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title: "Community Infection Prevention and Control Service"
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# Community Infection Prevention and Control Service

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/community-infection-prevention-and-control-service-ocds-h6vhtk-078f76). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Durham County Council: "Community Infection Prevention and Control Service". Published status: complete. Contract Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Durham County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/durham-county-council-ons-e06000047)
- **Contract Value (direct award):** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Direct award
- **Main Category:** Not published
- **Classifications (CPV):** None published
- **Delivery Location:** UKC14
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £1,500,000 (exc. VAT, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 3 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/community-infection-prevention-and-control-service-ocds-h6vhtk-078f76#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-078f76`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/community-infection-prevention-and-control-service-ocds-h6vhtk-078f76#tl-md)

## Description
Health protection is a statutory responsibility of the DPH and delivered by a range of partners. The DPH has responsibility for the overview of prevention and control infection and communicable disease in the population. This role includes being assured that effective arrangements are in place to prevent and control infection across health, social care and wider community settings including education settings.
The aim of the Community IPC service is to protect County Durham residents by reducing the risk of infection and ensuring IPC across local settings. This is achieved by expert advice, guidance, training and intervention provided as required across of variety of settings including:
o GP surgeries
o CQC registered children's residential homes
o Care homes
o Educational settings, with a priority focus on special education needs schools (SEND)
o Domiciliary care providers
o Adult day care settings
o Other settings as required.
The service will provide assurance and oversight to the DPH that this is occurring, and ensuring quality standards are met in relation to management of HCAIs.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 80000000, 85000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 1 (pending)

  - Supplier(s): **COUNTY DURHAM AND DARLINGTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-NHS-RXP`
  - Value: £1,500,000 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 22/10/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F100692-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-10-23T15:00:38.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-25T01:56:29.206Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-078f76