Local authority
Public sector contracts from Durham County Council
Durham County Council is a local authority that has published 913 contract awards since 2021.
188 of those were awarded in the last twelve months. Across the whole period it has used 782 different suppliers.
- 188
- Awards, last 12 months
- 913
- Awards since 2021
- 782
- Distinct suppliers
- £90k
- Median contract value
- 127
- Expiring in 18 months
Most recent award recorded 3 Sept 2026. Value figures cover the 836 of 913 contracts where a value was published.
Coming up for renewal
127 contracts expiring in the next 18 months
Contract end dates are published in the original award notices. A contract approaching its end date is a re-tender with a date on it, and the point at which a buyer is most open to a conversation.
Overview
Published contract values total £2.5bn, across the 836 contracts that state one, with a median of £90k. Framework ceilings are counted once rather than once per supplier.
Its most active procurement category is health and social care.
Lookers Group appears most frequently, holding 40 awards.
127 contracts held with this organisation are due to expire within the next eighteen months.
Awards per quarter
Recent activity
Latest contract awards
Who they buy from
Most frequent suppliers
- 01Lookers Group40 awards
- 02North East Truck & Van Ltd26 awards
- 03Motus Commercials Derby18 awards
- 04Pinkney Building Contractors Ltd15 awards
- 05Quantum Power Connections Ltd13 awards
- 06North of England Commissioning Support Unit (NECS)13 awards
- 07ATKINSREALIS UK Limited12 awards
- 08AECOM Limited12 awards
- 09Highway Construction Services Ltd10 awards
- 10BCE Northern Limited9 awards
What they buy
Most active categories
Every supplier to Durham County Council with a profile136
- ACCESS UK Ltd1
- AEBI Schmidt UK Limited1
- AECOM Limited12
- Airco Refrigeration and Airconditioning Limited1
- Align Property Partners Limited2
- ALLPAY Limited2
- AllStar Business Solutions Ltd2
- Arcus Global Limited1
- Atkins Limited1
- ATKINSREALIS UK Limited12
- BCE Northern Limited9
- BEAM Up Ltd1
- BIFFA Waste Services Ltd1
- BOXXE LImited1
- Bucher Municipal Limited1
- CAPITA Business Services Limited2
- Capita PLC1
- Causeway Technologies Limited3
- CDW Limited1
- Chiptech International Limited2
- City Electrical Factors LTD1
- CIVICA UK Limited5
- Community Integrated Care Ltd (CIC)1
- Compass Contract Services (UK) Limited1
- Corona Energy Retail 4 Limited1
- Coyle Personnel Limited1
- Creative Support Limited1
- DELL Corporation LTD5
- Dennis Eagle LTD3
- Dovetail and Slate Limited1
- ECON Engineering Ltd1
- EDF Energy Customers PLC1
- Edmundson Electrical Limited1
- Endorphins Group Limited1
- ESH Construction Limited7
- F. R. Sharrock Limited3
- Faithful + Gould Limited2
- FG Library Products Limited1
- Glasdon (UK) Limited1
- Gleeds Cost Management Limited1
- GM Coachworks Limited1
- Granicus, LLC1
- HAGS-SMP Limited.4
- Hako Machines Limited2
- Harlow Printing Limited1
- Hodgson Sayers Limited4
- Home Group Limited2
- Howdens Joinery PLC1
- HUWS Gray Ltd3
- Hydrock Consultants Limited1
- Hymans Robertson LLP1
- Identity Consult Limited5
- Ingleford Scaffolding Limited1
- Integrated Water Services Limited1
- J T Dove Limited3
- Jacobs LTD1
- Jacobs U.K.LTD4
- JACOBS UK Ltd1
- John Flowers LTD.1
- Kainos Software Limited1
- Kier Construction Limited1
- Kingfisher UPVC Windows & Doors Limited3
- Learning Pool Limited1
- Lifeways Community Care Limited1
- Link Treasury Services Limited1
- Lloyd Limited8
- Lookers Group40
- Maintel Europe Limited1
- MARSH Ltd1
- Mason Clark Associates Limited1
- Maydencroft Limited.3
- MEL Research Limited1
- MGL Demolition Limited3
- Motus Commercials Derby18
- MRI Software LIMITED1
- NEC Software Solutions (UK) Limited1
- North East Truck & Van Ltd26
- North of England Commissioning Support Unit (NECS)13
