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# Durham County Council · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/durham-county-council-ons-e06000047). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** Durham County Council is a Local authority based in North East England. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 560 published procedures, with 11 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** Durham County Council
- **Classification:** Local authority
- **Delivery Region:** North East England
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PMPB-8772-VYWM` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 11
- **Total Published Procedures:** 560
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £385m (median award: £59k) across 267 of 316 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** nhs-ods (DURHAM COUNTY COUNCIL), ons-geography (County Durham), rsh-social-housing (Durham County Council), nhs-ods (DURHAM COUNTY COUNCIL)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/durham-county-council-ons-e06000047

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 4 bids (median of 36 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 22% of lots drew only 1 bidder
- **Median Price Movement:** at the published estimate (median of 23 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 339 (86%), Framework: 53 (13%), Dynamic purchasing system: 1 (0%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Direct award: 161 (41%), Open: 113 (29%), Route not published: 60 (15%), Limited / restricted: 47 (12%), Selective: 12 (3%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Health and social work services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/health-social-care-85000000) (CPV 85):** 44 notices, last 24 months (11% of this period)
2. **[Construction work](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/construction-civil-engineering-45000000) (CPV 45):** 25 notices, last 24 months (6% of this period)
3. **[Business services: law, marketing, consulting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-services-consultancy-79000000) (CPV 79):** 23 notices, last 24 months (6% of this period)
4. **[Software package and information systems](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/software-packages-erp-48000000) (CPV 48):** 20 notices, last 24 months (5% of this period)
5. **[Other community, social and personal services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/community-cultural-services-98000000) (CPV 98):** 12 notices, last 24 months (3% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[Unite Procurement Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/unite-procurement-ltd-coh-08627563):** 13 procedures (34 awards)
2. **[Sirius Demolition](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/sirius-demolition-GB-COH-CH):** 8 procedures (25 awards)
3. **[Waythrough](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/waythrough-coh-01820492):** 8 procedures (12 awards)
4. **[Karbon Homes Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/karbon-homes-ltd-coh-rs007529):** 7 procedures
5. **[SJ SSC LIMITED T/A SportsCool Durham](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/sj-ssc-limited-t-a-sportscool-durham-coh-12457665):** 6 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[SUEZ Recycling and Recovery UK Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/suez-recycling-and-recovery-uk-ltd-coh-02291198):** £92m · [Residual Waste Management Contract Extension (VEAT Notification)](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/residual-waste-management-contract-extension-veat-notification-ocds-h6vhtk-04b570)
2. **[Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/harrogate-and-district-nhs-foundation-trust-GB-FTS-186448):** £79m · [0-25 Family Health Service](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-0-25-family-health-service-ocds-h6vhtk-051bd3)
3. **[Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/harrogate-and-district-nhs-foundation-trust-GB-FTS-186448):** £75m · [0-25 Family Health Service](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/0-25-family-health-service-ocds-h6vhtk-05f9d2)
4. **[County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust (CDDFT)](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/county-durham-and-darlington-nhs-foundation-trust-cddft-GB-FTS-133029):** £28m · [County Durham Integrated Sexual Health Service](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/county-durham-integrated-sexual-health-service-ocds-h6vhtk-04c914)
5. **[NORTHUMBRIAN WATER GROUP LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/northumbrian-water-group-limited-coh-04760441):** £20m · [NIDP-DCC Project Studies and Schemes](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/nidp-dcc-project-studies-and-schemes-ocds-h6vhtk-05975f)

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 57
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 133
- **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 Durham County Council intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/durham-county-council-ons-e06000047#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/durham-county-council-ons-e06000047
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt