Awarded· 25 Mar 2025
Out of County Residential Placement for an Individual
Durham County Council · County Durham, North East
Durham County Council has awarded Out of County Residential Placement for an Individual. It is a contract for other health and social care in County Durham.
Source: Find a Tender, published 5 Sep 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Contract awarded
Akari Care
2025
Contract starts
2025
Award notice published
UK7 - Contract Details Notice · 07:02
View notice2026
Contract ends
1 year after it starts
About this tender
In brief
Durham County Council has awarded Out of County Residential Placement for an Individual. It is a contract for other health and social care in County Durham. The contract went to Akari Care. It was awarded on 25 March 2025. The contract value is £44,527. The contract runs from 25 March 2025 to 31 March 2026. It lasts 1 year.
It is run as a below threshold - without competition. Find a Tender published it on 5 September 2025. The notice number is 054101-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-059492.
Summary of the contracting process
The procurement process, conducted by Durham County Council, focuses on an "Out of County Residential Placement for an Individual" within the health and social work services sector. The procurement process was completed without competition under a direct procurement method, classified as a light-touch regime. The contract has been successfully awarded to AKARI CARE LIMITED.
The contract, active since 25th March 2025, is set in the UKC region (Durham), and has provisions for renewal if it continues to meet the service user's needs. The contract's period extends until 31st March 2026, with a potential extension up to 31st March 2027. The gross contract value is £53,432.50.
The notice in full
Out of County Residential / Nursing Care Placement for an individual Service user
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
- 25 Mar 2025 to 31 Mar 2026 (1 year)
- Awarded to
- Akari 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
- £44,527
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
- 054101-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-059492
- 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
- Akari Care
- Awardee scale
- Large
- Number of suppliers
- 1
- Awards value
- Not stated
- Company record
- Search Companies House
Documents and links
Questions about Out of County Residential Placement for an Individual
Who won the Out of County Residential Placement for an Individual contract?
Durham County Council awarded the contract to Akari Care on 25 March 2025. It is due to end on 31 March 2026, which is when a re-tender would normally follow.
How much is the Out of County Residential Placement for an Individual contract worth?
The contract value is £44,527. The contract runs from 25 March 2025 to 31 March 2026 (1 year).
Who is the buyer for Out of County Residential Placement for an Individual?
Durham County Council, based in County Durham, North East.
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