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Top Departments

A breakdown of the top government departments that have purchased goods and services from Essex County Council, ordered by total spend.

  1. Department for Education

    £4.2 Billion

  2. Department for Transport

    £407 Million

Top Organisations

A breakdown of the top government organisations that have purchased goods and services from Essex County Council, ordered by total spend. These may be more granular than departments.

  1. CORE

    £954 Million

Top Expense Areas

A breakdown of the top Expense Areas within each organisation that has purchased goods and services from Essex County Council, ordered by total spend.

  1. ESFA Funding Directorate

    Education and Skills Funding Agency - £1.43 Billion

  2. ESFA Funding

    Education and Skills Funding Agency - £1.13 Billion

  3. Funding and Financial Oversight

    CORE - £645 Million

  4. IFD EDUCATION FUNDING GROUP

    Education and Skills Funding Agency - £623 Million

  5. Local Govnmnt Resilience and Communities

    Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities - £511 Million

Top Expense Types

A breakdown of the top Expense Types within each organisation that has purchased goods and services from Essex County Council, ordered by total spend.

  1. Grants Expenditure

    Education and Skills Funding Agency - £2.56 Billion

  2. Grants Expenditure

    CORE - £952 Million

  3. Grants expenditure

    Education and Skills Funding Agency - £670 Million

  4. Current (non AEF) Grants to Local Authorities

    Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities - £573 Million

  5. Revenue Grants to local authorities

    Department of Health and Social Care - £454 Million

Recent Payments
Date Buyer Amount Expense Area Expense Type
2025-12-18 £665,748 Funding and Financial Oversight Grants Expenditure
Current Grants - FE Colleges
2025-12-18 £241,923 Funding and Financial Oversight Grants Expenditure
Current Grants - FE Colleges
2025-12-18 £32,700 Work Based Skills Grants Expenditure
Current Grants to Private Sector - Persons and NPISH
2025-12-17 £2,987 Planning & Garden Town Organisations and Clubs
Consultancy Fees & Consultation costs
2025-12-16 £4,841,227 Investment CAP GRNTS TO LOCAL AUTHORITIES
Grants
2025-12-16 £1,397,551 Investment CAP GRNTS TO LOCAL AUTHORITIES
Grants
2025-12-11 £54,453 Waste Disposal Services
2025-12-10 £54,564 Waste Disposal Services
2025-12-09 £60 L5 Childrens Family Services (B2004D) Social Community Care Supplies & Services
2025-12-09 £60 L5 Childrens Family Services (B2004D) Social Community Care Supplies & Services
2025-12-09 £60 L5 Childrens Family Services (B2004D) Social Community Care Supplies & Services
2025-12-09 £309 Consultancy
2025-12-08 £1,380 Legal Advice
2025-12-08 £675 Cycles - Purchase
2025-12-05 £100,720 DBT - Domestic and International Markets and Exports - DBT - DIME - Business Growth Current Grants To Local Government
2025-12-05 £885 Legal & Governance Organisations and Clubs
Consultancy Fees & Consultation costs
2025-12-03 £258,125 Regional Directorate Grants Expenditure
Current grants - Local Government
2025-12-03 -£149,490 Funding and Financial Oversight Grants Expenditure
Current grants - Local Government
2025-12-03 £61,069,413 Funding and Financial Oversight Grants Expenditure
Current grants - Local Government
2025-11-28 £43,250 DBT - Competition, Markets and Regulatory Reform (CMRR) - DBT - CMRR - Office for Product Safety and Standards Current Grants To Local Government

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the latest payment data available for Essex County Council?

The most recent payment data we have available for Essex County Council is from January 2026. Government departments and public bodies typically publish their spending data on a monthly or quarterly basis.

How has Essex County Council's government income changed over time?

Essex County Council's government income has decreased over time. In 2026, they received £3,587,679, compared to £1,138,663,731 in 2025 - a decrease of 99.7%.

How much has Essex County Council received from the UK government?

Essex County Council has received a total of £6,650,930,114 from UK government organizations according to our records. This income comes from 68 government buyers.

Which government departments buy from Essex County Council?

The top government departments buying from Essex County Council are Department for Education (£4,200,045,556), Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (£879,774,175), and Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (£624,582,836).