Coming up· published 24 May 2025
Provider Panel for Community Based Support Services
Durham County Council · County Durham, North East
Durham County Council is planning Provider Panel for Community Based Support Services. It is a framework for other health and social care in County Durham.
Source: Find a Tender, published 24 May 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Pipeline notice published
UK1 - Pipeline Notice · 16:18
View notice2026
Tender notice expected
Date given in the buyer's earlier notice
2026
Contract starts
Next
2032
Contract ends
6 years after it starts
About this tender
In brief
Durham County Council is planning Provider Panel for Community Based Support Services. It is a framework for other health and social care in County Durham. The buyer has published an early notice. It gives providers time to prepare before the tender opens. The contract runs from 31 March 2026 to 31 March 2032. It lasts 6 years.
It is run as an open procedure. Find a Tender published it on 24 May 2025. The notice number is 027318-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-0525b1.
Summary of the contracting process
Durham County Council is planning to establish a Provider Panel for Community Based Support Services, primarily focused on health and social work services. This initiative will serve as the main procurement mechanism for both the Council and Clinical Commissioning Groups in North Durham and Durham Dales, Easington and Sedgefield to acquire services aimed at supporting individuals with learning disabilities or mental health needs in County Durham.
The procurement process is currently in the planning stage, with an open procedure method. The contract period is slated to begin on 1st April 2026 and end on 31st March 2032, with relevant communications expected by 1st January 2026. This procurement falls under the "services" category and is subject to a light-touch regime.
Interested parties are encouraged to prepare for participation by aligning their services with the procurement criteria defined by Durham County Council and associated groups.
The notice in full
This Provider Panel will become the principal mechanism to the used by Durham County Council and Clinical Commissioning Groups for North Durham, and Durham Dales, Easington and Sedgefield, for procuring support services for people with Learning disabilities or people who have Mental Health needs in County Durham.
The scope of the work commissioned through the Provider Panel Agreement will generally, but not exclusively, involve providing domiciliary support to people in their own homes, including in Supported Living environments
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
- Framework
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- 31 Mar 2026 to 31 Mar 2032 (6 years)
Procedure
- Notice type
- UK1 - Pipeline Notice
- Procurement method
- Open
- Procedure
- Open procedure
- Current stage
- Planning
- Stages so far
- Planning
- Published on
- Find a Tender Service
Not stated in the notice: awardee scale.
Values
Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, awards value, contracts value.
Status
- Tender
- Planned
- Lots
- Planned
Not stated in the notice: awards, contracts.
References
- Find a Tender notice
- 027318-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0525b1
- 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
- Delivery area
- North East (England)
- 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 Provider Panel for Community Based Support Services
When will the Provider Panel for Community Based Support Services tender open?
Durham County Council has not yet given a date for the tender notice. An early notice is the time to answer any market engagement questions and gather the evidence a bid will need.
How long is the Provider Panel for Community Based Support Services contract?
The contract runs from 31 March 2026 to 31 March 2032 (6 years).
Who is the buyer for Provider Panel for Community Based Support Services?
Durham County Council, based in County Durham, North East.
How do I bid for Provider Panel for Community Based Support Services?
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What to do next
- Read the early notice in full.
- Answer any market engagement questions.
- Gather your evidence and case studies now.
- Check your policies are up to date.
- Watch for the tender notice.
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