Awarded· 20 May 2025
Provision of Out of County Residential and Nursing Care for an Individual
Durham County Council · County Durham, North East
Durham County Council has awarded Provision of Out of County Residential and Nursing Care 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
Minster Care Management
2025
Contract starts
2025
Award notice published
UK7 - Contract Details Notice · 09:29
View notice2026
Contract ends
1 year after it starts
About this tender
In brief
Durham County Council has awarded Provision of Out of County Residential and Nursing Care for an Individual. It is a contract for nursing care and nursing home in County Durham. The contract went to Minster Care Management. It was awarded on 20 May 2025. The contract value is £36,248. The contract runs from 20 May 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 046782-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-058319.
Summary of the contracting process
Durham County Council has completed the procurement process for the "Provision of Out of County Residential and Nursing Care for an Individual". This tender falls under the health and social work services industry category and was handled using a direct procurement method below the threshold, meaning it was awarded without competition.
Located in Durham, UK region UKC14, the council serves as the buying organisation and awarded the contract to Minster Care Management Limited. The contract period commenced on 21st May 2025 and is set to conclude on 31st March 2026, with an estimated value of £36,248 excluding VAT.
The notice in full
Residential/Nursing Care - Out of County Placement based on service use choice 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
- 20 May 2025 to 31 Mar 2026 (1 year)
- Awarded to
- Minster Care Management
- 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
- £36,248
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
- 046782-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-058319
- 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
- Minster Care Management
- Awardee scale
- Large
- Number of suppliers
- 1
- Awards value
- Not stated
- Company record
- Search Companies House
Documents and links
Questions about Provision of Out of County Residential and Nursing Care for an Individual
Who won the Provision of Out of County Residential and Nursing Care for an Individual contract?
Durham County Council awarded the contract to Minster Care Management on 20 May 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 Out of County Residential and Nursing Care for an Individual contract worth?
The contract value is £36,248. The contract runs from 20 May 2025 to 31 March 2026 (1 year).
Who is the buyer for Provision of Out of County Residential and Nursing Care for an Individual?
Durham County Council, based in County Durham, North East.
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