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# Contract for the Provision of 24 hour Residential and / or Nursing Care Services across County Durham

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/contract-for-the-provision-of-24-hour-residential-and-or-nursing-care-services-across-coun-ocds-h6vhtk-04e48f). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Durham County Council: "Contract for the Provision of 24 hour Residential and / or Nursing Care Services across County Durham". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: £600,000,000. 7 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 3 Apr 2025, 10:00 BST. Published submission portal: open-uk.org.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Durham County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/durham-county-council-ons-e06000047)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £600,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 3 April 2025 at 10:00 BST
- **Lots:** 7
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Health and social work services
- **Delivery Location:** UKC14
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04e48f`

## 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-the-provision-of-24-hour-residential-and-or-nursing-care-services-across-coun-ocds-h6vhtk-04e48f#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [open-uk.org](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fopen-uk.org%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/contract-for-the-provision-of-24-hour-residential-and-or-nursing-care-services-across-coun-ocds-h6vhtk-04e48f#participate

## Description
This Contract is for the provision of 24 hour residential and / or nursing care services (the Services).
The Services shall be delivered with the aim of promoting person-centred care and quality of life for Service Users.
The Contract will operate as an Open Select List which providers will be appointed to and the subsequent delivery of any Services will be supplemented by separate, Individual Placement Agreements

## Lots (7)
> **Shared lot scope:** This procurement is issued under an Open Tender process in line with Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR). The Council considers that the procurement falls under Regulation 74 of the PCR for contracts for social and other specific services (Light Touch Regime). Additional information: see OPEN202572
https://open-uk.org/
> Applies to lots 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7.

### Lot 1: OSL 1 - Derwentside
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 85000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC

- **Estimated Value:** £109,000,000
- **Description:** This procurement is issued under an Open Tender process in line with Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR). The Council considers that the procurement falls under Regulation 74 of the PCR for contracts for social and other specific services (Light ...

### Lot 2: OSL 2 - Chester le Street
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 85000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC

- **Estimated Value:** £45,000,000

### Lot 3: OSL 3 - Wear Valley
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 85000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC

- **Estimated Value:** £124,000,000

### Lot 4: OSL 4 - Durham
- **Lot id:** `4`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 85000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC

- **Estimated Value:** £59,000,000

### Lot 5: OSL 5 - Easington
- **Lot id:** `5`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 85000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC

- **Estimated Value:** £148,000,000

### Lot 6: OSL 6 - Teesdale
- **Lot id:** `6`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 85000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC

- **Estimated Value:** £14,000,000

### Lot 7: OSL 7 - Sedgefield
- **Lot id:** `7`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 85000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC

- **Estimated Value:** £101,000,000

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (96)
> **Award Register:** 96 awards have been published for this procedure. Showing the first 25:
> [View complete award roster, contract values, and supplier list on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/contract-for-the-provision-of-24-hour-residential-and-or-nursing-care-services-across-coun-ocds-h6vhtk-04e48f#outcome)

- **Award:** 044002-2025-Abbeyvale Care Centre-24 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **ESSENTIAL CARE & SUPPORT LTD**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH-04946148`

- **Award:** 044002-2025-Abbotts Court Care Home-2 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Hawthorns Lodge Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH:11534334`

- **Award:** 044002-2025-Abigail Lodge-78 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **TAMARIS HEALTHCARE (ENGLAND) LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH-03328661`

- **Award:** 044002-2025-Acorn Grange-51 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **MANOR CARE HOME GROUP**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH:7058495`

- **Award:** 044002-2025-Ashwood Park Residential and Nursing Home-66 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Sanctuary Care Ltd (Ivydene Residential and Nursing Home)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-176973`

- **Award:** 044002-2025-Aycliffe Care Home-4 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **AKARI CARE LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH-07737949`

- **Award:** 044002-2025-Bannatyne Lodge Care Home-45 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **HILL CARE 3 LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH:7602678`

- **Award:** 044002-2025-Barrington Lodge-82 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **TAMARIS HEALTHCARE (ENGLAND) LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH-03328661`

- **Award:** 044002-2025-Beachcomber Care Home-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **A Charles Thomas (care) Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH:2125227`

- **Award:** 044002-2025-Beaconsfield Court-37 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **HC-ONE LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH-07712656`

- **Award:** 044002-2025-Beamish Residential Care Home-11 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **BEAMISH RESIDENTIAL CARE HOMES LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH:4297381`

- **Award:** 044002-2025-Beddell House Care Home-71 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **SHERBURN HOUSE CHARITY**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH:11196374`