- Oracle Corporation UK LTD1
- Orangebox Training Solutions Ltd1
- Pell Frischmann Consultants Limited2
- People, Places, Lives Limited1
- Phoenix Software LTD1
- Pinkney Building Contractors Ltd15
- Policy in Practice LTD1
- Portakabin LTD1
- Premier Paper Group Limited1
- PRISM Infosec Ltd1
- Purcell Architecture LTD1
- Quadient UK Limited1
- Rainton Construction Limited2
- Rimini Street Limited2
- Rothwell Plumbing Services Limited1
- RPS Consulting Services Limited1
- Ryder Architecture Limited1
- Savills (UK) Limited1
- Scarab Sweepers Limited2
- Seymour Civil Engineering Contractors Limited4
- Signis Limited2
- Skyguard Limited T/A Peoplesafe1
- SoftCat PLC6
- Specialist Computer Centres PLC5
- Sport Works Ltd3
- Springs Roofing Limited3
- SSG Support Services Group LTD2
- Story Contracting Limited3
- Sutcliffe Play LTD1
- SWARCO UK & Ireland LTD1
- SWECO UK Limited3
- Switchshop Limited9
- Symology Limited1
- T Manners & Sons Limited2
- Terberg Matec UK Limited2
- Tetra Tech LTD1
- The Skills Network Limited1
- Thomas Sherriff & Co Limited2
- Toyota (GB) PLC1
- Triple Point Lease Partners2
- Turner & Townsend PLC1
- Turning Point (Services) Limited1
- UK Telematics Limited1
- Vaisala Limited1
- VALTECH Limited1
- Vistech Services Limited2
- Voicescape Limited2
- VPS (UK) Limited1
- Waterman Environmental Services Limited1
- Wicksteed Leisure LTD6
- Willmott Dixon Construction Limited2
- Wolseley UK Limited1
- WSP Limited1
- WSP UK LImited2
- Xerox UK LTD1
- XMA LImited1
- Zest Eco Limited1
- Sanctuary Personnel Limited1
The CPV codes on this work
The codes Durham County Council classifies its contracts under. Each one shows who else buys that work, the typical value, and what is coming up for renewal.
- 85000000Health and social work services119
- 79000000Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security91
- 45000000Construction work79
- 48000000Software package and information systems42
- 44000000Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus)34
- 80000000Education and training services33
- 34136000Vans21
- 34134200Tipper trucks21
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Common questions
Durham County Council, in short
Who does Durham County Council award contracts to?
Across 913 contracts recorded since 2021, Durham County Council has used 782 different suppliers. The most frequent are Lookers Group (40 contracts), North East Truck & Van Ltd (26 contracts), Motus Commercials Derby (18 contracts).
What does Durham County Council buy?
Its most active procurement categories are health and social care, construction works, vehicles and transport equipment. Categories are derived from the CPV codes published on each award notice.
When do Durham County Council contracts come up for renewal?
127 contracts awarded by Durham County Council have an end date within the next 18 months, the earliest on 30 Sept 2026. End dates come from the original award notices, so they are visible well before any re-tender is advertised.
How much does Durham County Council spend on contracts?
Published values total £2.5bn across the 836 contracts that state one, with a median of £90k. These are the values published on award notices, which for frameworks are ceilings rather than money actually spent.
How can I be alerted to new Durham County Council tenders?
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Contract data on this page is sourced from Find a Tender and Contracts Finder and published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains public sector information licensed under that licence. Figures cover contract award notices published from January 2021 onward, with comprehensive coverage from 2023. Earlier contracts, and any award not published to Find a Tender or Contracts Finder, will not appear. Figures may lag the source portals.