Public sector buyers · United Kingdom
Durham County Council
Procurement profile ↓Public sector tenders and awarded contracts from Durham County Council, tracked by Skim across every UK and EU procurement portal.
- Live opportunities
- 0
- Awarded contracts
- 102
- Total awarded value
- £92,593,228
- Country
- United Kingdom
Procurement pipeline
102 published notices
- Awarded
- 102100%
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The people who scope, score and sign contracts at Durham County Council — names, roles and how to reach them.
Procurement profile
What Durham County Council has awarded over the last five years, from 228 award notices.
Awarded value each year
In GBP, from awards with a published value
2022
26 awards
2023
33 awards
2024
43 awards
2025
68 awards
2026*
58 awards
Awards per year under each year. *2026 to date
Key figures
- Median contract value
- £119,197
- Last 3 years
- Typical contract length
- 2 years
- Median, last 3 years
- Suppliers used
- 158
- Last 3 years
- Awards to SMEs
- 38%
- As declared in notices
Top suppliers
By awarded value, last 3 years, framework panels excluded
- EDF Energy Customers Limited£84m
1 award · 37.9% of value
- Corona Energy£30m
1 award · 13.5% of value
- ANGLIAN WATER BUSINESS (NATIONAL) LIMITED£21m
1 award · 9.5% of value
- Esh Construction Ltd£16.1m
2 awards · 7.2% of value
- Oracle Corporation UK Ltd£10.8m
1 award · 4.9% of value
- WILLMOTT DIXON CONSTRUCTION LIMITED£10m
1 award · 4.5% of value
- Softcat PLC£8.9m
4 awards · 4% of value
- Civica UK Ltd£8.2m
4 awards · 3.7% of value
What they buy
Awards by CPV division, last 3 years
- Software package and information systems47
- Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security30
- Construction work23
- IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support19
- Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services9
- Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages8
How they buy
Procedure behind each award, last 3 years
- Framework call-off75%
- Open procedure11%
- Not stated10%
- Limited competition3%
- Direct award1%
When they award
Awards by calendar month, last 3 years. Busiest: March
| January | 6 |
|---|---|
| February | 17 |
| March | 23 |
| April | 19 |
| May | 21 |
| June | 19 |
| July | 19 |
| August | 10 |
| September | 13 |
| October | 4 |
| November | 11 |
| December | 13 |
Contracts ending in the next 12 months
47 contracts, worth £19,708,850
Soonest first, by recorded end date, not counting extension options
- Design Services and Associated Technical Support for Durham City Centre Connectivity
Ends 19 November 2026 · held by SWECO UK LIMITED · £188k
- AI Pavement Condition Assessment Direct Award via G-Cloud 13
Ends 19 November 2026 · held by VAISALA LIMITED · £305k
- Framework Agreement for Supply of Bedding Plant Plugs
Ends 30 November 2026 · held by Ball Colegrave, · £140k
44 more contracts end by November 2027
Incumbent, value and end date for every contract Durham County Council has ending, with an alert when it starts re-procuring.
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