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title: "Blue Badge Service Management"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "DURHAM COUNTY COUNCIL"
published: "2024-11-15"
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# Blue Badge Service Management

Buyer: DURHAM COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-0dbe4333-7ad9-4c9f-89cc-66809ce19303

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## Summary

Durham County Council has successfully completed a procurement process titled "Blue Badge Service Management," appointing Valtech Limited as the Service Management Provider for all online Blue Badge Digital Services. The procurement, classified under the software package and information systems industry (CPV code 48000000), is relevant to the North East region of the United Kingdom. This contract, initiated as a negotiated procedure without prior publication, covers a period from 5th August 2024 to 4th August 2029, with a total value of £152,000. Key dates include the tender's end date on 3rd August 2024 and the award date on 4th August 2024.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in software and information systems, particularly those capable of managing digital services efficiently. The selection of Valtech Limited, a large-scale enterprise, highlights the contract's suitability for well-established firms. However, the inclusion of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSEs) in this procurement underscores the Council's commitment to inclusive participation, potentially fostering growth for smaller businesses looking to enter or expand within the public sector market.

## Notice

Appointed by the Department for Transport (DfT) to be the Service Management Provider for all online Blue Badge Digital Services.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/613ccd76-7313-447b-925e-ce8e1c809d72 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Other - Negotiated Procedure without Prior Publication |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 15 Nov 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 3 Aug 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 3 Aug 2024 |
| Contract period | 4 Aug 2024 - 4 Aug 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £152,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £152,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | DURHAM COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Locality | DURHAM |
| Post town | Durham |
| Postcode | DH1 5UL |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear |
| ITL 3 | TLC41 Durham |
| Local authority | County Durham |
| Electoral ward | Neville's Cross |
| Westminster constituency | City of Durham |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | VALTECH |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems

### Codes

- 48000000 - Software package and information systems

## Release History

- 15 Nov 2024 at 11:17 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/613ccd76-7313-447b-925e-ce8e1c809d72

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/613ccd76-7313-447b-925e-ce8e1c809d72
  15th November 2024 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Provenance

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