Notice Information
Notice Title
Supply, Delivery and Stock Management of Materials for Services across the Council
Notice Description
The contract will provide for the supply and delivery of materials to support operational requirements across the Borough of Darlington. Delivery arrangements will comprise a combination of: Direct deliveries to multiple Council locations within the Borough; and Collections by the Council from the Contractor's premises, which must be located within a 5-mile radius of DL1 4QB. The contract will be structured into 10 distinct lots to promote flexibility, encourage supplier participation, and ensure the efficient provision of a wide range of materials.
Planning Information
As part of the pre-market engagement phase, we will seek to engage with suppliers through surveys and market engagement events to gather insights, understand market capabilities, and inform the development of our procurement strategy and requirements. Further details regarding scope and requirements will be set out in the forthcoming pre-market engagement documentation published via the Open portal: https://www.open-uk.org/
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-06c862
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/065132-2026
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
18 - Clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories
31 - Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting
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- CPV Codes
18143000 - Protective gear
31680000 - Electrical supplies and accessories
35113400 - Protective and safety clothing
44111000 - Building materials
44112500 - Roofing materials
44115200 - Plumbing and heating materials
44115210 - Plumbing materials
44115220 - Heating materials
44510000 - Tools
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £75,000,000 £10M-£100M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 10 Jul 20265 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 15 Sep 20272 years to go
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 27 Sep 2028 - 27 Sep 2033 Over 5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planned
- Lots Status
- Planned
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- DARLINGTON BOROUGH COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- DARLINGTON
- Postcode
- DL1 5QT
- Post Town
- Darlington
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLC North East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLC3 Tees Valley
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLC33 Darlington
- Delivery Location
- TLC North East (England), TLC13 Darlington
-
- Local Authority
- Darlington
- Electoral Ward
- Park East
- Westminster Constituency
- Darlington
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/065132-2026
10th July 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/065098-2026
10th July 2026 - Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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