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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.

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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

Q4 2468Q1 2559Q2 2541Q3 2522Q4 2520Q1 2634Q2 2631Q3 26100

Recent activity

Latest contract awards

ContractSupplierValueAwarded
Provision of Manned Security Services for Durham Bus StationSTEADFAST SECURITY SOLUTIONS LIMITED£500k3 Sept 2026
Provision of Lock Down Services and Temporary Manned Guarding for County Durham Bus StationsTOP MARKS FOR SECURITY SERVICES LIMITED£60k1 Sept 2026
Provision of Lock Down Services and Temporary Manned Guarding for County Durham Bus StationsTOP MARKS FOR SECURITY SERVICES LIMITED£60k1 Sept 2026
Provision of Lock Down Services and Temporary Manned Guarding for County Durham Bus StationsTOP MARKS FOR SECURITY SERVICES LIMITED£60k1 Sept 2026
003718 - Supply of Ad-hoc Network Infrastructure & Hardware via NHS SBS DWS2Switchshop Limited£450k31 Aug 2026
FME Form and FME Flow LicensesDotted Eyes Limited T/A Miso£26k20 Aug 2026
GB-Durham: TPPL Durham County Council HCC Lot 2 - 1 x Renault Kangoo (32434)Lookers Group£21k12 Aug 2026
GB-Durham: TPPL Durham County Council HCC Lot 2 - 3 x Renault Kangoo (32808)Lookers Group£56k12 Aug 2026
NEPO502 - Educational ProductsHARROW BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED£400k6 Aug 2026
Consett Arts and HeritageCONSETT AND DISTRICT HERITAGE AND ARTS COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY£9k31 Jul 2026
CLS Methodist (Cornerstones)CHESTER-LE-STREET METHODIST CHURCH£40k31 Jul 2026
Framwellgate Youth and Community CentreFRAMWELLGATE MOOR YOUTH & COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION£2k31 Jul 2026
Newton Aycliffe Youth and Community CentreNEWTON AYCLIFFE YOUTH & COMMUNITY CENTRE£37k31 Jul 2026
St Paul's CentreST. PAULS (SPENNYMOOR) CENTRE LIMITED£6k31 Jul 2026
Energy Management SoftwareSYSTEMSLINK 2000 LTD.£45k30 Jul 2026
Contract for Provision of accommodation and support for homeless individuals with multiple vulnerabilitiesJIGSAW RECOVERY PROJECT CIC£750k30 Jul 2026
Alington HouseALINGTON HOUSE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION£19k30 Jul 2026
Bullion HallBULLION COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTRE£17k30 Jul 2026
Actuarial ServicesHYMANS ROBERTSON LLP£1.2m30 Jul 2026
Bishop Auckland (Post Planning Application and RIBA 4 Design) Construction SupportJACOBS U.K. LIMITED£105k27 Jul 2026

Who they buy from

Most frequent suppliers

  1. 01Lookers Group40 awards
  2. 02North East Truck & Van Ltd26 awards
  3. 03Motus Commercials Derby18 awards
  4. 04Pinkney Building Contractors Ltd15 awards
  5. 05Quantum Power Connections Ltd13 awards
  6. 06North of England Commissioning Support Unit (NECS)13 awards
  7. 07ATKINSREALIS UK Limited12 awards
  8. 08AECOM Limited12 awards
  9. 09Highway Construction Services Ltd10 awards
  10. 10BCE Northern Limited9 awards
Every supplier to Durham County Council with a profile136

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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.

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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.