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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)
Durham county council contract for community learning
This contract ("the Contract") is for the provision of Community Learning opportunities for adults aged 19+. Durham County Council's Adult Learning and Skills Service receive fundi
Award notice
Hackworth Road Depot Peterlee roofing
Contract for adult skills provision
This contract ("the Contract") is for the provision of learning opportunities funded through the Adult Education Budget for adults aged 19+. Durham County Council's Adult Learning
Contract for the supply of coach journeys 2017
This contract is for the supply of Coach Journeys during 2017. Durham County Council wishes to appoint Providers who can undertake both UK and International coach journeys which wi
Home to school transportation for durham county council
Invitation to Tender for Home to School transportation for Mainstream and Special Education Needs (SENS) 2016 This contract (the Contract) is for the provision for home to school t
Witton park WW1 commemorative sculpture
Witton Park WW1 Commemorative Sculpture
Contract for the decommissioning of existing static hot boxes and supply and installation of 3 static hot box boxes
Tenders are invited for the decommissioning and removal of 3 number existing hot boxes plus the supply of: 3 x 20T Diesel fuelled static Hot-Boxes, delivered and to be installed at
Replacement SAN
Contract Award notice for Direct Award via NHS Framework Link IT
Framework agreement for the supply and delivery of street lighting lamps
This Framework ("the Contract") is for Supply of Street Lighting Lamps and Associated Material. Durham County Council is seeking to appoint a single supplier to supply Lamps to Dur
Evaluation of durhamworks programme 2016-18
The 'DurhamWorks' programme is funded by the European Union's European Social Fund supported by the Youth Employment Initiative (YEI). The programme is led by Durham County Council
Contract for draught beers, wine and packaged goods for peterlee town council
This contract is for the provision of bar supplies and related services for Peterlee Town Council, and is, divided into three lots: - Supply of draught beer, lager, cider and assoc
Road patching
Road Patching
Surface dresssing
Provision of Road Surfacing Further Competition Regional NEPO Surfacing Framework
Footpath street lighting scheme A692
Footpath Street Lighting Scheme A692
The restoration of bare peat on bink moss, wemmergill estate
The restoration of severely degraded blanket bog including: the supply, transport, airlift and spreading of 450 dumpy bags of heather brash, airlift and installation of 87 stone da
Web based electronic safety management system
The primary objective of the Contract is for the supply and maintenance of an Electronic Health & Safety Management System to Durham County Council. The system must be an externall
Owner operated plant for snowploughing and general snow clearance
The supply on hire of owner operated plant for snowploughing and general snow clearance to support the existing winter maintenance contracts and assist with winter maintenance acti
The restoration of bare peat on bink moss wemmergill estate
The restoration of severely degraded blanket bog, including the supply transport, airlift and spreading of 450 dumpy bags of heather brash, the supply airlift and installation of 8
Framework agreement for fabricated steel and gate products
This is a Framework Agreement and the successful suppliers on the framework will be required to supply and deliver a comprehensive range of fabricated steel and gate products items
Contract for transport and treatment/disposal of landfill leachate
Contract for Transport and Treatment/Disposal of Landfill Leachate