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Chelmsford City Council: public contracts and tenders
Chelmsford City Council awarded 62 public contracts worth €151.3M where a value is stated since 2025-03-19; the software packages and information systems contract held by Hornbill Technologies Limited ends on 2026-11-29 (end date stated). Source: Arcadium Data, data as of .
At a glance
- Latest award: Temporary Accommodation at Paragon House, to HOUSING ACTION MANAGEMENT LTD, 2026-10-16
- Contracts running with suppliers: 11 with an end date in the next 18 months (11 stated). Next to end: 2026-11-29, Hornbill Technologies Limited (end date stated)
- Holder in the official registers (last 24 months): 1 event (liquidation, bankruptcy, dissolution or overdue accounts); details with the API.
Awarded value = the award values the notices state (EUR at the notice date), 59 of 62 awards; framework agreements (a ceiling, not spend) and implausible values are left out.
Buyer
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Chelmsford City Council |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Buyer type | Sub-central government authority |
| City | Chelmsford |
| Sources | UK Contracts Finder, UK Find a Tender |
Top suppliers
| Supplier | Registry number | Website | Awards | Value won alone |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOUSING ACTION MANAGEMENT LTD | 3 | €17.8M | ||
| ALLIANZ ENGINEERING INSPECTION SERVICES LIMITED | 2 | |||
| BLAGROVE UNDERWRITING AGENCY LIMITED | 2 | |||
| DAC Planning Ltd | 2 | €155k | ||
| Hornbill Technologies Limited | 2 | €77,050 | ||
| Protector Insurance | 2 | |||
| ALLPAY LIMITED | 02933191 Companies House (GB) | allpay.net | 1 | €52,698 |
| CERTAS ENERGY UK LIMITED | 04168225 Companies House (GB) | certasenergy.co.uk | 1 | €1.2M |
| Barclays Bank Plc | 00048839 Companies House (GB) | home.barclays | 1 | €924k |
| Idox Software Ltd | 02933889 Companies House (GB) | idoxgroup.com | 1 | €382k |
| Phoenix Software Limited | 02548628 Companies House (GB) | phoenixs.co.uk | 1 | €356k |
| Softcat PLC | 02174990 Companies House (GB) | softcat.com | 1 | €914k |
| Abacus Playground Limited | 1 | |||
| AK URBANISM LIMITED | 1 | €60,230 | ||
| Athlon Mobility Services UK Limited | 1 | €47,593 |
Suppliers named on Chelmsford City Council's award notices (the top 15 of 64); registry number and website where the supplier is linked to its register entry. Winners that could be a private person are withheld.
Contracts ending in the next 18 months
| Ends | Contract | Current holder | Value | End date basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-31 | GB-Chelmsford: YPO 1281 - Office Furniture Requirement | €159k | end date stated | |
| 2026-11-29 | Digital Support Software - Hornbill | Hornbill Technologies Limited | €25,776 | end date stated |
| 2026-12-11 | Local Plan Examination Support | DAC PLANNING LIMITED | €69,920 | end date stated |
| 2026-12-12 | Hylands House Boiler Replacement Works | Clairglow Heating Ltd | €533k | end date stated |
| 2026-12-31 | Cemetery and Crematorium Design – Land North of Bakers Lane | CEMETERY DEVELOPMENT SERVICES LIMITED | €259k | end date stated |
| 2027-01-12 | Supply of HVO | Craggs Energy Limited | €394k | end date stated |
| 2027-01-30 | Building Control Management Services | €221k | end date stated | |
| 2027-04-29 | Leisure Automated Sales Agent | KEEPME LTD | €41,587 | end date stated |
| 2027-05-10 | ESPO Supply of Plastic Sacks and Food Waste Liners | SAI-PAC (UK) LIMITED | €193k | end date stated |
| 2027-06-30 | Integrated Impact Assessment for Local Plan | WSP UK Limited | €61,958 | end date stated |
| 2028-03-31 | Employee Assistance Programme Award | PAM WELLBEING LIMITED | €40,994 | end date stated |
| 2028-03-31 | Cyclical and Reactive Maintenance of Air Conditioning | Greenworks Controlled Environments Ltd | €129k | end date stated |
| 2028-03-31 | Further Competition Under Insurance Placement DPS 1198 via appointed Insurance Broker - Marsh Limited | Protector Insurance, ZURICH INSURANCE COMPANY (U.K.) LIMITED, BLAGROVE UNDERWRITING AGENCY LIMITED, ... | €2.4M | end date stated |
End dates checked against the official notice: 99% right (n=100, 95% CI 95%-100%, 2026-10-26; method).
Award notices of Chelmsford City Council whose contract period ends in the next 18 months: the end date the notice states, else its start or signature date plus the stated duration. 13 contracts; a framework's value is a ceiling and is not shown.
Open calls for tender
| Deadline | Call for tender | Published | Estimated value | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-16 | Housing Site Identification, Landowner Engagement and Consultancy Services. | 2026-10-19 | €239k |
Calls with a deadline of 2026-10-28 or later (not awarded yet).
Spend by sector (CPV divisions)
| Sector | CPV | Awards | Awarded value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Software packages and information systems | 48 | 13 | €3.6M |
| Construction work | 45 | 10 | €107.5M |
| Financial and insurance services | 66 | 6 | €5.9M |
| Transport equipment | 34 | 5 | €1.3M |
| Architecture and engineering services | 71 | 4 | €466k |
| IT services | 72 | 3 | €547k |
| Fuel and energy | 09 | 2 | €1.6M |
| Industrial machinery | 42 | 2 | €563k |
| Business services | 79 | 2 | €1.0M |
| Other community and personal services | 98 | 2 | €17.8M |
| Leather, textile, plastic and rubber materials | 19 | 1 | €193k |
| Printed matter | 22 | 1 | €1.5M |
Award notices with a named winner, by the main CPV code; value = the total the notices state, in EUR at the notice date; framework agreements (a ceiling, not spend) and implausible values are left out.
Recent awards
| Published | Contract | Winners | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-16 | Temporary Accommodation at Paragon House | HOUSING ACTION MANAGEMENT LTD | €8.9M |
| 2026-10-16 | Temporary Accommodation at Paragon House | HOUSING ACTION MANAGEMENT LTD | €8.9M |
| 2026-10-14 | Local Authority Case Management System - Uniform | Idox Software Ltd | €382k |
| 2026-10-06 | Paris On Demand software subscriptions | DOCUMENT OUTPUT SOLUTIONS UK LIMITED | €75,779 |
| 2026-10-06 | Supply of HVO | Craggs Energy Limited | €394k |
| 2026-09-30 | Integrated Impact Assessment for Local Plan | WSP UK Limited | €61,958 |
| 2026-09-24 | Local Plan Examination Support | DAC PLANNING LIMITED | €69,920 |
| 2026-09-22 | Vehicle leasing under GCA RM6268 | Sinclair Finance and Leasing | €70,559 |
| 2026-09-22 | Vehicle leasing under GCA RM6268 | Athlon Mobility Services UK Limited | €47,593 |
| 2026-09-18 | Building Control Software System | RESOLUTION DATA MANAGEMENT LIMITED | €175k |
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Sources: UK Contracts Finder, UK Find a Tender, read through their open-data feeds without logging in. Buyer = contracting authority as named on the notice; notices are grouped by the normalised name and country.
Source: Arcadium Data tenders database, 4,131,157 official public procurement notices from EU TED, UK Find a Tender, UK Contracts Finder and national procurement boards, read through their open-data services (no logins). Winners that could be a private person (sole traders) are withheld; buyers are public bodies. Data as of 2026-10-28.
Questions
How many public contracts has Chelmsford City Council awarded?
Chelmsford City Council published 62 contract award notices between 2025-03-19 and 2026-10-16; the 59 that state a value add up to €151.3M (official notices, as of 2026-10-28).
Who are Chelmsford City Council's biggest suppliers?
By contract awards: HOUSING ACTION MANAGEMENT LTD (3), ALLIANZ ENGINEERING INSPECTION SERVICES LIMITED (2) and BLAGROVE UNDERWRITING AGENCY LIMITED (2) (as of 2026-10-28). Winners that could be a private person are not named.
Which Chelmsford City Council contracts end soon?
13 contracts awarded by Chelmsford City Council end in the next 18 months. The soonest with a named holder is the software packages and information systems contract held by Hornbill Technologies Limited, ending on 2026-11-29 (end date stated) (as of 2026-10-28).
Does Chelmsford City Council have open tenders now?
Yes: 1 calls for tender from Chelmsford City Council are open today (deadline 2026-10-28 or later) (as of 2026-10-28).
What does Chelmsford City Council buy?
Most of Chelmsford City Council's awards are in Software packages and information systems (CPV 48) (13), Construction work (CPV 45) (10) and Financial and insurance services (CPV 66) (6) (as of 2026-10-28).
Cite as: Arcadium Data, "Chelmsford City Council tenders and contracts: 62 awards, suppliers, contracts ending", https://arcadiumdata.io/tenders/buyers/chelmsford-city-council-gb/, data as of 2026-10-28.