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Durham County Council
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Total contracts
1,716
Known spend
£4bn
1427 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 (1716)
Social care in prisons in county durham
NHS England have contracted with Spectrum Community Healthcare, in partnership with Tess, Esk and Wear Valley Mental Health Foundation Trust and Humankind to provide the healthcare
Lot 3 - corporate & workforce development training
Durham County Council is seeking a single Provider to deliver training on the following: 1) Conducting Investigation Skills 2) Managing Difficult Staff 3) Essential Skills for New
The supply installation and removal of christmas decorations
Contract to supply and install specialist Christmas decorations in Durham City and Chester Le Street for the period 2020 to 2021, including pull out testing of existing building an
Contract for fellfoot forward landscape partnership scheme - community archaeologist
This contract is for a Community Archaeologist to deliver the community archaeology project in partnership with Fellfoot Forward Landscape Partnership. All the documentation is ava
Interim & final assessment of both north durham & south durham community led local development (CLLD) programmes
This is to appoint an organisation to undertake an interim and final summative assessment for the Community Led Local Development (CLLD) programmes which are funded through the Eur
Ludworth primary school - roofing
Supply and erect scaffold
Employee assistance programme and critical incident stress response service
Employee Assistance Programme and critical incident stress response service
Elvet bridge re-articulation temporary works professional services
Award notice
Tier 4 in-patient detoxification residential services framework
The overarching aim of tier 4 in-patient assisted withdrawal is to ensure planned detoxification is appropriate and timely. Interventions should support individuals to choose recov
Lot 3.9 - conflict resolution training
Conflict Resolution Training (mediation skills)
Fellfoot forward landscape partnership scheme monitoring and evaluation
The primary objective of the contract is to support the North Pennines AONB Partnership (NPAP) in monitoring and evaluating their Fellfoot Forward Landscape Partnership Scheme (LPS
Contract for public realm improvement schemes in seaham town centre (church street and lower church street)
Contract for Public Realm Improvement Schemes in Seaham Town Centre (Church Street and Lower Church Street). Documents must be downloaded from www.nepo.org and search via reference
St andrew's primary school, door & window replacement
Renew aluminium doors & windows
Sugar hill primary school, newton aycliffe -window replacement
Supply and installation of Windows/Curtain Walling and flyscreens
Middlestone moor primary school -rooflights
Supply and install 3no Rooflights
Accredited public analyst services
The primary objective of the contract is to provide specialist, and suitably accredited, analytical services, to support Community Protection teams' inspection and enforcement role
Gb-durham: TPPL durham county council HCC lot 2 - 5 x car derived vans (4544)
TPPL Durham County Council HCC lot 2 - 5 x Car Derived Vans (4544)
Single supplier negotiation (SSN) for cleaning services for drug & alcohol recovery service estate (DARS)
Cleaning of premises utilised by the Drug and Alcohol Recovery Service Estate (DARS) for the following: • Saddler House, Bishop Auckland & Ridgemount House, Peterlee
Detailed design of the highway improvements at the A19/A182 junction
Detailed design of the highway improvements at the A19/A182 junction
Single supplier negotiation (SSN) for the cleaning contracts for DARS
Cleaning Contract for the Council's Drug and Alcohol Resource Centres (DARS)