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Durham County Council

councilNorth EastenglandGB

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Total contracts

1,714

Known spend

£4bn

1426 disclosed

Average value

£2m

Per contract

Active suppliers

10

Last 5 years

Open16Awarded1,323Closed330

Top suppliers

Last 5 years
  1. 1

    Waythrough

    4 winslatest 29 Jun 2026CH 01820492

    £46m

  2. 2

    Terry Group Limited

    4 winslatest 23 Oct 2025CH CH

    £1m

  3. 3

    Michael Coghlan Football Coaching

    4 winslatest 05 Aug 2026

    £967,950

  4. 4

    Karbon Homes Limited

    4 winslatest 05 Aug 2026CH RS007529

    £794,855

  5. 5

    AKARI CARE LIMITED

    4 winslatest 15 Oct 2025CH 7737949

    £196,197

  6. 6

    The Care and Support Group Ltd

    3 winslatest 23 Jul 2026

    £289m

  7. 7

    ESSENTIAL CARE & SUPPORT LTD

    3 winslatest 23 Jul 2026CH 4946148

    £289m

  8. 8

    Harrogate & District NHS Foundation Trust

    3 winslatest 19 Dec 2025

    £232m

  9. 9

    TK Access Solutions Limited

    3 winslatest 22 Apr 2025CH ch

    £4m

  10. 10

    Hodgson Sayers Ltd

    3 winslatest 10 Jun 2026

    £4m

What they buy

By CPV category
  • Construction 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

5 forecast

Tender activity

Notices published per month — last 24 months

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All contracts (1714)

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ocds-h6vhtk-059611 · award

Framework for supply, fitting & maintenance of vehicle activated signs

Durham County Council
North East

The successful supplier(s) will supply, fit & commission Vehicle Activated Signs to prewired poles (supplied by Durham County Council)

£Up to £30,000
⏱ 24 Sept 2025
Posted · 4mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-06b28a · award

Resourcing solutions executive search

Durham County Council
North East

Executive search to support recruitment for harder to fill and specialist job roles across the council and any associated advertising to support.

£Up to £170,000
Posted · 4mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-06b25b · award

Distribution of grants to small grass root organisations

Durham County Council
North East

To assess and distribute grants on behalf of DCC from Crisis and Resilience Funding to small grass roots organisations to support individuals in crisis with direct awards.

£Up to £100,000
Posted · 4mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-06b1c0 · award

The maples roofing works (lot 3 cold applied liquid roofing)

Durham County Council
North East

The Maples Roofing Works (Lot 3 Cold Applied Liquid Roofing) Call off Framework for Roofing Contractors: Lot 3 - Cold applied liquid roofing systems Open 202621

£Up to £71,294
Posted · 4mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-06b185 · award

Design, supply and install of balustrading coulson street offices

Durham County Council
North East

Design, Supply and Install of Balustrading (Including Design Element) at Coulson Street Offices, Spennymoor

£Up to £38,839
Posted · 4mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-06b092 · award

003671 - Coram BAAF electronic licences for fostering service

Durham County Council
North East

Licence to enable the service to use CORAM BAAF documents for assessments. Membership licence, paid annually in line with service needs. Contract for 3 years subject to inflation.

£Up to £75,000
Posted · 4mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-069df9 · award

003613 - Permanent exhibition fit out at thelight

Durham County Council
North East

Contract for The Light - Permanent Exhibition Fit Out and Victory Over The Sun:Encounters With Light ( formally known as the DLI)

£Up to £594,063
Posted · 4mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-066863 · award

Framework agreement for a contract for thinning works across its woodland estate

Durham County Council
North East

Framework Agreement for a Contract for Thinning Works across its woodland estate. The opportunity is issued as multiple Lot contract split into two Lots. The sites generally fall i

£Up to £60,000
⏱ 13 Apr 2026
Posted · 4mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-066f8c · tenderUpdate

Supplementary substance misuse treatment and recovery services

Durham County Council
servicesNorth East

The contract is for the provision of posts and interventions that are funded by the Supplementary Substance Misuse Treatment and Recovery and Housing Support components of the ring

£Up to £12,000,000
Posted · 4mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-06af5a · award

Main cold water service supply pipework replacement at elemore hall school

Durham County Council
North East

003512 - Main Cold Water Service Supply Pipework Replacement at Elemore Hall School

£Up to £36,455
Posted · 4mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-06af34 · award

Youth print

Durham County Council
North East

To provide support to the local VCS Youth Work infrastructure. This will include supporting anchor organisations to provide ongoing advice, support and mentoring to small agencies,

£Up to £155,000
Posted · 4mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-05d69e · award

002150 - Library management system (LMS)

Durham County Council
North East

The purpose of this project is to replace the existing Library Management System (LMS) used by Durham County Council Library Services, including 39 public libraries, prisons, and a

£Up to £450,000
⏱ 30 Mar 2026
Posted · 4mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-06acde · award

003490 - Annual licence for link maker

Durham County Council
North East

Link Maker is a national database that allows adoption agencies to match children with approved prospective adopters across England. This is the only system available and used by a

£Up to £29,722
Posted · 4mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-06acdd · award

002971 - Supply and maintenance of young people's telephone system

Durham County Council
North East

This contract is to supply and maintain a telephone system that can be used securely by young people at the centre for approved contact. The system must be able to have an approved

£Up to £34,685
Posted · 4mo agoView details →
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d4487542-af69-4288-839e-ad2d26f278bd · Contract

Roofing works at st annes CE primary school

Durham County Council
worksNorth EastSME friendly

DCC requires a provider to carry out Roofing Works at St Annes CE Primary School. Further Competition using DCC Framework for Roofing Contractors: Lot 3 Cold Applied Liquid Roofing

££123,975
⏱ 23 Mar 2026
Posted · 4mo agoView details →
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7bdac6aa-b504-47e6-806d-9066e0ca4a48 · Contract

General inspections 2025/26 - batch 1

Durham County Council
servicesNorth EastSME friendly

DCC requires a provider to complete general inspections and reporting in accordance with CS 450 and the project specification for 309 No. structures. Further competition against Fr

££59,946
⏱ 13 Feb 2026
Posted · 4mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-06ac85 · award

3110 - Durham city heat network - phase 2 DPD at durham city

Durham County Council
North East

Durham County Council has recently received funding to progress to detailed project design on their Durham City Heat Network project. This leads on from previous grant funded work

£On request
Posted · 4mo agoView details →
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6bfcb18c-816f-451e-9652-c9afe90fd9b2 · Contract

Double demountable building for kirk merrington primary

Durham County Council
goodsNorth EastSME friendly

DCC requires a provider to supply a single storey modular building comprising two standard sized classrooms to Kirk Merrington Primary School. Further competition against DPS NEPO2

££304,913
⏱ 26 Nov 2025
Posted · 4mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-06ac37 · award

Supply, manufacture and delivery of new internal timber door sets to horndale infants primary school

Durham County Council
North East

This Contract is for the Supply, Manufacture and Delivery of New Internal Timber Door sets to Horndale Infants Primary School. Address: Scholars Path, Newton Aycliffe DL5 7HB

£Up to £27,246
Posted · 4mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-06abb4 · award

Provision of children's fiction and non fiction books

Durham County Council
North East

Durham County Council's Learning Resources service depends upon being able to provide a wide selection of books to suit school requirements, and the ability to select interesting a

£Up to £135,000
Posted · 4mo agoView details →
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