01 Procurement
Tender overview
- Buyer
- Essex County Council
- Status
- Complete
- Procurement method
- Below threshold - without competition
- Category
- Not supplied
- CPV classification
- Not supplied
- Tender period
- Not supplied — Not supplied
Description
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.
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02 Awards and contracts
Published award records
E037PA - Operation Vanguard
- Awarded
- Not supplied
- Award value
- Not supplied
- Suppliers
- 1
- Signed contract
- 10 September 2026
03 Organisations
Buyers, suppliers and other parties
Essex County Council
County Hall, Market Road, Chelmsford, UKH36, CM1 1QH, United Kingdom
GB-PPON PWVM-4844-NRQHMY LOCAL BOBBY LIMITED
Roding House, Buckhurst Hill, UKH35, IG9 5ES, United Kingdom
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04 Provenance
Source for this process
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