

Opportunity overview

Established in 2016, Essex Housing has a wealth of public sector and private sector experience in residential and commercial development. From conception to completion, we have expertise in project managing complex construction projects in a political environment on an end-to-end basis. The team has a live programme of 1,033 homes and community assets across the county, around half of which are for specialist and affordable housing. Essex County Council is procuring on behalf of Essex Housing, with the resulting contract between Essex Housing and the successful Bidder, to deliver the following construction works at Hargrave House (based in Chelmsford, Essex) Development site, through an Open Tender Sourcing Procedure: Demolition of two buildings on the existing site, followed by: 1. Construction of a new building for use by a third party charity organisation. 2. Construction of 10nr general needs private market houses, including associated external works, drainage, and services.

Classification

  • CPV45000000 — Construction work

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
EHDLLP_PL0116
Status
planned
Above Threshold
Yes
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
works
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Amendments

Entry 1
Id
044070-2025
Description
Contact email address has changed. All other details remain the same.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Communication

Future Notice Date
1 Oct 2025, 23:59

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planned

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Contract period

Ends
28 May 2027, 23:59
Starts
2 Feb 2026, 00:00

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKH3
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKH3
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 3
Region
UKH3
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
45000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Construction work

Planning and budget

Documents

Entry 1
Id
019352-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK1
Description
Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
plannedProcurementNotice
Published
7 May 2025, 12:39
Entry 2
Id
031945-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
12 Jun 2025, 14:08
Entry 3
Id
044070-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK1
Description
Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
plannedProcurementNotice
Published
30 Jul 2025, 08:57

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Status
scheduled
Due
2 Jul 2025, 23:59
Description
The Market Engagement Information Pack is available on the Proactis ProContract web portal. Interested parties are invited to download and engage with this Preliminary Market Engagement by: 1. Go to: https://procontract.due-north.com/Opportunities 2. Search for Essex County Council from the organisation list 3. Search for Project ref: DN778289 or title "EHDLLP_PL0116 Hargrave House Development Scheme" 4. Select "express interest" in this opportunity 5. Download the Market Engagement Information Pack and complete the attached questionnaire by the deadline date. The deadline for responses is 2nd July 2025. Important information: This notice is not a call for competition to procure any works or services and is not published to reduce time limited for the receipt of tenders. Interested parties will not be prejudiced by any response or (lack) to this notice. Nor shall a response to this notice guarantee an invitation to participate a future procurement process that Essex County Council may conduct. The Council may at its sole discretion hold further conversations with individual organisations. Essex County Council is not liable for any costs, fees or expenses incurred by any party responding to this notice or any party who may participate in the market consultation exercise. Please direct all queries through the ProContract messaging function. Anyone contacting the Council directly via email will be directed to the portal for communications. A registered supplier account is needed to access information, but registration is free of charge. The Proactis supplier helpdesk (https://www.proactis.com/uk/support-login/support/) can help with registration queries. Please direct any technical queries to the helpdesk in the first instance, selecting the Supplier Support option on the home page.

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

Name
Natasha Irani-Goldsmith

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Chelmsford · UKH36 · CM1 1QH · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKH3 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-050dc1-2025-07-30T08:57:32+01:00Pipeline notice on Find a Tender ·