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E037PA - Operation Vanguard

Essex County Council · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 23 Sept 2026, 17:55.

Opportunity overview

Essex County Council is commissioning a 7 day a week service for a three-month period in the town and city centres of Braintree, Chelmsford and Colchester. Operation Vanguard is intended to provide a visible presence to reassure residents, deter any potential anti-social behaviour and to collect evidence if any incident occurs. The licensed operatives will cover agreed patrol routes and will work to help Essex residents feel safer and more secure in the town and city centres.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

MY LOCAL BOBBY LIMITED

Matched by number
Contract value
£117.9k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
10 Sept 2026
Including VAT
£141.5k
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 10482649
Location
Buckhurst Hill, UKH35, IG9 5ES, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

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
E037PA
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

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

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PWVM-4844-NRQH

Address

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

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Organisation 2
Name
MY LOCAL BOBBY LIMITED
Id
GB-COH-10482649

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
10482649

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PBGC-2427-GDRL

Address

Street Address
Roding House
Locality
Buckhurst Hill
Postal Code
IG9 5ES
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKH35

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
79710000
Description
Security services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKH34
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKH36
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-10482649
Name
MY LOCAL BOBBY LIMITED

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Award ID
1
Title
E037PA - Operation Vanguard
Status
active
Above Threshold
No
Date Signed
11 Sept 2026, 00:00

Period

Starts
14 Sept 2026, 00:00
Ends
13 Dec 2026, 23:59

Value

Including VAT
141,523.2
Amount
117,936
Currency
GBP

Documents

Entry 1
Id
086682-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
14 Sept 2026, 08:54
Format
text/html

Recorded locations

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

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 086682-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·