Durham County Council Procurement
Buyer summary
Over the past year, Durham County Council has published 481 public procurement notices. Of these, 79 are tenders and 353 are awards. There are 299 unique titles.
Here are the buyer locations.
The top districts are County Durham and South Cambridgeshire.
The buyer publishes notices in Contracts Finder and Find a Tender.
Sector: CONSTRUCTION
Published in this sector:
- 79 notices published (60 unique titles)
- 71% are awards
- £300K median contract value (£20M highest)
- 61 named suppliers
- Latest notice published: 29 Aug 2025
Procurement categories include:
- construction work - general
- architecture and engineering services
- construction materials
- surface works
- civil engineering work
Named suppliers include:
Sector: MISCELLANEOUS
Published in this sector:
- 75 notices published (63 unique titles)
- 96% are awards
- £47K median contract value (£4M highest)
- 91 named suppliers
- Latest notice published: 05 Sep 2025
Procurement categories include:
Named suppliers include:
Sector: TRANSPORT
Published in this sector:
- 70 notices published (61 unique titles)
- 90% are awards
- £58K median contract value (£800K highest)
- 22 named suppliers
- Latest notice published: 05 Sep 2025
Procurement categories include:
Named suppliers include:
Sector: HEALTH
Published in this sector:
- 59 notices published (42 unique titles)
- 31% are awards
- £2M median contract value (£600M highest)
- 100 named suppliers
- Latest notice published: 11 Aug 2025
Procurement categories include:
- health and social work
- social care services
- community health services
- social work with accommodation
- medical products
Named suppliers include:
Sector: BUSINESS
Published in this sector:
- 40 notices published (27 unique titles)
- 88% are awards
- £188K median contract value (£5M highest)
- 30 named suppliers
- Latest notice published: 03 Sep 2025
Procurement categories include:
Named suppliers include:
Sector: TECHNOLOGY
Published in this sector:
- 38 notices published (34 unique titles)
- 84% are awards
- £156K median contract value (£11M highest)
- 28 named suppliers
- Latest notice published: 03 Sep 2025
Procurement categories include:
- software and information systems
- computer equipment
- software systems
- hardware items
- information systems
Named suppliers include:
Sector: ENVIRONMENT
Published in this sector:
- 36 notices published (33 unique titles)
- 81% are awards
- £96K median contract value (£92M highest)
- 29 named suppliers
- Latest notice published: 20 Aug 2025
Procurement categories include:
- motor vehicles
- construction equipment
- playground equipment
- agricultural services
- refuse and waste services
Named suppliers include:
Sector: INDUSTRIAL
Published in this sector:
- 31 notices published (20 unique titles)
- 68% are awards
- £290K median contract value (£84M highest)
- 19 named suppliers
- Latest notice published: 02 Sep 2025
Procurement categories include:
- consultancy services
- buildings maintenance
- electrical machinery
- lifting equipment
- microscopes, scanners
Named suppliers include:
Sector: FACILITY
Published in this sector:
- 24 notices published (17 unique titles)
- 46% are awards
- £200K median contract value (£2M highest)
- 11 named suppliers
- Latest notice published: 13 Aug 2025
Procurement categories include:
- repair and maintenance
- storage and warehousing
- furniture and furnishings
- industrial machinery
- catering services
Named suppliers include:
Sector: PROFESSIONAL
Published in this sector:
- 21 notices published (18 unique titles)
- 62% are awards
- £90K median contract value (£15M highest)
- 26 named suppliers
- Latest notice published: 04 Sep 2025
Procurement categories include:
- education and training
- technical services
- leisure services
- social and personal services
- health and social work
Named suppliers include:
Sector: DEFENCE
Published in this sector:
- 8 notices published (6 unique titles)
- 38% are awards
- £146K median contract value (£500K highest)
- 13 named suppliers
- Latest notice published: 05 Jun 2025
Procurement categories include:
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Publication pattern
The following chart shows contract values against their date of publication.
Buyer addresses
The following addresses were found in published notices.
- Corporate services
County Hall
Durham
DH1 5UL
- Corten House
Dunholme Close
Durham
DH1 5WB
- County Hall
Durham
DH1 5UJ
- Direct Services
St John's Road
Meadowfield
DH7 8XQ
- Corten House
DURHAM
DH15TS
- County Hall
Durham
CB24 3AR
Website addresses:
- www.durham.gov.uk (149)
- www.open-uk.org (15)
- www.nepo.org (4)
- www.open.org.uk (1)
- open-uk.org (1)
- www.durham.org (1)
- www.open.org (1)
- www.durhamcountycouncil.com (1)