Award

Home improvement minor works - overarching

DURHAM COUNTY COUNCIL

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Award

05 Aug 2025 at 06:40

Summary of the contracting process

Durham County Council has successfully awarded a contract for home improvement minor works, with the procurement process now at the award stage as of 5th August 2025. The contract, valued at approximately £4,000,000, is slated to run from 1st August 2025 to 30th July 2029. This initiative is focused on minor construction tasks, including extensions, alterations, and garage conversions primarily for disabled clients across the UK region marked as UKC14. The procurement process was limited and conducted below the competitive threshold with a targeted approach towards local contractors, underpinning the council's compliance with grant funding protocols and non-disclosure agreements concerning specifics of the works.

This tender creates significant opportunities for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) within the construction sector to expand their footprint by collaborating with a public authority like Durham County Council. Firms like Avensway Ltd, DJH Building, and F.Tiffen Building Services, among other SMEs, have been selected as suppliers, showcasing that similar-sized businesses are well-positioned to benefit from such public sector projects. This collaborative model, particularly with a focus on local contractors, fosters community-oriented business growth, and helps businesses in securing substantial works without the necessity of large-scale competitive bidding.

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Notice Title

Home improvement minor works - overarching

Notice Description

Home improvement minor works - overarching Notice due to commercially sensitive information. Durham County Council undertake minor works contracts such as extensions, garage conversion, internal/external alterations for disabled clients in line with Grant funding requirements. The Amounts on this notice is an approximate of spend for Home Improvement works over 4 years (subject to Grant funding approval). The contractors on this notice are not guaranteed any works / direct works to properties and will have to follow procedures in line with DCC CPRs and Grant Funding rules. Due to the commercially sensitive information of the works and the non disclosure of properties this Notice will cover all works if any are procured for HIA for DCC. Contractors selected must be local to the works being undertaken. If a contractor would like to be considered for any works contact should be made to the home improvement team of the Council

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05810b
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/045912-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Works
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - limited competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

45 - Construction work


CPV Codes

45000000 - Construction work

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£4,000,000 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
5 Aug 20256 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
30 Jul 20256 months ago
Contract Period
31 Jul 2025 - 30 Jul 2029 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
DURHAM COUNTY COUNCIL
Contact Name
Kelly Stewart
Contact Email
kstew@durham.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
DURHAM
Postcode
DH1 5WB
Post Town
Durham
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLC North East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLC41 Durham
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
County Durham
Electoral Ward
Framwellgate and Newton Hall
Westminster Constituency
City of Durham

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
14
Supplier Names

AVENSWAY

DJH BUILDING

F.TIFFEN BUILDING SERVICES

GHENT BUILDING CONTRACTORS

J AND M CONSTRUCTION

JT BAILEY

KEITH WALKER DEVELOPMENTS

LORMOR & HALL CONSTRUCTION

M & R DEVELOPMENTS & CONTRACTORS

MDS JOINERY & BUILDING

NEW AGE PLUMBING AND HEATING

R TINDALE BUILDERS

RONDEN PROPERTIES

SUNTER

Further Information

Notice Documents

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