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# COUNTY DURHAM AND DARLINGTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/county-durham-and-darlington-nhs-foundation-trust-nhs-rxp). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** COUNTY DURHAM AND DARLINGTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST is a Central government based in North East England. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 22 published procedures, with 1 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** COUNTY DURHAM AND DARLINGTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
- **Classification:** Central government
- **Delivery Region:** North East England
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PQLT-2871-PCJY` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 1
- **Total Published Procedures:** 22
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £11m (median award: £225k) across 10 of 10 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** nhs-ods (COUNTY DURHAM AND DARLINGTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/county-durham-and-darlington-nhs-foundation-trust-nhs-rxp

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 19 (100%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Limited / restricted: 7 (37%), Route not published: 5 (26%), Direct award: 4 (21%), Open: 2 (11%), Selective: 1 (5%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Health and social work services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/health-social-care-85000000) (CPV 85):** 7 notices, last 24 months (37% of this period)
2. **[Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/medical-devices-pharma-33000000) (CPV 33):** 3 notices, last 24 months (16% of this period)
3. **[Software package and information systems](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/software-packages-erp-48000000) (CPV 48):** 2 notices, last 24 months (11% of this period)
4. **[Administration, defence and social security](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/administration-defence-and-social-security-services-75000000) (CPV 75):** 2 notices, last 24 months (11% of this period)
5. **[Business services: law, marketing, consulting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-services-consultancy-79000000) (CPV 79):** 2 notices, last 24 months (11% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[PROJECT GENESIS LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/project-genesis-limited-coh-02796310):** 1 procedures
2. **[DURHAM CITY THERAPY LTD](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/durham-city-therapy-ltd-coh-10810091):** 1 procedures
3. **[Vigilant Protect UK Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/vigilant-protect-uk-limited-coh-sc212151):** 1 procedures
4. **[North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/north-cumbria-integrated-care-nhs-foundation-trust-GB-FTS-145745):** 1 procedures
5. **[Ssg Support Services Group Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/ssg-support-services-group-ltd-coh-09675743):** 1 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[THE NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/the-newcastle-upon-tyne-nhs-foundation-trust-GB-FTS-57015):** £4.1m · [Provision of Laboratory Services](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-laboratory-services-ocds-h6vhtk-066d1b)
2. **[PROJECT GENESIS LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/project-genesis-limited-coh-02796310):** £4.0m · [Enabling Groundwork](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/enabling-groundwork-ocds-h6vhtk-06afca)
3. **[Vigilant Protect UK Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/vigilant-protect-uk-limited-coh-sc212151):** £1.3m · [Provision of Manned Security Service](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-manned-security-service-ocds-h6vhtk-056c5b)
4. **[Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/gateshead-health-nhs-foundation-trust-GB-FTS-185383):** £501k · [Provision of Clinical Pathology Services](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-clinical-pathology-services-ocds-h6vhtk-06565a)
5. **[Deloitte](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/deloitte-coh-oc303675):** £319k · [Darlington Memorial Hospital, Hollyhurst Road, Darlington, DL3 6HX Contract Title:  Provision of External Audit via CCS framework RM6188 Audit & Assurance Services Framework Lot 2 External audit](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/darlington-memorial-hospital-hollyhurst-road-darlington-dl3-6hx-contract-title-provision-o-ocds-h6vhtk-056c5c)

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 2
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 2
- **Catalogue Retender Radar:** [Track upcoming UK contract expiries](https://tenderline.uk/retenders)

## 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 NHS FOUNDATION TRUST intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/county-durham-and-darlington-nhs-foundation-trust-nhs-rxp#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-nhs-foundation-trust-nhs-rxp
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt