Awarded· 8 Jun 2025
Provision of a Residential and Nursing Care Placement for an Individual
Durham County Council · County Durham, North East
Durham County Council has awarded Provision of a Residential and Nursing Care Placement for an Individual. It is a contract for nursing care and nursing home in County Durham.
Source: Find a Tender, published 7 Aug 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Contract awarded
Dorrington House
2025
Contract starts
2025
Award notice published
UK7 - Contract Details Notice · 10:20
View notice2026
Contract ends
1 year after it starts
About this tender
In brief
Durham County Council has awarded Provision of a Residential and Nursing Care Placement for an Individual. It is a contract for nursing care and nursing home in County Durham. The contract went to Dorrington House. It was awarded on 8 June 2025. The contract value is £40,754. The contract runs from 8 June 2025 to 31 March 2026. It lasts 1 year.
It is run as a below threshold - without competition. Find a Tender published it on 7 August 2025. The notice number is 046818-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-05832d.
Summary of the contracting process
Durham County Council, a public authority in the UK, has completed the procurement process for the provision of a residential and nursing care placement for an individual, classified under health and social work services. This contract falls within the services category, executed under a direct procurement method below the threshold, without competition. The contract commenced on 9th June 2025 and will conclude on 31st March 2026.
The procurement process followed a light-touch regime with the contract awarded to Dorrington House, a supplier based in Norfolk. The contractual value is £40,754, exclusive of VAT, and the legal basis for this procurement is outlined under the UKPGA 2023/54. Large-scale organisations, like Dorrington House, that specialise in residential and nursing care services, will find this type of contract advantageous for expanding their service portfolio.
The notice in full
Provision of an Out of County Residential and Nursing Care Placement for an Individual
Lots: no lot details came through with this notice. The official notice and the tender pack have the full breakdown.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Nursing Care
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- 8 Jun 2025 to 31 Mar 2026 (1 year)
- Awarded to
- Dorrington House
- 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
- £40,754
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
- 046818-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05832d
- 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
- Dorrington House
- Awardee scale
- Large
- Number of suppliers
- 1
- Awards value
- Not stated
- Company record
- Search Companies House
Documents and links
Questions about Provision of a Residential and Nursing Care Placement for an Individual
Who won the Provision of a Residential and Nursing Care Placement for an Individual contract?
Durham County Council awarded the contract to Dorrington House on 8 June 2025. It is due to end on 31 March 2026, which is when a re-tender would normally follow.
How much is the Provision of a Residential and Nursing Care Placement for an Individual contract worth?
The contract value is £40,754. The contract runs from 8 June 2025 to 31 March 2026 (1 year).
Who is the buyer for Provision of a Residential and Nursing Care Placement for an Individual?
Durham County Council, based in County Durham, North East.
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