---
title: "Crisis and Resilience Food Bank Provision"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06f7d8"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Durham County Council"
published: "2026-09-11"
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# Crisis and Resilience Food Bank Provision

Buyer: Durham County Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f7d8

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## Summary

Durham County Council commissioned crisis and resilience food bank services across County Durham. The service provides emergency food parcels for residents experiencing financial hardship who have no access to food, as a short-term response to immediate need. Providers must apply eligibility checks so that support reaches low-income households resident in County Durham, identify underlying issues and either address them through wraparound support or signpost people to suitable alternative agencies. The requirement is a public service, with food parcel provision and associated financial support or advice. Two community organisations were selected to deliver the service: Durham Christian Partnership, based in Chester-le-Street, and East Durham Community Development Trust Limited, based in Peterlee. Delivery covers the County Durham area and is intended to support vulnerable households rather than provide general food distribution.

This procurement is complete and has been awarded through a direct, below-threshold procedure without competition under the light-touch regime. Two active awards were made for the single lot. Durham Christian Partnership received a contract worth £300,000 excluding VAT (£360,000 including VAT), signed on 31 March 2026, running from 1 April 2026 to 30 March 2027. East Durham Community Development Trust Limited received a separate contract worth £168,000 excluding VAT (£201,600 including VAT), signed on 31 March 2026, running from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027. Each contract includes an option to extend by two further 12-month periods, with maximum end dates in March 2029. The stated basis for the requirement is emergency access, residency and low-income eligibility, with wider support or signposting for underlying problems.

This award demonstrates demand from Durham County Council for locally delivered emergency food support linked to financial hardship and wider household needs. Relevant competitors would need to organise reliable food parcel supply and distribution across County Durham, operate an effective referral or eligibility system, and verify that beneficiaries are both resident in the county and on low incomes. They would also need the ability to identify underlying problems rather than treating food parcels as the sole intervention, with competent arrangements for wraparound support or referrals to other agencies. Credibility is strengthened by experience supporting vulnerable communities, established local reach, safeguarding and case-handling processes, and the operational capacity to deliver consistently across the county. Community, voluntary and social enterprise organisations with trusted local networks may be particularly well placed for this type of service.

## Notice

DCC require individuals in financial hardship who have no access to food to be able to access emergency food provision throughout the County Durham location. Food parcels are a short term outcome to meet an immediate need and the service will require an eligibility criteria to ensure those low income households can access these services, ensuring that they are residents of County Durham and that any underlying issues are identified with either appropriate sign posting to alternative agencies or addressed within the wrap around support delivered by the host organisation.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086319-2026 |
| 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 | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 11 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £468,000 |

## 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 |
| Postcode area | 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 & Newton Hall |
| Westminster constituency | City of Durham |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 2 |
| Supplier names | DURHAM CHRISTIAN PARTNERSHIP; EAST DURHAM COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TRUST LIMITED |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 15 - Food, beverages, tobacco and related products
- 66 - Financial and insurance services

### Codes

- 15897300 - Food parcels
- 66171000 - Financial consultancy services

## Release History

- 11 Sep 2026 at 11:31 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086319-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086319-2026
  11th September 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

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

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