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Community Infection Prevention and Control Service

Durham County Council

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

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23 Oct 2026 at 16:00

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
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23 Oct 2026 at 15:55

UK5 - Transparency Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Durham County Council is buying a Community Infection Prevention and Control service to protect County Durham residents by reducing infection risks and supporting effective infection prevention and control across health, social care, education and other community settings. The service provides expert advice, guidance, training and interventions, as needed, to GP surgeries, care homes, children’s residential homes, domiciliary care providers, adult day care and educational settings, with priority for special educational needs schools. It also provides assurance and oversight to the Director of Public Health that local arrangements are in place and quality standards for healthcare-associated infection management are met. Delivery is in County Durham. The work combines health protection, infection-control expertise and training for a range of local care and community providers.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust. Durham County Council used a direct award, citing value for County Durham, the Trust’s role as a local anchor institution, existing clinical integration and structures, and continuity between acute and community settings without compromising safety. The award value is £1.5 million. The contract period runs from 1 December 2026 to 30 November 2028, with one possible 24-month extension subject to commissioner and budget approval; the maximum extension date is 30 November 2030. The award is recorded as pending. The process has one lot, and the award covers that lot. The stated rationale for the direct award is based on technical reasons involving a single supplier.

For a future requirement of this kind, a credible provider would need specialist infection prevention and control capability spanning acute and community services, with the clinical expertise to advise, train and intervene across GP practices, residential and domiciliary care, adult day services and education. The service needs to support the Director of Public Health’s oversight of infection-control arrangements and quality standards for healthcare-associated infections, so experience producing assurance and working across multiple local settings would be important. The selected Trust’s established clinical integration and existing structures were central to the council’s stated rationale, alongside continuity between acute and community care. Competitors would therefore need to show how they can provide similarly joined-up clinical input and safe, consistent support across County Durham’s varied health, care and education providers.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Community Infection Prevention and Control Service

Notice Description

Health protection is a statutory responsibility of the DPH and delivered by a range of partners. The DPH has responsibility for the overview of prevention and control infection and communicable disease in the population. This role includes being assured that effective arrangements are in place to prevent and control infection across health, social care and wider community settings including education settings. The aim of the Community IPC service is to protect County Durham residents by reducing the risk of infection and ensuring IPC across local settings. This is achieved by expert advice, guidance, training and intervention provided as required across of variety of settings including: o GP surgeries o CQC registered children's residential homes o Care homes o Educational settings, with a priority focus on special education needs schools (SEND) o Domiciliary care providers o Adult day care settings o Other settings as required. The service will provide assurance and oversight to the DPH that this is occurring, and ensuring quality standards are met in relation to management of HCAIs.

Procurement Information

Rationale for the direct award is based upon achieving best value for County Durham, using the local Trust and anchor institution, with existing clinical integration and structures. Clinical input from CDDFT Acute IPCT will provide continuity across acute and community settings, without compromising safety.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-078f76
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/100692-2026
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
Direct award
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

80 - Education and training services

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

80000000 - Education and training services

85000000 - Health and social work services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£1,500,000 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
23 Oct 20263 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
23 Oct 20264 days ago
Contract Period
1 Dec 2026 - 30 Nov 2028 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

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 and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust

Further Information

Notice Documents

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