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Highways & Infrastructure Planning Solution (HIPS)

Essex County Council

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: Essex County Council

Buyer Address: County Hall, Market Road, Chelmsford, UKH36, CM1 1QH, United Kingdom

Contact Email: abbey.wellington@essex.gov.uk

Status
complete
Procedure
direct
Value
387833.97 GBP
Published
23 Sep 2025, 17:01
Deadline
n/a
Contract Start
08 Oct 2025, 23:00
Contract End
08 Oct 2030, 22:59
Category
n/a
CPV
30196000 - Planning systems
Region
n/a
Awarded To
DEF SOFTWARE LIMITED
Official Source
Open Find a Tender

Description

Essex County Council (The Authority) is awarding contract for 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), to ensure Essex County Council is supported by the best technology in its day-to-day operations and can deliver its statutory duties. This contract is for an initial term of 5 years, following the initial term the contract will continue on a rolling basis until terminated subject to the Term and Termination clauses of the Terms and Conditions that were published at tender stage.

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Opportunity Context

Lots

Lot 1 Status: complete

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