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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)
003224 Assistance with AIP, engineering reviews & inspections
Northumberland CC to assist with AIP, Engineering Reviews and Inspections
Contract for jubilee house refurbishment works
Jubilee House - Supply, Manufacture and Delivery of Bespoke Internal and External Heavy Duty Doors
Delivery partner for development of fifth street as part of the durham county council horden master plan
Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) Delivery Partner for Development of Fifth Street as part of the Durham County Council Horden Master Plan Durham County Council are inviting supp
003688 - Redstor data management renewal
To renew the existing Redstor Data Management for 12 months, as used for our commercial SLA offering.
002749 - Preliminary market engagement (PME) for business durham business support intelligence platform (BSIP)
Business Durham aims to procure a provider who can design and implement an information system that will meet Business Durham's data requirements now and for the future. The project
FC surface retexturing - mechanical captive shot & hydroblasting
Surface Retexturing - Mechanical Captive Shot and Hydroblasting
Business durham select list
Established Select List of specialists to support the pre-start, start-up businesses and existing businesses, providing a flexible and responsive service to meet evolving business
Select LIST OF primary providers FOR THE provision OF domiciliary CARE services AND reablement
Durham County Council (the Council) has a duty to provide services for vulnerable residents who are eligible for care and support according to the national criteria introduced by t
Family healthy weight service
Durham County Council wants to hire a provider to run a Family Healthy Weight Service for children aged 4-11 who are overweight or obese. The service will work with whole families using a structured weight management programme, running for 3 years from July 2026 with a possible 1-year extension, with a budget of up to £2.295 million.
Gb-durham: TPPL durham county council HCC lot 2 - 1 x renault kangoo (31380)
1 x Renault Kangoo
Gb-durham: TPPL durham county council HCC lot 2 - 2 x 3.5t cab tipper (30717)
2 x 3.5t Cab Tipper
Contract for digital advertising
Durham County Council (DCC) is exploring the potential to undertake a future procurement exercise to appoint a third-party provider for the delivery and management of the existing
Electoral management system (EMS)
Electoral Registration & Elections Management are statutory functions the Council must provide for. Both functions are managed in accordance with Government legislation/regulations
Benfieldside primary school roofing works
Benfieldside Primary School Roofing Works (Lot 1 Slate and Tile Roofing Systems)
Choice based lettings (CBL), housing register and homelessness system
The purpose of this project is to procure a comprehensive solution to support the operation and management of Durham Key Options, the Choice-Based Lettings (CBL) scheme used to adv
Select list of alternative education provision for the woodlands
The Government strongly believes that every child deserves an education that enables them to fulfil their potential, whatever their background, needs or location in the country. Al
003644 Provision OF young future HUB - OPEN access AND outreach
Durham County Council is commissioning a provider to deliver a targeted youth outreach and provision aligned to the Young Futures Hub programme. The service will combine outreach y
002827 - Sentinel - loan management database
Provision and upkeep of ongoing loan management database meeting FCA requirements. The programme manages around 350 secured loans with repayment terms from 5 years and can last unt
Firestopping protection and associated works
Framework for the Supply and Installation of Firestopping Protection and Associated Works For this Framework the Council will appoint a maximum of 2 organisations onto the framewor
Passenger information displays stanley bus station
Supply, install and maintain passenger information displays at Stanley Bus Station