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# County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Authority · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/county-durham-and-darlington-fire-and-rescue-authority-GB-PPON-PHZD-9911-YYLH). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Authority is a Police & fire based in North East England. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 5 published procedures, with 0 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Authority
- **Classification:** Police & fire
- **Delivery Region:** North East England
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PHZD-9911-YYLH` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 0
- **Total Published Procedures:** 5
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £151k (median award: £76k) across 2 of 2 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** ons-geography (County Durham and Darlington)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/county-durham-and-darlington-fire-and-rescue-authority-GB-PPON-PHZD-9911-YYLH

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 2 bids (median of 1 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 0% of lots drew only 1 bidder


## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 5 (100%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Open: 4 (80%), Route not published: 1 (20%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[IT services: consulting, software, internet](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/it-services-software-72000000) (CPV 72):** 2 notices, last 24 months (40% of this period)
2. **[Office and computing machinery](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/office-and-computing-machinery-equipment-and-supplies-except-30000000) (CPV 30):** 1 notices, last 24 months (20% of this period)
3. **[Radio, television, communication](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/radio-television-communication-telecommunication-and-related-32000000) (CPV 32):** 1 notices, last 24 months (20% of this period)
4. **[Business services: law, marketing, consulting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-services-consultancy-79000000) (CPV 79):** 1 notices, last 24 months (20% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[PIRANHA AUDIO VISUAL LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/piranha-audio-visual-limited-coh-08116126):** 1 procedures
2. **[BLACKHURST BUDD LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/blackhurst-budd-limited-coh-08460616):** 1 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[BLACKHURST BUDD LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/blackhurst-budd-limited-coh-08460616):** £85k · [Fire Service Legal Services (FSO Enforcement Support Services)](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/fire-service-legal-services-fso-enforcement-support-services-ocds-h6vhtk-067324)
2. **[PIRANHA AUDIO VISUAL LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/piranha-audio-visual-limited-coh-08116126):** £67k · [Incident Command Suite Audio Visual System](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cddfrs-audio-visual-suite-refresh-ocds-h6vhtk-058ff1) · Awarded: 23 Jul 2026

## Award Values & Counterparties
> **Complete Contracting Authority Dossier:** Published award values over 24 months, supplier rosters, contract expiry dates, and direct award breakdowns are available in the interactive dossier on Tenderline:
> [Explore full County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Authority intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/county-durham-and-darlington-fire-and-rescue-authority-GB-PPON-PHZD-9911-YYLH#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/county-durham-and-darlington-fire-and-rescue-authority-GB-PPON-PHZD-9911-YYLH
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt