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title: "DurhamWorks Employment Routeways"
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# DurhamWorks Employment Routeways

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/durhamworks-employment-routeways-ocds-h6vhtk-0312fc). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Durham County Council: "DurhamWorks Employment Routeways". Published status: complete. Published Value: £1,700,000. 2 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 4 Mar 2022, 12:00 GMT. 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:** £1,700,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 4 March 2022 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 2
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Education and training services
- **Delivery Location:** UKC14
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0312fc`

## 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/durhamworks-employment-routeways-ocds-h6vhtk-0312fc#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [nepo.org](/out?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nepo.org)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/durhamworks-employment-routeways-ocds-h6vhtk-0312fc#participate

## Description
The contract has been divided into two lots. 
Lot 1- DurhamWorks (Durham Directions) - Employment Routeways
Lot 2- DurhamWorks 3 - Employment Routeways
Providers to deliver programmes across all employment sectors however you should pay attention to the most popular sectors our demographic of young people are interested in where there are recognised and realistic opportunities for progression to Employment , Apprenticeships, Traineeships or Further Education.

## Lots (2)
### Lot 1: DurhamWorks (Durham Directions) - Employment Routeways
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 80000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC

- **Estimated Value:** £1,200,000
- **Description:** This procurement is issued under an Open Tender process in line with Public Contracts Regulation 2015, under Regulation 74 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 for contracts for social and other specific services (Light Touch Regime). Additional ...

### Lot 2: DurhamWorks 3 - Employment Routeways
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 80000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC

- **Estimated Value:** £500,000
- **Description:** This procurement is issued under an Open Tender process in line with Public Contracts Regulation 2015, under Regulation 74 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 for contracts for social and other specific services (Light Touch Regime). Additional ...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (3)
- **Award:** 010821-2022-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **CentrePoint Soho t/a Centrepoint Works**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-151277`

- **Award:** 010821-2022-2 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Optimum Skills Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-107454`

- **Award:** 010821-2022-3 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **SMARTT North East**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-68102`

## Contracts (3)
- **Contract:** 010821-2022-1 (active)

  - Signed Date: 28/03/2022

- **Contract:** 010821-2022-2 (active)

  - Signed Date: 28/03/2022

- **Contract:** 010821-2022-3 (active)

  - Signed Date: 28/03/2022

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F010821-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-04-27T11:59:35.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T08:50:43.381Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0312fc