Awarded· 26 Jul 2025
Provision of a Residential Care Placement for an Individual
Durham County Council · County Durham, North East
Durham County Council has awarded Provision of a Residential Care Placement for an Individual. It is a contract for residential care and care home in County Durham.
Source: Find a Tender, published 7 Aug 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Contract awarded
St Mary's Group
2025
Contract starts
2025
Award notice published
UK7 - Contract Details Notice · 11:02
View notice2026
Contract ends
0½ years after it starts
About this tender
In brief
Durham County Council has awarded Provision of a Residential Care Placement for an Individual. It is a contract for residential care and care home in County Durham. The contract went to St Mary's Group. It was awarded on 26 July 2025. The contract value is £41,860. The contract runs from 26 July 2025 to 31 March 2026. It lasts 0½ years.
It is run as a below threshold - without competition. Find a Tender published it on 7 August 2025. The notice number is 046855-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-058341.
Summary of the contracting process
The contracting process initiated by Durham County Council involves the provision of a residential care placement for an individual. This particular procurement, categorized in the services industry, specifically within health and social work services, was conducted using a direct procurement method without competition due to it being below the threshold. The process, now complete, is part of the light-touch regime.
The contract, awarded to St Mary's Group, was signed on 27th July 2025 and will be active until 31st March 2026. It covers an out-of-county placement, located in the UKC14 region, to the gross value of GBP 50,232. Key dates include the award date on 7th August 2025 and the contract's operational start date from late July 2025.
St Mary's Group, a large-scale supplier, demonstrates the kind of organisation that fits well with such contracts.
The notice in full
Provision of an Out of County Residential 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
- Residential Care
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- 26 Jul 2025 to 31 Mar 2026 (0½ years)
- Awarded to
- St Mary's 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
- £41,860
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
- 046855-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-058341
- 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
- St Mary's Group
- 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 Care Placement for an Individual
Who won the Provision of a Residential Care Placement for an Individual contract?
Durham County Council awarded the contract to St Mary's Group on 26 July 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 Care Placement for an Individual contract worth?
The contract value is £41,860. The contract runs from 26 July 2025 to 31 March 2026 (0½ years).
Who is the buyer for Provision of a Residential Care Placement for an Individual?
Durham County Council, based in County Durham, North East.
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