Awarded· 3 Aug 2025
Supported Living Services for an Individual
Durham County Council · County Durham, North East
Durham County Council has awarded Supported Living Services for an Individual. It is a contract for supported living in County Durham.
Source: Find a Tender, published 15 Oct 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Contract awarded
Compassionate Care & Support
2025
Contract starts
2025
Award notice published
UK7 - Contract Details Notice · 10:03
View notice2026
Contract ends
1 year after it starts
About this tender
In brief
Durham County Council has awarded Supported Living Services for an Individual. It is a contract for supported living in County Durham. The contract went to Compassionate Care & Support. It was awarded on 3 August 2025. The contract value is £47,389. The contract runs from 4 August 2025 to 4 August 2026. It lasts 1 year.
It is run as a below threshold - without competition. Find a Tender published it on 15 October 2025. The notice number is 065508-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-05cd1b.
Summary of the contracting process
Durham County Council has recently completed a procurement process for a contract titled "Supported Living Services for an Individual," focusing on health and social work services, classified under the CPV code 85000000. The tender falls under the broad industry category of services and is located in the Durham region (UKC14), United Kingdom.
This procurement was carried out by direct method and characterised as below threshold without competition, targeting a specific service requirement. The key contract period started on the 5th of August 2025 and is set to conclude on the 4th of August 2026, with a contract value totalling GBP 56,867.62. This procurement stage has concluded with the award being granted on the 4th of August 2025.
Such procurement opportunities are particularly beneficial for SMEs specialising in healthcare and social support services. The contract was awarded to COMPASSIONATE CARE & SUPPORT LTD, a small-to-medium enterprise located in Cheshire, UK.
The notice in full
Supported Living Services for an Individual - service user choice
Lots: no lot details came through with this notice. The official notice and the tender pack have the full breakdown.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Supported Living
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- 4 Aug 2025 to 4 Aug 2026 (1 year)
- Awarded to
- Compassionate Care & Support
- 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
- £47,389
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
- 065508-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05cd1b
- 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
- Compassionate Care & Support
- Awardee scale
- SME
- Number of suppliers
- 1
- Awards value
- Not stated
- Company record
- Search Companies House
Documents and links
Questions about Supported Living Services for an Individual
Who won the Supported Living Services for an Individual contract?
Durham County Council awarded the contract to Compassionate Care & Support on 3 August 2025. It is due to end on 4 August 2026, which is when a re-tender would normally follow.
How much is the Supported Living Services for an Individual contract worth?
The contract value is £47,389. The contract runs from 4 August 2025 to 4 August 2026 (1 year).
Who is the buyer for Supported Living Services for an Individual?
Durham County Council, based in County Durham, North East.
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