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Durham County Council: public contracts, suppliers and opportunities
Durham County Council has published 429 contract awards on Contracts Finder and Find a Tender since 23 Oct 2023, worth £944m in total as published. Most of its spending is on construction works, business services (hr, legal, marketing, admin), software. Below: what it buys, who wins, what ends soon and what is coming up.
What Durham County Council buys
Contract awards by CPV category (Common Procurement Vocabulary division), from 23 Oct 2023 to 19 Oct 2026.
| Category | CPV | Awards | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction works | 45000000 | 68 | £73.1m |
| Business services (HR, legal, marketing, admin) | 79000000 | 66 | £20.7m |
| Software | 48000000 | 48 | £34.9m |
| Vehicles & transport equipment | 34000000 | 31 | £19.1m |
| Construction materials | 44000000 | 24 | £3.8m |
| Health & social care | 85000000 | 22 | £126m |
| IT services | 72000000 | 21 | £2.7m |
| Education & training | 80000000 | 19 | £1.4m |
| Sports & leisure goods | 37000000 | 18 | £5.2m |
| Architecture & engineering | 71000000 | 10 | £33.9m |
| Most used CPV codes | Notices |
|---|---|
79000000 Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security | 59 |
45000000 Construction work | 55 |
48000000 Software package and information systems | 29 |
44000000 Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus) | 22 |
85000000 Health and social work services | 22 |
80000000 Education and training services | 17 |
72000000 IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support | 13 |
48100000 Industry specific software package | 12 |
37535200 Playground equipment | 9 |
34144511 Refuse-collection vehicles | 5 |
Recent contract awards
The latest awards with a company or organisation named as supplier. Values are as published and may be framework or multi-year totals.
| Awarded | Contract | Supplier | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Oct 2026 | WINTER MAINTENANCE AT CHILDREN YOUNG PEOPLE SERVICE SITE LOT 9 FERRYHILL | North East Gritters Limited | £6,000 |
| 14 Oct 2026 | Teachers' Pensions End of Year Certificate (EOYC) audit 2025/26 | Forvis Mazars LLP | £11k |
| 14 Oct 2026 | Seaham Docks Car Park Earthworks | Hall Construction Services Limited | |
| 12 Oct 2026 | Corporate Advertising | Steve Davidson Advertising Limited | £150k |
| 12 Oct 2026 | Provision of CIPFA Corporate Subscription Services | Cipfa Business Limited | |
| 9 Oct 2026 | 003989 - Documation | Documation Software Limited | £31k |
| 7 Oct 2026 | Procurement of Leasing Facilities Framework | BPCE Equipment Solutions UK Limited, Chg-Meridian UK Limited, De Lage Landen Leasing Ltd, Econocom Limited, JCB Finance Ltd, Mitsubishi HC Capital UK Plc (trading as Novuna), Richard C Bircher (Holdings) Limited, Room Twelve Ltd, Siemens Financial Services Limited, TP Leasing Limited | £600m |
| 5 Oct 2026 | LPG supply for Killhope Lead Mining Museum | Calor Gas Limited | |
| 2 Oct 2026 | 3985 - Standard Tenable.io Vulnerability Management | Softcat plc | £77k |
| 30 Sept 2026 | Murton MOD Area Victor West Peatland Restoration Project | Dinsdale Moorland Specialists Ltd | £395k |
| 30 Sept 2026 | Hire of Temporary Remote Monitored CCTV Systems/Services and Temporary Manned Guarding | Shield Security Services (Yorkshire) Limited | £200k |
| 30 Sept 2026 | Grasshill Common Peatland Restoration Project | Conservefor LTD | £366k |
| 29 Sept 2026 | Maintained Schools Web Filtering Solution via the NHSSBS DWS2 | Switchshop Limited | £232k |
| 28 Sept 2026 | Bowburn Development Route Options Assessment Report | Aecom Limited | £707k |
| 28 Sept 2026 | Supported Living Support Services for People with Learning Disabilities or Mental Health Needs Framework | 360 Supported Living Limited |
Top suppliers to Durham County Council
Companies and organisations named most often in its award notices since 23 Oct 2023. 41% of awards went to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
| Supplier | Awards | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Switchshop Limited | 10 | £1.8m |
| AtkinsréAlis UK Limited | 9 | £1.8m |
| AECOM Limited | 9 | £1.4m |
| BCE Northern Ltd | 7 | £6.6m |
| Lloyd Limited | 7 | £676k |
| Esh Construction Ltd | 6 | £28.2m |
| Softcat Plc | 6 | £9.4m |
| Rickerby Limited | 6 | £1.8m |
| KOMPAN Scotland Limited | 6 | £1.4m |
| HAGS SMP Ltd | 5 | £1.3m |
Contracts ending in the next 12 months
73 contracts end by 23 Oct 2027. Buyers usually re-tender 6 to 12 months before the end date, so these are the next opportunities to prepare for. End dates are as published and exclude optional extensions.
Upcoming and open opportunities
Open tenders and planned procurements (pipeline and preliminary market engagement notices) published by Durham County Council. Always read the official notice for documents and how to bid.
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Source: Contracts Finder (Crown Commercial Service) notices published 23 Oct 2023 to 23 Oct 2026, and Find a Tender (Cabinet Office) notices published 16 Sept 2026 to 22 Oct 2026. Figures are our own summary of those notices. Award counts include notices with a named organisation as supplier; notices naming individuals are left out and no individual's name is shown.
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Last updated: 23 October 2026. Information only; check the official notices before acting. Brightbench is not connected to Durham County Council.