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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)
Bishop auckland play space refurbishment
Play space refurbishment call off for Bishop Auckland Play Space
Bowburn primary school - design team
FURTHER COMPETITION FOR DESIGN TEAM FOR BOWBURN PRIMARY SCHOOL UNDER FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT NEPO212 - CONSTRUCTION & ENGINEERING CONSULTANCY, LOT 1: MULTI DISCIPLINARY BUILDING CONSTR
Driver training programme (adding licence categories)
Driver Training Programme (Adding Licence Categories)
Procurement of subscriptions to the letter box club
Procurement of subscriptions to the Letter Box Club for 400 children.
Stroke prevention service
• To provide support, information and guidance to people who are identified as having risk factors for stroke or who have suffered a first stroke (including Transient Ischemic Atta
Stainton grove house waste recycling centre
Stainton Grove House Waste Recycling Centre (DN: DN288631) UNDER FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT Civil Engineering for Works over £250k
Provision of a two year occupational based physiotherapy services programme
A two year programme of providing an occupational physiotherapy services for one day per week for the sole use of Durham County Council's Direct Services employees. This will invol
Durham business opportunities programme (DBOP) food and drink sector strand
This contract is to appoint an organisation to support the development of Food and Drink sector businesses in County Durham. This is the fourth of the five strands of intensive sup
County durham wellbeing for life service
County Durham Wellbeing for Life Service
Addison park play space refurbishment
Addison Park Play Space Refurbishment
Binchester A) design supply installation and maintenance of play space refurbishment
Binchester A) Design Supply Installation and Maintenance of Play Space Refurbishment
Lanchester design supply installation and maintenance of play space refurbishment
Lanchester Design Supply Installation and Maintenance of Play Space Refurbishment
Contract for home to school transport to/from mainstream and special education needs schools and adult centres
This procurement is for a number of separate contracts for provision of transport to/from school and further education, for swimming lessons, and for social care. To download the t
Lot 2 - packaged software
Contract award Additional information: award
Framework agreement for the supply, delivery and commissioning of wall mounted and floor standing natural gas fired condensing boilers
This Framework is for the Supply, Delivery and Commissioning of Wall Mounted and Floor Standing Natural Gas Fired Condensing Boilers for an initial period of 2 years with the optio
Framework agreement for the design, measure, supply & installation of pvcu, doors & curtain walling
esign, Measure, Supply and Installation of PVCu Windows, Doors and Curtain Walling for use by Durham County Council, and the following additional Contracting Authorities, where the
Framework agreement for mechanical contractors for minor works
Framework Agreement for Mechanical Contractors for Minor Works for Durham County Council, for works on both existing and new build premises for a range of Council owned properties.
Framework agreement for street lighting assistance and independent connection provision
Durham County Council is seeking to appoint a framework of suppliers to provide the above services to Durham County Council and NEPO Members and Associate Members. There are three
Contract for the supply of coach journeys 2018
Under Durham County Council's Contract Procedure Rules a Request for Quotation procedure was conducted for this procurement. International Coach journeys for Schools during 2018/19
YAM train the trainer programme
The YAM program was originally developed for the Saving and Empowering Young Lives in Europe (SEYLE) research project and was modeled on previous universal school-based programs in