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# Contract for Short Term Assistance Service

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/contract-for-short-term-assistance-service-ocds-h6vhtk-033bd5). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Durham County Council: "Contract for Short Term Assistance Service". Published status: complete. Published Value: £768,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 20 Jun 2022, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.nepo.org.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Durham County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/durham-county-council-ons-e06000047)
- **Published Value:** £768,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 20 June 2022 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Health and social work services
- **Delivery Location:** UKC14
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £768,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-033bd5`

## 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/contract-for-short-term-assistance-service-ocds-h6vhtk-033bd5#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [nepo.org](/out?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nepo.org)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/contract-for-short-term-assistance-service-ocds-h6vhtk-033bd5#participate

## Description
This contract is for Short Term Assistance Service to be accessed by adult service users
("the Contract") for Durham County Council and affiliated bodies. 
The Short Term Assistance Service (STAS) will provide assistance for three main elements: 
• Support with Admission Avoidance / Hospital Discharge (Intermediate Care)
• Provide a bridging service (when a domiciliary or reablement care package cannot start on
the date required)
• Carers Emergency Support to deliver replacement care in an unpaid carer emergency

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active

- **Delivery regions:** UKC

- **Description:** This contract is for Short Term Assistance Service to be accessed by adult service users
("the Contract") for Durham County Council and affiliated bodies. 
The Short Term Assistance Service (STAS) will provide assistance for three main elements: 
• S...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 026334-2022-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Supportive SRC Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH:03962187`
  - Value: £768,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 026334-2022-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £768,000

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F026334-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-09-21T10:04:48.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T11:57:52.341Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-033bd5