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Grant to Third Party VCS Providers

Durham County Council

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10 Sep 2026 at 10:05

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Durham County Council commissioned services from a voluntary, community or social enterprise to support individuals and households in crisis. The work covers providing goods or vouchers and delivering resilience services that help build community infrastructure and longer-term resilience. The service category includes customer support and financial advice or consultancy. Delivery is across County Durham. The requirement is aimed at voluntary and community organisations able to provide practical crisis support, distribute assistance and help communities become more resilient. Durham County Council is the public-sector buyer and the appointed provider is County Durham Furniture Help Scheme, based in Ferryhill. The requirement forms one completed service lot.

The procurement has been completed and awarded to County Durham Furniture Help Scheme. Durham County Council used a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition, under the light-touch regime. The contract was signed on 30 April 2026 and runs from 1 May 2026 to 30 April 2027. It has a gross value of £113,616, or £94,680 excluding VAT. The council holds an option to extend the arrangement by two further 12-month periods, with a maximum contract end date of 30 April 2029. The award covers services delivered under the completed requirement, including customer services and financial consultancy services.

This award demonstrates demand from Durham County Council for a community-based provider able to support households in crisis through practical goods or vouchers, customer-facing assistance and resilience-building activity. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need experience working with vulnerable individuals and households, the capacity to deliver support across County Durham, and the ability to administer or distribute material assistance reliably. Relevant capability also includes financial advice or consultancy, customer service delivery and work that strengthens local community infrastructure. The successful supplier is a voluntary, community or social enterprise, indicating that a similar provider would need an appropriate social-purpose model and the operational scale to manage a council-funded service.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Grant to Third Party VCS Providers

Notice Description

For VCS organisations to support individuals households in crisis, including awards of goods/vouchers or resilience services to build community infrastructure, longer term resilience.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f658
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085687-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

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

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

66 - Financial and insurance services

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

66171000 - Financial consultancy services

79342300 - Customer services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£94,680 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
10 Sep 20266 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 May 2026 - 30 Apr 2027 6-12 months
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

County Durham Furniture Help Scheme

Further Information

Notice Documents

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