Awarded· 30 Mar 2025
Care Voids
Durham County Council · County Durham, North East
Durham County Council has awarded Care Voids. It is a contract for other health and social care in County Durham.
Source: Find a Tender, published 14 Oct 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Contract awarded
Accept Care
2025
Contract starts
2025
Award notice published
UK7 - Contract Details Notice · 15:05
View noticeNext
2027
Contract ends
2 years after it starts
About this tender
In brief
Durham County Council has awarded Care Voids. It is a contract for other health and social care in County Durham. The contract went to Accept Care. It was awarded on 30 March 2025. The contract value is £31,050. The contract runs from 31 March 2025 to 31 March 2027. It lasts 2 years.
It is run as a below threshold - without competition. Find a Tender published it on 14 October 2025. The notice number is 065306-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-05cc93.
Summary of the contracting process
Durham County Council has awarded a contract titled "Care Voids" under the procurement category of services, specifically targeting the health and social work sector. The procurement process, categorised as "light touch," was completed without competition due to its below-threshold status. The contract is set to maintain staffing levels for care services during vacancies, and it spans from 1st April 2025 to 31st March 2027.
The services will be delivered in the region of UKC14, United Kingdom. The procurement was formalised on 31st March 2025 and aligns with the legal basis of the UKPGA 2023/54. Accept Care Ltd, a large company operating in this sector, has been identified as the supplier.
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The notice in full
Care void payment when a vacancy occurs in the service to maintain the level of staffing required to meet the needs of the remaining tenants. Costs are based on an estimation between 01/04/2025 - 31/03/2027
Lots: no lot details came through with this notice. The official notice and the tender pack have the full breakdown.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- 31 Mar 2025 to 31 Mar 2027 (2 years)
- Awarded to
- Accept Care
- Number of suppliers
- 1
Procedure
- Notice type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement method
- Direct
- Procedure
- Below threshold - without competition
- Current stage
- Award
- Stages so far
- Award
- Published on
- Find a Tender Service
- Awardee scale
- Large
Values
- Contracts value
- £31,050
Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, awards value.
Status
- Tender
- Complete
- Lots
- Complete
- Awards
- Active
- Contracts
- Active
References
- Find a Tender notice
- 065306-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05cc93
- CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Town
- Durham
- Postcode
- DH1 5WB
- Electoral ward
- Framwellgate and Newton Hall
- Constituency
- City of Durham
- Region
- North East
- Sub-region
- Durham
- Area
- Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
- Country
- England
Buyer and supplier
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Durham County Council
- Category
- Services
- Address
- Durham, DH1 5WB · North East · England
Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.
Awarded supplier
- Supplier
- Accept Care
- Awardee scale
- Large
- Number of suppliers
- 1
- Awards value
- Not stated
- Company record
- Search Companies House
Documents and links
Questions about Care Voids
Who won the Care Voids contract?
Durham County Council awarded the contract to Accept Care on 30 March 2025. It is due to end on 31 March 2027, which is when a re-tender would normally follow.
How much is the Care Voids contract worth?
The contract value is £31,050. The contract runs from 31 March 2025 to 31 March 2027 (2 years).
Who is the buyer for Care Voids?
Durham County Council, based in County Durham, North East.
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