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003955 - SafetyCulture Licences for Health and Safety, Building Services and Waste

Durham County Council

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24 Aug 2026 at 08:49

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Durham County Council procured software licences from SafetyCulture Pty Ltd for health and safety, building services and waste operations. The requirement supports the council’s existing arrangements for using SafetyCulture across these service areas. It covers an industry-specific software package, including the functionality needed to manage forms and related operational processes. The arrangement is intended for the council’s service delivery in the United Kingdom, with the buyer based in Durham. The stated purpose also includes allowing the council’s Digital Services team to assess its own capacity and capability to develop forms with the required functionality. This is therefore relevant to software providers supporting operational compliance, inspection, reporting and form-based workflows for public-sector services.

The procurement has been awarded and the contract is active. Durham County Council used a below-threshold direct award without competition. The contract was signed on 12 August 2026 and runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2028. Its value is £34,000 excluding VAT, or £40,800 including VAT. One supplier was selected: SafetyCulture Pty Ltd. The award covers one completed lot for the software licence requirement. The procurement is an interim arrangement to maintain existing SafetyCulture provision while Digital Services explores whether it can develop the required forms internally. No competitive evaluation basis is stated because the contract was awarded directly without competition. The contract is below the applicable threshold.

This procurement demonstrates established public-sector demand for a specialist operational software platform spanning health and safety, building services and waste. A credible future competitor would need to provide configurable software licences that support forms and the required functionality across several council service areas, while maintaining continuity with existing operational arrangements. Relevant suppliers are likely to be experienced in compliance, inspection, reporting and workflow tools used by local authorities or other asset-intensive organisations. The requirement also shows the importance of addressing the buyer’s internal digital capability: a supplier would need to offer functionality that is practical to operate and sufficiently capable to meet service needs where internal development is being considered. Suppliers able to support multiple operational teams through one platform would be well placed.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

003955 - SafetyCulture Licences for Health and Safety, Building Services and Waste

Notice Description

To continue existing arrangements with SafetyCulture for Health and Safety, Building Services and Waste. Interim arrangement to allow Digital Services time to explore internal capacity and capability to develop forms with required functionality.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ea11
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080137-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems

CPV Codes

48100000 - Industry specific software package

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£34,000 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
24 Aug 20262 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
12 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Contract Period
1 Sep 2026 - 31 Aug 2028 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Durham County Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
DURHAM
Postcode
DH1 5WB
Postcode Area
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 & Newton Hall
Westminster Constituency
City of Durham

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

SafetyCulture Pty Ltd.

Further Information

Notice Documents

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