Care Voids · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Durham County Council (Local council)

Below threshold - without competitionLight touch regime

Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: North East (UKC14)

Awarded value£68,100published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 31 Mar 2025no call for competition

Awarded to Essential Care and Support Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Care Voids - Payment when a vacancy occurs in the service to maintain the level of staffing required to meet the needs of the remaining tenants.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: North East

85000000 Health and social work services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - without competition
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Light touch regime
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 15 Oct 2025, 09:04 BST
Last source update: 15 Oct 2025, 09:04 BST
Authority reference: 002582
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-065419
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: North East (UKC14)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05cce3 Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Contract details notice published
15 Oct 2025, 09:04 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £68,1001 contract exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 31 Mar 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Essential Care and Support Ltd	£68,100 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 1 · Essential Care and Support Ltd
Signed
31 Mar 2025
Value
£68,100
Period
1 Apr 2025 – 31 Mar 2027
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Durham County Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PMPB-8772-VYWM Corten House, Dunholme Close, Durham, North East, DH1 5WBContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

ESSENTIAL CARE & SUPPORT LTDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 04946148GB-PPON: PPBG-6969-BPGD Suite 22 The Globe Centre, Accrington, North West, BB5 0REContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender15 Oct 2025, 09:04 BST