Awarded· 13 Nov 2025
Residential Placement for an Individual
Durham County Council · County Durham, North East
Durham County Council has awarded Residential Placement for an Individual. It is a contract for residential care and care home in County Durham.
Source: Find a Tender, published 13 Nov 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Award notice published
UK7 - Contract Details Notice · 14:11
View notice2025
Contract starts
Next
2026
Contract ends
1 year after it starts
About this tender
In brief
Durham County Council has awarded Residential Placement for an Individual. It is a contract for residential care and care home in County Durham. The contract went to Cambian Whinfell School. It was awarded on 13 November 2025. The contract value is £458,892. The contract runs from 16 November 2025 to 15 November 2026. It lasts 1 year.
It is run as a below threshold - without competition. Find a Tender published it on 13 November 2025. The notice number is 073578-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-05e08a.
Summary of the contracting process
Durham County Council has concluded a procurement process for a "Residential Placement for an Individual" service in the health and social work services industry, specifically under the "light touch" regime. This direct procurement was completed without competition and is categorised under services. The key document and contract notice were published on 13 November 2025.
The contract, valued at £458,892.72, commenced on 16 November 2025 and will run until 15 November 2026, servicing the region UKC14 in the United Kingdom. The contracting authority involved is Durham County Council, whose primary contact is via corporate.procurement@durham.gov.uk.
This type of procurement, although awarded without an open tender, highlights a market need for targeted services, offering potential growth in establishing partnerships with local governmental bodies to provide specialised care solutions.
The notice in full
Residential Placement for an individual service user
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
- 16 Nov 2025 to 15 Nov 2026 (1 year)
- Awarded to
- Cambian Whinfell School
- 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
- £458,892
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
- 073578-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05e08a
- 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
- Cambian Whinfell School
- Awardee scale
- Large
- Number of suppliers
- 1
- Awards value
- Not stated
- Company record
- Search Companies House
Documents and links
Questions about Residential Placement for an Individual
Who won the Residential Placement for an Individual contract?
Durham County Council awarded the contract to Cambian Whinfell School on 13 November 2025. It is due to end on 15 November 2026, which is when a re-tender would normally follow.
How much is the Residential Placement for an Individual contract worth?
The contract value is £458,892. The contract runs from 16 November 2025 to 15 November 2026 (1 year).
Who is the buyer for Residential Placement for an Individual?
Durham County Council, based in County Durham, North East.
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