Durham County Council tenders, awards, and pre-procurement notices.
Durham County Council has 15 open tenders and 3,171 awarded contracts on Stotles. Its activity spans Health and social work services, Construction work and Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security. It is the 3rd largest buyer in North East England by recent notice volume. Over the last five years it has awarded 1,642 contracts worth £11.5bn.
About Durham County Council
Durham County Council delivers local government services across County Durham, and buys as a local authority with its own corporate procurement team. Tenders and quotations are handled through the NEPO OPEN Portal, the council's online etendering system. Larger opportunities also appear on the government's Find a Tender Service under the Procurement Act 2023. Durham is one of twelve north-east councils sourcing goods and services through the North East Procurement Organisation. Specialist professional services can be sourced through the Bloom NEPRO framework across nineteen categories. The council also procures on behalf of additional public bodies beyond Durham itself.
UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).
Over the past 5 years, most of Durham County Council's contract awards have been in health and social work, construction work and transport equipment.
Recent notices from Durham County Council
Browse open tenders, awarded contracts, and pre-procurement documents from Durham County Council. Click on any notice to view more details.
- Open tender
Food Festival Curator
- Open tender
003257 - Digital Road Management Platform
- Open tender
Appropriate Adult Service.
- Open tender
003550 - Flagship Festival 2027
- Open tender
Events & Activities Countywide
- Open tender
Residential Substance Misuse Services
- Open tender
Residential Substance Misuse Services
Top procurement categories
Categories Durham County Council has published tenders under over the last five years.
- Health and social work services968£12.6bn
- Construction work359£1.6bn
- Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security255£112.9m
- Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation251£101.4m
- Education and training services183£163.3m
- Software package and information systems180£74.3m
- Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus)155£125.4m
- IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support112£15.8m
- Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services76£600.4m
- Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services74£82.5m
Unlock decision-makers at Durham County Council
Get direct contact details for senior stakeholders at Durham County Council so you can get your business in front of the people who actually sign off on contracts.
| Contact name | Job title | Phone number | Work email |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Procurement | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@durham-county-council.gov | |
| Commercial Director | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@durham-county-council.gov | |
| Procurement Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@durham-county-council.gov | |
| Category Lead | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@durham-county-council.gov | |
| Senior Buyer | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@durham-county-council.gov | |
| Contracts Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@durham-county-council.gov |
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