Awarded· 28 Sept 2025
Out of County Specialist Residential Placement
Durham County Council · County Durham, North East
Durham County Council has awarded Out of County Specialist Residential Placement. It is a contract for residential care and care home in County Durham.
Source: Find a Tender, published 21 Oct 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Contract awarded
Pathway Care Group
2025
Contract starts
2025
Award notice published
UK7 - Contract Details Notice · 07:45
View notice2026
Contract ends
0½ years after it starts
About this tender
In brief
Durham County Council has awarded Out of County Specialist Residential Placement. It is a contract for residential care and care home in County Durham. The contract went to Pathway Care Group. It was awarded on 28 September 2025. The contract value is £31,096. The contract runs from 28 September 2025 to 31 March 2026. It lasts 0½ years.
It is run as a below threshold - without competition. Find a Tender published it on 21 October 2025. The notice number is 066936-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-05d056.
Summary of the contracting process
The procurement process conducted by Durham County Council pertains to the "Out of County Specialist Residential Placement" contract, classified under the "services" category specifically for health and social work services. This procurement is directed towards an individual specialist residential care placement as per service user choice.
The contract, awarded on 21st October 2025 following a direct procurement method without competition (below threshold), covers the period from 29th September 2025 to 31st March 2026. This initiative aligns with legal requirements under UK legislation 2023/54 and is situated within the UKC2 region.
The notice in full
Out of County Specialist Residential Care Placement for an individual - service user choice
Lots: no lot details came through with this notice. The official notice and the tender pack have the full breakdown.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Residential Care
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- 28 Sep 2025 to 31 Mar 2026 (0½ years)
- Awarded to
- Pathway Care Group
- 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
- £31,096
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
- 066936-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05d056
- 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
- Pathway Care Group
- Awardee scale
- Large
- Number of suppliers
- 1
- Awards value
- Not stated
- Company record
- Search Companies House
Documents and links
Questions about Out of County Specialist Residential Placement
Who won the Out of County Specialist Residential Placement contract?
Durham County Council awarded the contract to Pathway Care Group on 28 September 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 Specialist Residential Placement contract worth?
The contract value is £31,096. The contract runs from 28 September 2025 to 31 March 2026 (0½ years).
Who is the buyer for Out of County Specialist Residential Placement?
Durham County Council, based in County Durham, North East.
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