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    ContractsCorporate Booking Solution
    Awarded contract

    Corporate Booking Solution

    Awarded
    £351.1k
    Published 30 Jul 2026

    Essex County Council has implemented an automated Corporate Booking Solution to manage appointments, events, courses, and resource bookings across the organization.

    🇬🇧United KingdomPublished 30 Jul 2026· 1 months agoviaContracts Finder
    Awarded
    £351.1k
    Published 30 Jul 2026

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      £351,090
      Pounds sterling
    • Tender closed
      29 May 2026
      3 months ago
    • Sector
      IT & Software
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom

    Suppliers

    1 supplier
    • BO
      Bookinglab Limited
    Lead contractor

    Lifecycle

    Awarded

    Contract awarded. Originally published 1 months ago.

    30 Jul 2026Today29 May 2026

    Brief

    Essex County Council has procured a Corporate Booking Solution to automate booking management, resourcing, reporting, and notifications across multiple use cases including appointment booking, event and course booking, and resource booking. The solution streamlines administrative processes and improves operational efficiency. The initial contract term is 3 years with an optional 12-month extension period. This procurement was completed through the G-Cloud 14 Framework Agreement (RM1557.14). Suppliers interested in similar opportunities should note this represents a proven demand for integrated booking automation solutions within the public sector.

    Track record

    10 awards · 9 winners
    Open field

    No single supplier dominates the field.

    In it software, ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL has awarded 10 contracts to 9 suppliers.

    Who wins here
    1. WPC SOFTWARE LIMITED2× · 20%
    2. CLARITY INFORMATION SOLUTIONS LIMITED1× · 10%
    3. SOFTCAT PLC1× · 10%
    4. APLX LTD1× · 10%
    5. MRI SOFTWARE LIMITED1× · 10%
    6. Bookinglab Limited1× · 10%

    +3 more suppliers

    Across it software, the most active winners are SOFTCAT PLC, PHOENIX SOFTWARE LTD, CIVICA UK LIMITED — the field to beat, or your route in as a partner.

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    Publisher
    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    contractsfinder.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    048b3104-d989-47bf-8f99-dd8927b55823-908895
    EC
    Buyer
    ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL
    Sector
    IT & Software