Heat-health alert for East of England

An amber heat-health warning has been issued by the UKHSA. The warning is in effect from the morning of 11 August 2026 through to the evening of 14 August 2026. Please ensure you keep up to date with weather reports reports and plan accordingly.

Interim Deprivation of Liberty Practice Guidance (AGNI Judgment 2026)

New interim guidance has been published following the AGNI 2026 Supreme Court judgment. Adult Social Care providers are encouraged to review the guidance to understand Essex County Council's current interim approach while further national guidance is awaited.

Read the guidance

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Procurement Team Contacts

The Procurement Team are here to work with commissioners and operational colleagues to ensure that compliant tenders are issued in line with our legislative requirements.

We are here to support providers in understanding the tender process to ensure that we have a active market in Essex to support our children and young people. We also take on the responsibility of managing our contracts and frameworks and working with providers to support them from a commercial function.

We also work on understanding our markets to ensure that we are flexible and able to respond to any changes that may come our way. We use our market knowledge to work with commissioning to help plan for the future of Children’s and Young People services.

Need to Contact Us?

Please contact us at: contractsc&f@essex.gov.uk

Last updated: 16/07/2026