Grant to Third Party VCS Providers

Official notice

Authority: Durham County Council (Local council)

Below threshold - without competitionLight touch regime

Sectors: Financial and insurance services (66)Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: North East (UKC14)

Awarded value£94,680published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 30 Apr 2026no call for competition

Awarded to County Durham Furniture Help Scheme

Notice summaryFrom the published notice

For VCS organisations to support individuals households in crisis, including awards of goods/vouchers or resilience services to build community infrastructure, longer term. resilience.

What is being bought

Published requirement description

For VCS organisations to support individuals households in crisis, including awards of goods/vouchers or resilience services to build community infrastructure, longer term

resilience.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: North East

66171000 Financial consultancy services 79342300 Customer services

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £94,6801 contract exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 30 Apr 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
County Durham Furniture Help SchemeSMEVCSE	£94,680 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 1 · County Durham Furniture Help SchemeSMEVCSE
Signed
30 Apr 2026
Value
£94,680
Period
1 May 2026 – 30 Apr 2027 · up to 30 Apr 2029 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
Option to extend 2 x 12 months

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - without competition
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Light touch regime
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 10 Sept 2026, 10:05 BST
Last source update: 10 Sept 2026, 10:05 BST
Authority reference: 003299
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-085687
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: North East (UKC14)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f658 Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Contract details notice published
10 Sept 2026, 10:05 BST
UK7

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Durham County Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PMPB-8772-VYWM Corten House, Dunholme Close, Durham, North East, DH1 5WBContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

COUNTY DURHAM FURNITURE HELP SCHEMEAwarded supplierGB-COH: 05559147GB-PPON: PZJC-3632-RPCW Unit 20 Avenue Three, Ferryhill, North East, DL17 0PBContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender10 Sept 2026, 10:05 BST