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eSourcing Tendering Platform - Durham Aged Mineworkers' Homes Association

Durham Aged Mineworkers Homes Association

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19 Oct 2026 at 08:34

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Durham Aged Mineworkers' Homes Association procured an e-sourcing and tendering platform to manage its procurement activity. The service includes Tender Manager for creating notices, tenders, requests for quotation, requests for information and selection questionnaires, with no stated limit on their number. It also includes unlimited contract records and document storage, plus Supplier Manager for searching suppliers and maintaining supplier lists. This is business software and associated IT support services. Delivery is in the United Kingdom. The requirement is centred on enabling the association to run sourcing exercises, keep procurement records and documents, and find and organise suppliers through the platform.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to BiP Solutions Ltd, which also signed the contract. The association used a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition. The contract is for services and covers one lot. The award is active, and the contract runs from 18 November 2026 to 17 November 2031. Its value is £31,715 excluding VAT and £38,058 including VAT. The contract was signed on 19 October 2026. The published procurement details do not give a separate award date or a scoring breakdown; the route was a non-competitive direct award, so the process did not compare competing tenders.

For a future requirement of this kind, credible suppliers would need to provide a practical e-sourcing platform that supports the full range of procurement notices and exercises, including tenders, requests for quotation, requests for information and selection questionnaires. The service should also handle substantial volumes of contract records and documents, and provide effective tools to search for suppliers and manage supplier lists. The awarded scope indicates that a buyer in the housing sector values a combined platform for sourcing, records management and supplier discovery, rather than a single-purpose tendering tool. Software providers with demonstrable capability in these functions, reliable service delivery and support for public-sector procurement workflows would be well placed to compete when this requirement returns to market.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

eSourcing Tendering Platform - Durham Aged Mineworkers' Homes Association

Notice Description

"Provide eSourcing Tendering Platform * 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-078a47
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098265-2026
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
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
Not specified
Contracts Value
£31,715 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
19 Oct 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
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
Active

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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