Official UK procurement notice
Soft Market Testing - Coppins
Authority: Essex County Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionWe recognise that the design of extra care accommodation has evolved significantly in recent years. Essex County Council (ECC) is preparing to launch a competitive tender to identify a suitable Developer-Landlord to develop Coppins Court in Clacton-on-Sea.
In preparation for this , we are keen to engage with experienced Developer-Landlords in the sector to discuss how evolving design standards may influence the scheme's development. Coppins Court was originally designed in 2016, and full planning permission was granted in 2017. ECC have undertaken the necessary material operations and satisfied the required pre-commencement conditions to ensure that the planning permission remains valid.
The approved designs for Coppins Court were based upon the 2016 Extra Care Design Guide. However, ECC updated the design guide in 2023 to reflect current best practice. Any redesign of the proposed scheme would need to be in line with the Extra Care Design Guide 2023 which can be found here: www.essexproviderhub.org/media/hetbmbej/ecc-e… ↗
CPV: Building completion work
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Planned
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Works
- Notice status
- Past planning notice
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 2 Jul 2025, 10:12 BST
- Last source update
- 16 Jul 2025, 16:48 BST
- Authority reference
Soft Market Testing - Coppins- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-040650- Latest notice
- Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-055745Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
2 Jul 2025 → 25 Nov 2025 · 5 dates- Planning notice published2 Jul 2025, 10:12 BST
- Latest notice published16 Jul 2025, 16:48 BST
- Tender notice expected30 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
- Market engagement30 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
Please complete the questionnaire on Procontract and provide contact details if you consent to The Independent Living Team at Essex County Council arranging virtual meetings via Microsoft Teams. The deadline for answering the questionnaire is 30/07/2025
Project information on Procontract: DN779588
- Contract starts338 days ago25 Nov 2025
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 2 Jul 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published2 Jul 2025, 10:12 BSTUK2
- Preliminary market engagement notice published16 Jul 2025, 16:48 BSTUK2
Published amendments (1)
Extending the opportunity due to an error on Procontract
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender