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Published 9 Sept 2026, 13:31 BST
Official UK Procurement Procedure
Contract for Cash Collection & Cash In Transit Services
Local Council
services
Above threshold
Open procedure
Financial and insurance services
Published value
£400,000
Submission deadline
5 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
Clarification Cut-Off
18 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
Contract duration
2 yrs (with extension options)
Electronic Sourcing Gateway:
Published portal
Instructions: The documents must be downloaded from www.open-uk.org
Any questions must be raised though this Open system for a response
What is being bought & procurement scope
Procurement Scope & Specification
Executive Summary: Durham County Council: "Contract for Cash Collection & Cash In Transit Services". Published status: active. Published value: £400,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 5 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Official Requirement Description:
Durham County Council require the following range of services:
a) The secure collection of cash and cheques from various collection points as specified by the Council.
b) The secure storage of all cash and cheques whilst in transit.
c) The onward delivery/depositing of all cash and cheques collected, either to another collection point, or at a nominated cash receiving facility (subject to 'Approved Contractor Status'), or Bank. Based on the varying banking arrangements that Durham County Council may have in place throughout the contract period, the nominated cash receiving facilities or Bank may need to be amended.
d) When necessary, the secure overnight storage of both cash and cheques collected will be required.
e) The provision of a 'change float' service on either a scheduled or ad-hoc basis, to a specified Collection Point.
Lots and requirements (1)
Procurement Structure
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedactiveRenewalPublished value£400,000The source published no individual title or description for this lot.Contract period:1 Dec 2026 — 30 Nov 2028 (2 yrs)Eligibility:Not publishedOptions / extension:The contract is for an initial period of 2 years, with the option to extend for a further 2 years. That means the maximum contract term is 4 years in total.
Qualification snapshot & criteria
Go / No-Go Decision Box
Evaluation weighting
Technical Questions: 40%
Price: 50%
Social Value: 10%
Incumbent & Market Position
Top Retained Vendor (Authority Spend)HYMANS ROBERTSON LLPHolds 68.7% of historical attributable spend
High ConcentrationEntry requirements & qualification
Turnover Benchmark
Insurance Commitments (No Upfront Purchase Needed)
Accreditations & Security Vetting
Contract Duration & Term OptionsExpected duration: 2 yrs (with extension options)
Published track record for Durham County Council. These figures describe rolling 24 months, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Avg price drop
Not availableEarly / insufficient sample
Competition Density
8Bids / Report (median)
Supplier Concentration
Published spend
£1,745,733Historical spend
Methodology & coverage notes (4 active published awards)
Coverage: 4 active published awards; 4 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers in this Category (CPV 66):
Supplier Name | Historic Awards | Attributable Value | Avg. Price Discount |
|---|---|---|---|
| HYMANS ROBERTSON LLP | 1 win | £1,200,000 | No published budget |
| Marsh Limited | 2 wins | £517,233 | No published budget |
| Allianz Insurance plc | 1 win | £28,500 | No published budget |
Sector Market Benchmark & Opportunity Radar
CPV 66 · UK Sector Analysis
Observed CPV-sector evidence
Prepared 9 Sept 2026, 14:11 BST
Observed CPV-sector evidence where it exists, with clearly labelled UK all-sector context for sparse fields; this is market context, not a bid forecast.
Median Winning Discount
0%
Typical Bids Received
3reported bids
Decision Velocity
~57 days
Notice Stability
Stable notice
Top Contenders in this Sector (CPV 66)
Supplier | Awards won | Total awarded value | Avg. winning discount |
|---|---|---|---|
INTACT INSURANCE IRELAND DAC UK BRANCHCRN: BR022229 | 59 contracts | £16,821,444 | At ceiling / not disclosed |
Marsh LimitedCRN: 01507274 | 57 contracts | £7,532,300 | At ceiling / not disclosed |
| 51 contracts | £6,472,954 | At ceiling / not disclosed | |
AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP UK LIMITEDCRN: 10737370 | 51 contracts | £640,466 | At ceiling / not disclosed |
RSA NI Insurance LtdCRN: NI039814 | 36 contracts | £733,676 | At ceiling / not disclosed |
| 35 contracts | £69,894,495 | At ceiling / not disclosed | |
| 29 contracts | Not disclosed | At ceiling / not disclosed | |
| 29 contracts | Not disclosed | At ceiling / not disclosed | |
| 29 contracts | Not disclosed | At ceiling / not disclosed | |
| 27 contracts | £1,203,002 | At ceiling / not disclosed |
Comparable Published Opportunities & Re-tender Precedents
Historic records ranked from matching published evidence. They serve as research precedents for contract scoping, specifications, and previous awardees.
Published procedure | Published value | Matching evidence |
|---|---|---|
Delivery Partner for Development of Fifth Street as part of the Durham County Council Horden Master PlanDurham County Council · 9 Jul 2026, 15:22 BST | £0 | same CPV family same authority |
Small Venues Fund - Fund AdministratorNorth East Combined Authority · 2 Sept 2026, 11:55 BST | £250,000 | same CPV family same region similar value band |
Provision of Service Standard Contract: Contract for Insurance Advisory ServicesMerseyside Waste Disposal Authority · 4 Sept 2026, 11:31 BST | £100,000 | same CPV family similar value band |
Provision of Corporate and Professional Services to Big Life Schools Multi Academy TrustBig Life Schools · 8 Sept 2026, 12:28 BST | £450,000 | same CPV family similar value band |
AI Live Testing SupportFinancial Conduct Authority · 7 Sept 2026, 10:09 BST | £375,000 | same CPV family similar value band |
Method: tender-intelligence-v1. Empirical OCDS facts and cross-sector percentiles; missing fields remain unrecorded.
Procedure terms & legal framework
| Procedure method | Open procedure | Legal basis | UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023 | Procurement category | services |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notice status | active | Procurement threshold | Above threshold (FTS publication) | Regulatory regime | Standard commercial regime |
| Commercial structure | Stand-alone contract (No framework) | Competition type | Competitive procedure | GPA WTO covered | Unspecified in notice |
| Recurring procurement | No (One-off requirement) | First published | 9 Sept 2026, 13:31 BST | Last source update | 9 Sept 2026, 13:31 BST |
| Award evaluation window | Submission end — 16 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST | Classification (CPV) | Financial and insurance services | ||
| Delivery area | |||||
| Official Registry OCID | ocds-h6vhtk-06f5a3 | ||||
How to participate & submission route
Authorized E-Sourcing Portal
Official Buyer Portal
Online submission allowed
Language: EN
| Expression of interest (EOI) | — | Tender submission deadline | 5 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST | Clarification deadline | 18 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission channel | Official e-sourcing portal | Electronic submission | Allowed | Accepted languages | en |
| Participation fee | Free of charge (Open access) | ||||
Detailed Submission Instructions & Authority Contacts
The documents must be downloaded from www.open-uk.org
Any questions must be raised though this Open system for a response
Timeline
- Procedure published
9 Sept 2026, 13:31 BST - Clarification deadline
18 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST - Submission deadline
5 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
Commercial outcome and contract awards
Awards (0)No award published |
Contracts (0)No contract published |
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published |
Notice history
From official release and amendment events
- Official notice release published
9 Sept 2026, 13:31 BST
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
Durham County Council
Contracting authority
Local Council
Official Documents & Specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copied
- 9 Sept 2026, 13:31 BST