Contract for 2 Respite Beds - THIS CONTRACT HAS BEEN AWARDED
Durham County CouncilEstimated Value
Up to £289,380
Deadline
17 October 2016
Published
14 October 2016
Type
services
Overview
Contract Awarded o Leonard Cheshire Disability (Bradbury House): Bradbury House provides two specialist respite beds which are block booked. This care home is run by Leonard Cheshire Homes who specialise in caring for younger people with complex disabilities and health needs.
The home offers nursing care and support. There is one bed designated for younger people with complex Physical Disabilities/Neurological problems and one for people with complex Learning Disabilities/ PMLD / PD; however, vacancies in either bed space can be booked across both disciplines to ensure maximum value. The beds are largely booked by a group of people who have used this respite provision for several years; but vacant days or weeks can be booked by any suitable Co Durham service user.
AI AnalysisMembers
Requirements, key tasks and tips for reading this tender — included with Tendarix membership.
£4.99/month after a 7-day free trial. Cancel anytime before it ends and you pay nothing.
Likely incumbents
Suppliers who won similar work from this buyer in the last 5 years.
- 1
Harrogate & District NHS Foundation Trust
3 contracts wonlatest 19 Dec 2025£232m
total awarded
- 2
Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust
2 contracts wonlatest 21 May 2025£157m
total awarded
- 3
County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust
1 contract wonlatest 20 Oct 2025£29m
total awarded
- 4
Pioneering Care Partnership
1 contract wonlatest 20 Oct 2025£29m
total awarded
- 5
Acorn Children & Families Wellbeing Limited
Harrogate & District NHS Foundation Trust is the most likely incumbent based on recency and category match. To win, bidders typically need a clearly differentiated proposition or a price advantage.
Before you bid, buyers check
two years of filed accountsyour financial standingturnover vs contract valueyour Companies House recordcash flow for 30-day termscredit scores and ratios
Actions
Start free trialto open noticeStart free trial to downloadCreate an account and start a 7-day free trial to open the buyer’s own notice and tender documents, plus fit scoring and the Bid Writer. Then £4.99/month — cancel anytime.
Open Bid WriterIndependent software, web & cloud studio. We design, build and grow digital products that quietly outlast their category.
How to Apply
Step-by-step submission guide
Submission Portal
Contracts Finder
Open the original notice
Click the button below to view this tender on Contracts Finder
Find the submission method
Look for "How to apply" section — most tenders link to an eSourcing platform (e.g. In-Tend, ProContract, Jaggaer)
Create an account
Register on the eSourcing platform for free — you'll need a company email and DUNS number
Download tender documents
Download the ITT (Invitation to Tender), specification, pricing schedule, and any templates
Submit your response
Upload completed documents through the portal before the deadline — late bids are automatically rejected
Most buyers do NOT accept email submissions. You must submit through their eSourcing platform. Check the notice for the exact link.
Buyer Profile
Durham County CouncilKey Dates
Published
14 October 2016
Submission deadline
17 October 2016
Notice type
tender
Source
contracts finder
Related Tenders
Sunderland alternative provider medical services (APMS)
North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service working for and on behalf of NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board (the Relevant A
Gb-middlesbrough: planning consultancy services for land disposal
The University is looking for a qualified planning consultant to advise on how best to promote, plan and sell a piece of land on Lacy Road, Middlesbrough for residential development.
Sunderland integrated sexual health service (PSR direct award process C - notice of intention to make an award of a contact to the existing provider)
A contact for the provision of the Sunderland Integrated Sexual Health Services ("the Service") including enabling open access, cost effective and high quality provision of contrac
ANE therapeutic support services
North Tyneside Council, on behalf of Adopt North East (ANE), is reopening a framework to appoint suppliers who can deliver therapeutic parenting courses and high‑level social work assessments for adopted children and families, focusing on trauma and attachment, with the contract running until 2029.