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Crisis and Resilience Food Bank Provision

Durham County Council

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11 Sep 2026 at 11:31

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Durham County Council commissioned crisis and resilience food bank services across County Durham. The service provides emergency food parcels for residents experiencing financial hardship who have no access to food, as a short-term response to immediate need. Providers must apply eligibility checks so that support reaches low-income households resident in County Durham, identify underlying issues and either address them through wraparound support or signpost people to suitable alternative agencies. The requirement is a public service, with food parcel provision and associated financial support or advice. Two community organisations were selected to deliver the service: Durham Christian Partnership, based in Chester-le-Street, and East Durham Community Development Trust Limited, based in Peterlee. Delivery covers the County Durham area and is intended to support vulnerable households rather than provide general food distribution.

This procurement is complete and has been awarded through a direct, below-threshold procedure without competition under the light-touch regime. Two active awards were made for the single lot. Durham Christian Partnership received a contract worth £300,000 excluding VAT (£360,000 including VAT), signed on 31 March 2026, running from 1 April 2026 to 30 March 2027. East Durham Community Development Trust Limited received a separate contract worth £168,000 excluding VAT (£201,600 including VAT), signed on 31 March 2026, running from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027. Each contract includes an option to extend by two further 12-month periods, with maximum end dates in March 2029. The stated basis for the requirement is emergency access, residency and low-income eligibility, with wider support or signposting for underlying problems.

This award demonstrates demand from Durham County Council for locally delivered emergency food support linked to financial hardship and wider household needs. Relevant competitors would need to organise reliable food parcel supply and distribution across County Durham, operate an effective referral or eligibility system, and verify that beneficiaries are both resident in the county and on low incomes. They would also need the ability to identify underlying problems rather than treating food parcels as the sole intervention, with competent arrangements for wraparound support or referrals to other agencies. Credibility is strengthened by experience supporting vulnerable communities, established local reach, safeguarding and case-handling processes, and the operational capacity to deliver consistently across the county. Community, voluntary and social enterprise organisations with trusted local networks may be particularly well placed for this type of service.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Crisis and Resilience Food Bank Provision

Notice Description

DCC require individuals in financial hardship who have no access to food to be able to access emergency food provision throughout the County Durham location. Food parcels are a short term outcome to meet an immediate need and the service will require an eligibility criteria to ensure those low income households can access these services, ensuring that they are residents of County Durham and that any underlying issues are identified with either appropriate sign posting to alternative agencies or addressed within the wrap around support delivered by the host organisation.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f7d8
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086319-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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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

15 - Food, beverages, tobacco and related products

66 - Financial and insurance services

CPV Codes

15897300 - Food parcels

66171000 - Financial consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£468,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
11 Sep 20265 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
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
2
Supplier Names

DURHAM CHRISTIAN PARTNERSHIP

EAST DURHAM COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TRUST LIMITED

Further Information

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