Awarded· 27 Jul 2025
Rough Sleeper Outreach Support Workers
Durham County Council · County Durham, North East
Durham County Council has awarded Rough Sleeper Outreach Support Workers. It is a contract for other health and social care in County Durham.
Source: Find a Tender, published 31 Jul 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Contract awarded
Emmaus North East
2025
Contract starts
2025
Award notice published
UK7 - Contract Details Notice · 13:41
View notice2026
Contract ends
1 year after it starts
About this tender
In brief
Durham County Council has awarded Rough Sleeper Outreach Support Workers. It is a contract for other health and social care in County Durham. The contract went to Emmaus North East. It was awarded on 27 July 2025. The contract value is £35,000. The contract runs from 27 July 2025 to 30 June 2026. It lasts 1 year.
It is run as a below threshold - without competition. Find a Tender published it on 31 July 2025. The notice number is 044807-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-056a52.
Summary of the contracting process
Durham County Council has concluded the procurement process for "Rough Sleeper Outreach Support Workers" under the services category. This initiative, based in Durham in the UK, falls within the health and social work services sector and aims to provide two outreach workers focused on supporting rough sleepers. Key responsibilities include conducting outreach in early mornings or late nights and collaborating with the rough sleeping team for holistic support.
The contract, signed on 28th July 2025, is valued at £35,000 and spans from July 2025 to June 2026, with a possibility for renewal based on performance and funding. This was a direct procurement method conducted below the threshold without competition, within a light touch regime. This tender provides significant opportunities for growth, particularly for SMEs and VCSEs operating within the health and social care sector.
It offers a stable contract duration, with potential for an extension, appealing to organisations seeking to expand their footprint in public health services while contributing to community welfare objectives.
The notice in full
Rough Sleeper Outreach Support - The Rough Sleeper Outreach Support contract would provide two outreach workers, each working up to 16hours per week to carry out outreach support to rough sleepers. This would include early morning or late night sweeps and participation in the rough sleeping bi-monthly counts, as well as providing support and guidance to rough sleepers.
The two outreach workers would work closely with the rough sleeping team to ensure a consistent pathway for each rough sleeper, leading to holistic support from other agencies and longer term accommodation.
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
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- 27 Jul 2025 to 30 Jun 2026 (1 year)
- Awarded to
- Emmaus North East
- 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
- SME
Values
- Contracts value
- £35,000
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
- 044807-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-056a52
- CPV code
- 45212400 - Accommodation and restaurant buildings; 85000000 - Health and social work services
- CPV division
- 45 - Construction work; 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
- Emmaus North East
- Awardee scale
- SME
- Number of suppliers
- 1
- Awards value
- Not stated
- Company record
- Search Companies House
Documents and links
Questions about Rough Sleeper Outreach Support Workers
Who won the Rough Sleeper Outreach Support Workers contract?
Durham County Council awarded the contract to Emmaus North East on 27 July 2025. It is due to end on 30 June 2026, which is when a re-tender would normally follow.
How much is the Rough Sleeper Outreach Support Workers contract worth?
The contract value is £35,000. The contract runs from 27 July 2025 to 30 June 2026 (1 year).
Who is the buyer for Rough Sleeper Outreach Support Workers?
Durham County Council, based in County Durham, North East.
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