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title: "Home improvement minor works - overarching"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-05810b"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "DURHAM COUNTY COUNCIL"
published: "2025-08-05"
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# Home improvement minor works - overarching

Buyer: DURHAM COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05810b

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## Summary

Durham County Council has successfully awarded a contract for home improvement minor works, with the procurement process now at the award stage as of 5th August 2025. The contract, valued at approximately £4,000,000, is slated to run from 1st August 2025 to 30th July 2029. This initiative is focused on minor construction tasks, including extensions, alterations, and garage conversions primarily for disabled clients across the UK region marked as UKC14. The procurement process was limited and conducted below the competitive threshold with a targeted approach towards local contractors, underpinning the council's compliance with grant funding protocols and non-disclosure agreements concerning specifics of the works.

This tender creates significant opportunities for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) within the construction sector to expand their footprint by collaborating with a public authority like Durham County Council. Firms like Avensway Ltd, DJH Building, and F.Tiffen Building Services, among other SMEs, have been selected as suppliers, showcasing that similar-sized businesses are well-positioned to benefit from such public sector projects. This collaborative model, particularly with a focus on local contractors, fosters community-oriented business growth, and helps businesses in securing substantial works without the necessity of large-scale competitive bidding.

## Notice

Home improvement minor works - overarching Notice due to commercially sensitive information. Durham County Council undertake minor works contracts such as extensions, garage conversion, internal/external alterations for disabled clients in line with Grant funding requirements. The Amounts on this notice is an approximate of spend for Home Improvement works over 4 years (subject to Grant funding approval). The contractors on this notice are not guaranteed any works / direct works to properties and will have to follow procedures in line with DCC CPRs and Grant Funding rules. Due to the commercially sensitive information of the works and the non disclosure of properties this Notice will cover all works if any are procured for HIA for DCC. Contractors selected must be local to the works being undertaken. If a contractor would like to be considered for any works contact should be made to the home improvement team of the Council

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/045912-2025 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Works |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - limited competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 5 Aug 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 30 Jul 2025 |
| Contract period | 31 Jul 2025 - 30 Jul 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £4,000,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | DURHAM COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Locality | DURHAM |
| Post town | Durham |
| Postcode | DH1 5WB |
| 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 | Framwellgate and Newton Hall |
| Westminster constituency | City of Durham |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 14 |
| Supplier names | AVENSWAY; DJH BUILDING; F.TIFFEN BUILDING SERVICES; GHENT BUILDING CONTRACTORS; J AND M CONSTRUCTION; JT BAILEY; KEITH WALKER DEVELOPMENTS; LORMOR & HALL CONSTRUCTION; M & R DEVELOPMENTS & CONTRACTORS; MDS JOINERY & BUILDING; NEW AGE PLUMBING AND HEATING; R TINDALE BUILDERS; RONDEN PROPERTIES; SUNTER |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 45 - Construction work

### Codes

- 45000000 - Construction work

## Release History

- 5 Aug 2025 at 06:40 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/045912-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/045912-2025
  5th August 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.durham.gov.uk/
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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