We don't usually have spend data imported for local councils
Essex County Council has received £6,650,930,114 from 46 departments.
Essex County Council has been awarded 4 contracts.
NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE COUNCIL - £90,000 - 2024-11-18
HUMBERSIDE FIRE & RESCUE SERVICE - £31,000 - 2024-04-14
Department for Education - £7,323,863 - 2024-03-15
Department for Education - £6,335,914 - 2024-03-15
A breakdown of the top government departments that have purchased goods and services from Essex County Council, ordered by total spend.
£4.2 Billion
£880 Million
£625 Million
£475 Million
£407 Million
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.
£3.23 Billion
£954 Million
£695 Million
£549 Million
£456 Million
A breakdown of the top Expense Areas within each organisation that has purchased goods and services from Essex County Council, ordered by total spend.
Education and Skills Funding Agency - £1.43 Billion
Education and Skills Funding Agency - £1.13 Billion
CORE - £645 Million
Education and Skills Funding Agency - £623 Million
Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities - £511 Million
A breakdown of the top Expense Types within each organisation that has purchased goods and services from Essex County Council, ordered by total spend.
Education and Skills Funding Agency - £2.56 Billion
CORE - £952 Million
Education and Skills Funding Agency - £670 Million
Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities - £573 Million
Department of Health and Social Care - £454 Million
| 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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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.
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%.
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.
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).