Top suppliers
Top suppliers to Durham County Council
Top-five suppliers hold 53% of contract value — a concentrated market.
Procurement categories
What Durham County Council buys
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) breakdown of contracts awarded over the reporting period.
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Latest Durham County Council contracts awarded
The most recently published award notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
0-25 Family Health Service
Harrogate & District Foundation Trust · 2026-11-06
£80.2M
Health, Wellbeing and Night Hub
Angel Trust - A Charity For The People · 2026-11-03
£1.4M
FURTHER COMPETITION FOR NON-HIGHWAY STRUCTURES - GENERAL & PRINCIPAL INSPECTIONS 2026/27
ATKINSRÉALIS UK LIMITED · 2026-11-02
£120K
Contract for the Supply, Installation, Maintenance, an Repair of Door Entry Systems
DFP SERVICES LIMITED · 2026-10-30
£150K
GB-Durham: TPPL Durham County Council HCC Lot 2 - 1 x 3.5t-4.6t Accessible Bus (30670)
Lookers Group · 2026-10-29
£67K
Golden Mea Peatland Restoration Project
JW Bainbridge Contactors Ltd · 2026-10-29
£283K
Replacement lighting within Durham Gala Theatre
ZG Lighting (UK) Limited · 2026-10-26
£77K
Minor Adaptations Framework
Easibathe Ltd · 2026-10-26
Community Infection Prevention and Control Service
COUNTY DURHAM AND DARLINGTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST · 2026-10-22
£1.5M
Provision of Weighbridge test unit hire up to 40,000 KG
CROSBY WEIGHING LIMITED · 2026-10-21
£25K
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Bidding into Durham County Council — what to expect
Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.
49%
Awards to SMEs
53%
Top-5 supplier share
7%
Framework call-offs
294
Awards to social enterprises
Around 49% of Durham County Council’s classified awards go to small and medium-sized enterprises, and 294 have gone to voluntary, community or social enterprises.
Frequently asked
Common questions about selling to Durham County Council
How much does Durham County Council spend on procurement?
Durham County Council awarded 1,403 contracts totalling £1.5bn between 2023-11-08 and 2026-11-08, working with 1,003 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £1.5M.
Who are Durham County Council's top suppliers?
The largest suppliers to Durham County Council by total award value are VESTRA HOMECARE LTD, Harrogate & District NHS Foundation Trust, Suez Recycling and Recovery UK Ltd. The top five suppliers together hold 53% of contract value.
What does Durham County Council buy from suppliers?
Durham County Council's procurement is concentrated in health and social work services, construction work, transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation, alongside specialist categories. See the full CPV breakdown below.
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How this profile is compiled
Analysed by ENKII · Updated 2026-11-08
This profile aggregates public-record procurement data published by the UK Government under the Open Government Licence v3.0. ENKII fetches, deduplicates, and aggregates source records; we don't edit the underlying facts.
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