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Durham County Council
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Total contracts
1,714
Known spend
£4bn
1426 disclosed
Average value
£2m
Per contract
Active suppliers
10
Last 5 years
Top suppliers
Last 5 years- 1
Waythrough
£46m
- 2
Terry Group Limited
£1m
- 3
Michael Coghlan Football Coaching
4 winslatest 05 Aug 2026£967,950
- 4
Karbon Homes Limited
£794,855
- 5
AKARI CARE LIMITED
£196,197
- 6
The Care and Support Group Ltd
3 winslatest 23 Jul 2026£289m
- 7
ESSENTIAL CARE & SUPPORT LTD
£289m
- 8
Harrogate & District NHS Foundation Trust
3 winslatest 19 Dec 2025£232m
- 9
TK Access Solutions Limited
£4m
- 10
Hodgson Sayers Ltd
3 winslatest 10 Jun 2026£4m
What they buy
By CPV categoryConstruction worksCPV 45
202 contracts · £270m
Health & social workCPV 85
199 contracts · £994m
Business servicesCPV 79
143 contracts · £134m
Transport equipmentCPV 34
120 contracts · £162m
Construction materialsCPV 44
96 contracts · £63m
Education & trainingCPV 80
77 contracts · £37m
SoftwareCPV 48
71 contracts · £13m
Architectural & engineeringCPV 71
57 contracts · £6m
Renewal radar
Awarded contracts predicted to come up for re-tender in the next 18 months
- Roofing Works at St Annes CE Primary School
Predicted using median duration of UK contracts in the same CPV division (8 months from contract start date → renewal expected by Mar 2027).
Mar 2027
40% confident
- General Inspections 2025/26 - Batch 1
Predicted using median duration of UK contracts in the same CPV division (11 months from contract start date → renewal expected by Apr 2027).
Apr 2027
40% confident
- Bishop Auckland (Post Planning Application and RIBA 4 Design) Construction Support
Predicted using median duration of UK contracts in the same CPV division (11 months from contract start date → renewal expected by May 2027).
May 2027
40% confident
- GB-Durham: TPPL Durham County Council HCC Lot 2 - 1 x Renault Kangoo (31380)
Predicted using median duration of UK contracts in the same CPV division (11 months from contract start date → renewal expected by May 2027).
May 2027
40% confident
- GB-Durham: TPPL Durham County Council HCC Lot 2 - 2 x 3.5t Cab Tipper (30717)
Predicted using median duration of UK contracts in the same CPV division (11 months from contract start date → renewal expected by May 2027).
May 2027
40% confident
Tender activity
Notices published per month — last 24 months
All contracts (1714)
Food festival curator
Durham County Council seeks to appoint a supplier to provide curator services for the Bishop Auckland and Seaham Food Festivals 2027. Working with the Council's festival team and p
003271 - Online disclosure and barring service (DBS) application provider
DCC undertakes DBS checks on all employees in posts identified as requiring a DBS check in accordance with the DBS eligibility criteria; plus DBS checks for carers, fostering, adop
Wolsingham primary school roofing works
Wolsingham Primary School Roofing Works (Lot 1 Slate and Tile Roofing Systems)
Partition and ceiling works coulson street phase 3
This contract is for the supply and installation of new partitions, suspended ceilings and walls for Phase 3 of the Coulson Street development, and it is being run under an existing UK government framework for such works.
003761 - Seasonal waste composition analysis of durham county council municipal waste
Durham County Council (DCC) are looking to explore the market options for a contractor that will deliver a comprehensive waste composition analysis of DCC’s municipal waste streams
Preliminary market engagement (PME) for the provision of FCA regulated debt advice services in county durham
Durham County Council (DCC) is undertaking a market engagement exercise to inform its consideration of future arrangements for the provision of regulated debt advice services for C
003625 - Preliminary market engagement (PME) for the provision of meals at aycliffe secure centre
Durham County Council is seeking market engagement in relation to a future contract for the provision of a fully managed catering service at Aycliffe Secure Centre, a secure childr
003257 - Digital road management platform
The Highway Network Management Team at Durham County Council (DCC) is responsible for overseeing and managing the county's road network, supporting both operational delivery and st
Todhills landfill site - replace current leachate tank with like for like new tank
Landfill leachate is pumped from a network of collection wells on Todhills landfill site to a storage tank. The storage tank is periodically emptied by a contractor for off-site tr
Contract for ancestry library edition
Online subscription to Ancestry library edition for library users.
Appropriate adult service.
Durham County Council has a requirement for an Appropriate Adult Service. An Appropriate Adult (AA) service is a safeguarding service used in the criminal justice system to protect
003730 - Traffic signal cable supply
Supply of specialist traffic signal cable.
Supply of cameras and associated equipment used for traffic monitoring purposes
This service shall be provided for existing cameras and any additional cameras installed as and when required during the period of the contract.The service shall consist of the fol
003843 - Preliminary market engagement (PME) for virtual reality (VR) headsets
The Council is inviting suppliers to participate in preliminary engagement to gain insight from the market with the purpose of making any potential future exercise, well framed, fe
Horden masterplan - planning application, for third, fourth and fifth street - project management services
Horden Masterplan - Planning Application, for Third, Fourth and Fifth Street - Project Management Services. A proposal is requested in relation to Framework Agreement: NEPO212: Sup
Housing, health & wellbeing hospital discharge support service
The service is to prevent individuals aged 18 and over from being discharged from hospital into street homelessness, and to support safe, timely, and sustainable discharges through
003789 - Traffic signals equipment
Direct Award for the Supply of Traffic Signals Equipment
Crisis and resilience food bank provision
DCC require individuals in financial hardship who have no access to food to be able to access emergency food provision throughout the County Durham location. Food parcels are a sho
Grant to third party VCS providers
For VCS organisations to support individuals households in crisis, including awards of goods/vouchers or resilience services to build community infrastructure, longer term resilien
Grant to third sector VCS providers
For VCS organisations to support individuals households in crisis, including awards of goods/vouchers or resilience services to build community infrastructure, longer term resilien