- **Award:** 044002-2025-Bethany house nursing home-60 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **OBJECTQUEST LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-29297`

- **Award:** 044002-2025-Birchwood Court Residential Care Home-67 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Sanctuary Care Ltd (Ivydene Residential and Nursing Home)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-176973`

- **Award:** 044002-2025-Bishopsgate Lodge Care Home-47 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **LANDONA HOUSE LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-136053`

- **Award:** 044002-2025-Bowburn Care Centre-75 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **ST PHILIPS CARE CALEDONIA LTD**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-87141`

- **Award:** 044002-2025-Brancepeth Court - Willington Care village-13 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **SHAFTESBURY CARE GRP Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH:7707240`

- **Award:** 044002-2025-Brandon Lodge Care Home-49 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **LOTUS CARE BRANDON LODGE**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH:15383348`

- **Award:** 044002-2025-Brockwell Court-81 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **TAMARIS HEALTHCARE (ENGLAND) LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH-03328661`

- **Award:** 044002-2025-Castle Bank Care Home-89 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Castle Bank Care Home**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH:4794969`

- **Award:** 044002-2025-Cedar Court Residential and Nursing Home-68 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Sanctuary Care Ltd (Ivydene Residential and Nursing Home)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-176973`

- **Award:** 044002-2025-Chilton Care Centre-76 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **ST PHILIPS CARE CALEDONIA LTD**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-87141`

- **Award:** 044002-2025-Church View Residential Home-64 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **ROSEBERRY CARE CENTRES (ENGLAND) LTD**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-100225`

- **Award:** 044002-2025-Church View-16 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Care UK Community Partnerships Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-185305`

- **Award:** 044002-2025-Craigarran Nursing Home-20 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **CRAIGARRAN LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH:9665544`

## Contracts (96)
> [View all 96 signed contracts on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/contract-for-the-provision-of-24-hour-residential-and-or-nursing-care-services-across-coun-ocds-h6vhtk-04e48f#contracts)

- **Contract:** 044002-2025-Abbeyvale Care Centre-24 (active)

  - Signed Date: 17/06/2025

- **Contract:** 044002-2025-Abbotts Court Care Home-2 (active)

  - Signed Date: 17/06/2025

- **Contract:** 044002-2025-Abigail Lodge-78 (active)

  - Signed Date: 17/06/2025

- **Contract:** 044002-2025-Acorn Grange-51 (active)

  - Signed Date: 17/06/2025

- **Contract:** 044002-2025-Ashwood Park Residential and Nursing Home-66 (active)

  - Signed Date: 17/06/2025

- **Contract:** 044002-2025-Aycliffe Care Home-4 (active)

  - Signed Date: 17/06/2025

- **Contract:** 044002-2025-Bannatyne Lodge Care Home-45 (active)

  - Signed Date: 17/06/2025

- **Contract:** 044002-2025-Barrington Lodge-82 (active)

  - Signed Date: 17/06/2025

- **Contract:** 044002-2025-Beachcomber Care Home-1 (active)

  - Signed Date: 17/06/2025

- **Contract:** 044002-2025-Beaconsfield Court-37 (active)

  - Signed Date: 17/06/2025

- **Contract:** 044002-2025-Beamish Residential Care Home-11 (active)

  - Signed Date: 17/06/2025

- **Contract:** 044002-2025-Beddell House Care Home-71 (active)

  - Signed Date: 17/06/2025

- **Contract:** 044002-2025-Bethany house nursing home-60 (active)

  - Signed Date: 17/06/2025

- **Contract:** 044002-2025-Birchwood Court Residential Care Home-67 (active)

  - Signed Date: 17/06/2025

- **Contract:** 044002-2025-Bishopsgate Lodge Care Home-47 (active)

  - Signed Date: 17/06/2025

- **Contract:** 044002-2025-Bowburn Care Centre-75 (active)

  - Signed Date: 17/06/2025

- **Contract:** 044002-2025-Brancepeth Court - Willington Care village-13 (active)

  - Signed Date: 17/06/2025

- **Contract:** 044002-2025-Brandon Lodge Care Home-49 (active)

  - Signed Date: 17/06/2025

- **Contract:** 044002-2025-Brockwell Court-81 (active)

  - Signed Date: 17/06/2025

- **Contract:** 044002-2025-Castle Bank Care Home-89 (active)

  - Signed Date: 17/06/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F044002-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-07-29T15:37:18.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T00:28:48.260Z
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