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eSourcing Tendering Platform

Durham Aged Mineworkers Homes Association

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

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06 Oct 2026 at 17:48

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
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06 Oct 2026 at 17:38

UK5 - Transparency Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Durham Aged Mineworkers' Homes Association procured an electronic sourcing and tendering platform. The service provides a Tender Manager for publishing notices, tenders, requests for quotations, requests for information and selection questionnaires, with no stated limit on their number. It also includes unlimited contract records and document storage, plus a Supplier Manager for searching suppliers and maintaining supplier lists. This is a software and IT support service (CPV 72000000). The platform serves the association’s procurement activity; the delivery location is recorded in the North East of England, United Kingdom.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded to BiP Solutions Ltd. The association used a direct award below the relevant threshold, without competition, for a single lot. The award date was 6 October 2026. The awarded value is £31,715 excluding VAT (£38,058 including VAT). The contract period runs from 18 November 2026 to 17 November 2031. The published procurement data gives no award scoring or evaluation criteria; the route was a non-competitive direct award. The contract was scheduled for signature by 2 November 2026, before the stated start date.

For suppliers competing when Durham Aged Mineworkers' Homes Association next buys this requirement, the award indicates demand for an integrated eSourcing platform rather than a single tendering tool. A credible offering would need to support publication and management of notices, tenders, requests for quotations, requests for information and selection questionnaires, alongside contract records, document storage and supplier search and list management. The association’s requirement was for unlimited use of these functions, so suppliers should be able to demonstrate capacity to support sustained procurement activity and manage substantial records and documents. BiP Solutions Ltd, recorded as an SME, won through a direct award without competition; this outcome does not establish competitive evaluation criteria or indicate that an open competition took place.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

eSourcing Tendering Platform

Notice Description

eSourcing Tendering Platform providing: * Unlimited number of Notices, Tenders, RFQ, RFI and SQs through Tender Manager * Unlimited number of Contract Records, Documents * Supplier Manager Search and Supplier lists

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-078217
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/094475-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

CPV Codes

72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£31,715 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
6 Oct 2026Today
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
6 Oct 2026Yesterday
Contract Period
18 Nov 2026 - 17 Nov 2031 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Durham Aged Mineworkers Homes Association
Contact Name
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Buyer Location

Locality
CHESTER-LE-STREET
Postcode
DH3 3YH
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
Chester-le-Street North
Westminster Constituency
North Durham

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

BiP Solutions

Further Information

Notice Documents

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