Awarded· 18 Jun 2025
Cost of Living and Debt Advice
Durham County Council · County Durham, North East
Durham County Council has awarded Cost of Living and Debt Advice. It is a contract for other health and social care in County Durham.
Source: Find a Tender, published 23 Jul 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Contract awarded
2025
Contract starts
2025
Award notice published
UK7 - Contract Details Notice · 14:47
View notice2026
Contract ends
1 year after it starts
About this tender
In brief
Durham County Council has awarded Cost of Living and Debt Advice. It is a contract for other health and social care in County Durham. It was awarded on 18 June 2025. The contract value is £301,874. The contract runs from 30 June 2025 to 31 March 2026. It lasts 1 year.
It is run as a below threshold - unknown. Find a Tender published it on 23 July 2025. The notice number is 042470-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-0564cc.
Summary of the contracting process
Durham County Council has completed a public procurement process titled "Cost of Living and Debt Advice," focusing on the delivery of cost of living and debt advice services in the Durham region of the United Kingdom. This procurement falls under the services category and was funded through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. The procurement process reached the award stage as of 23rd July 2025.
The contract, valued at £301,874 (gross), is designed to be completed by 31st March 2026 and commenced on 1st July 2025. The procurement method was described as "Below threshold - unknown," adhering to the light-touch regime for guidance services. The primary location for service delivery is UKC14, aligning with Durham's local government area.
The contract was awarded to several suppliers, including AGE CONCERN DURHAM COUNTY, CITIZENS ADVICE COUNTY DURHAM, DURHAM CHRISTIAN PARTNERSHIP, and EAST DURHAM COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TRUST LIMITED. Small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and larger non-profit organisations in the guidance services sector, especially those with experience in community development and social services, would find such opportunities profitable and well within their operational scope.
The notice in full
Cost of living and debt advice delivered by four community partners funded through the UK Shared Prosperity fund.
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 health and social care
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- 30 Jun 2025 to 31 Mar 2026 (1 year)
- Number of suppliers
- 4
Procedure
- Notice type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procedure
- Below threshold - unknown
- Current stage
- Award
- Stages so far
- Award
- Published on
- Find a Tender Service
- Awardee scale
- Large, SME
Not stated in the notice: procurement method.
Values
- Contracts value
- £301,874
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
- 042470-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0564cc
- CPV code
- 85312310 - Guidance 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
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Durham County Council
- Category
- Services
- Address
- Durham, DH1 5WB · North East · England
Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.
Documents and links
Questions about Cost of Living and Debt Advice
Who won the Cost of Living and Debt Advice contract?
The award notice does not name the supplier. The full record is in the official notice linked on this page.
How much is the Cost of Living and Debt Advice contract worth?
The contract value is £301,874. The contract runs from 30 June 2025 to 31 March 2026 (1 year).
Who is the buyer for Cost of Living and Debt Advice?
Durham County Council, based in County Durham, North East.
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