Durham County Council

• Contracts awarded351
• Period covered1 Sept 2025 to 26 Oct 2026
• Distinct suppliers430
• Contract valuesMedian £119k across the 141 awards that state a value
• Suppliers named237 of 351 awards

Open to bid now

• Small-firm friendly

  003708 - Provision of Manned Security Guard Services at NETPark

  Durham County Council · £395k · Closes 28 Oct 2026

  Durham County Council needs security guards at NETPark, a 8-building site. The contract is worth £395,000.

• Small-firm friendly

  003271 - Online Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) application provider

  Durham County Council · £1.3m · Closes 29 Oct 2026

  Durham County Council needs an online platform to manage DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) applications and results visibility. The provider must be a DBS-registered umbrella body handling roughly 5,000 applications per year.

• Small-firm friendly

  003257 - Digital Road Management Platform

  Durham County Council · £600k · Closes 30 Oct 2026

  Durham County Council needs a digital platform to manage its highway network operations, including coordination of 40,000+ annual street works, permit tracking, and traffic management. The system must integrate with the Department for Transport's Street Manager system and support both office and field staff.

• Small-firm friendly

  Traffic Data Collection

  Durham County Council · £200k · Closes 30 Oct 2026

  Durham County Council is procuring traffic data collection services across the county. The nature and requirements of surveys will vary depending on their specific purpose.

• Small-firm friendlyFramework

  HM Coroners Community Removals list

  Durham County Council · £1.5m · Closes 2 Nov 2026

  Durham County Council is building a list of providers to handle community removals for HM Coroners. Providers can apply on an ongoing basis, and the council reserves the right to close or reopen the list as needed.

• Small-firm friendly

  003726 - Internal Audit Management System

  Durham County Council · £170k · Closes 5 Nov 2026

  Durham County Council needs to replace their on-premise internal audit management system with a cloud-based solution. Full requirements are in the tender documents on open-uk.org.

• Small-firm friendly

  002468 - Contract for Fleet Equipment Maintenance and Potential Repair

  Durham County Council · £105k · Closes 17 Nov 2026

  Durham County Council needs ongoing maintenance, calibration, and repair of workshop equipment across four sites that service approximately 1100 vehicles and 3000 powered equipment items. Work includes MOT testing support and must minimise downtime on equipment used 24/7.

What they buy

• IT, software & telecoms 64 awards
• Construction & building works 58 awards
• Transport & vehicles 44 awards
• Business & professional services 42 awards
• Education & training 18 awards
• Cleaning, waste & environmental 12 awards

Contracts awarded

• Minor Adaptations Framework
  26 Oct 2026 · ends 31 Oct 2028
  Supplier not named in a form we publish
• Provision of Weighbridge test unit hire up to 40,000 KG
  26 Oct 2026 · ends 1 Aug 2028
  Awarded to CROSBY WEIGHING LIMITED
• Replacement lighting within Durham Gala Theatre
  26 Oct 2026 · ends 15 Feb 2027
  Awarded to ZG Lighting (UK) Limited
• Community Infection Prevention and Control Service
  23 Oct 2026 · £1.5m · ends 30 Nov 2028
  Supplier not named in a form we publish
• Provision of Lock Down Services and Temporary Manned Guarding for County Durham Bus Stations
  23 Oct 2026 · ends 31 Oct 2028
  Awarded to TOP MARKS FOR SECURITY SERVICES LIMITED
• Provision of Manned Security Services for Durham Bus Station
  23 Oct 2026 · ends 31 Oct 2028
  Awarded to STEADFAST SECURITY SOLUTIONS LIMITED
• Partition and Ceiling Works Coulson Street Phase 3
  20 Oct 2026 · ends 16 Nov 2026
  Awarded to PARAMOUNT CEILINGS AND PARTITIONS LTD
• WINTER MAINTENANCE AT CHILDREN YOUNG PEOPLE SERVICE SITE LOT 9 FERRYHILL
  19 Oct 2026 · ends 31 Oct 2028
  Awarded to North East Gritters Limited
• 003730 - Traffic Signal Cable Supply
  14 Oct 2026 · £576k · ends 1 Aug 2030
  Awarded to CLEVELAND CABLE COMPANY LIMITED
• 3985 - Standard Tenable.io Vulnerability Management
  14 Oct 2026 · £77k · ends 17 Nov 2027
  Awarded to SOFTCAT PLC
• Teachers' Pensions End of Year Certificate (EOYC) audit 2025/26
  14 Oct 2026 · ends 30 Nov 2026
  Awarded to FORVIS MAZARS LLP
• Seaham Docks Car Park Earthworks
  14 Oct 2026 · ends 27 Nov 2026
  Awarded to HALL CONSTRUCTION SERVICES LIMITED
• Corporate Advertising
  12 Oct 2026 · ends 31 Mar 2027
  Awarded to STEVE DAVIDSON ADVERTISING LIMITED
• Provision of CIPFA Corporate Subscription Services
  12 Oct 2026 · ends 31 Mar 2028
  Awarded to CIPFA BUSINESS LIMITED
• 003989 - Documation
  9 Oct 2026 · ends 16 Oct 2027
  Awarded to DOCUMATION SOFTWARE LIMITED
• New Woodland Maintenance Contract
  8 Oct 2026 · ends 1 Oct 2029
  Supplier not named in a form we publish
• Supply of traffic signal components
  8 Oct 2026 · £487k · ends 1 Jun 2030
  Awarded to Yunex Limited
• Procurement of Leasing Facilities Framework
  7 Oct 2026 · ends 17 Jul 2030
  Awarded to Siemens Financial Services Limited, BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions Limited, JCB Finance Ltd, Richard C Bircher (Holdings) Limited, CHG-MERIDIAN UK LIMITED, Mitsubishi HC Capital UK Plc (trading as Novuna), De Lage Landen Leasing Ltd, Econocom Limited, BPCE Equipment Solutions UK Limited, TP Leasing Limited, Room Twelve Ltd
• Bowburn Development Route Options Assessment Report
  6 Oct 2026 · £707k · ends 21 Dec 2028
  Awarded to AECOM LIMITED
• LPG supply for Killhope Lead Mining Museum
  5 Oct 2026 · ends 30 Jun 2028
  Awarded to CALOR GAS LIMITED
• Health, Wellbeing and Night Hub
  2 Oct 2026 · £1.4m · ends 31 Mar 2029
  Supplier not named in a form we publish
• Maintained Schools Web Filtering Solution via the NHSSBS DWS2
  1 Oct 2026 · £232k · ends 30 Mar 2030
  Awarded to Switchshop Limited
• Murton MOD Area Victor West Peatland Restoration Project
  30 Sept 2026 · ends 31 Mar 2027
  Awarded to Dinsdale Moorland Specialists Ltd
• Hire of Temporary Remote Monitored CCTV Systems/Services and Temporary Manned Guarding
  30 Sept 2026 · ends 8 Sept 2028
  Awarded to SHIELD SECURITY SERVICES (YORKSHIRE) LIMITED
• Grasshill Common Peatland Restoration Project
  30 Sept 2026 · ends 14 Apr 2027
  Awarded to CONSERVEFOR LTD

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