---
title: "eSourcing Tendering Platform"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-078217"
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json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-078217.json"
source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Durham Aged Mineworkers Homes Association"
published: "2026-10-06"
---

# eSourcing Tendering Platform

Buyer: Durham Aged Mineworkers Homes Association  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078217

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## Summary

Durham Aged Mineworkers' Homes Association procured an electronic sourcing and tendering platform. The service provides a Tender Manager for publishing notices, tenders, requests for quotations, requests for information and selection questionnaires, with no stated limit on their number. It also includes unlimited contract records and document storage, plus a Supplier Manager for searching suppliers and maintaining supplier lists. This is a software and IT support service (CPV 72000000). The platform serves the association’s procurement activity; the delivery location is recorded in the North East of England, United Kingdom.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded to BiP Solutions Ltd. The association used a direct award below the relevant threshold, without competition, for a single lot. The award date was 6 October 2026. The awarded value is £31,715 excluding VAT (£38,058 including VAT). The contract period runs from 18 November 2026 to 17 November 2031. The published procurement data gives no award scoring or evaluation criteria; the route was a non-competitive direct award. The contract was scheduled for signature by 2 November 2026, before the stated start date.

For suppliers competing when Durham Aged Mineworkers' Homes Association next buys this requirement, the award indicates demand for an integrated eSourcing platform rather than a single tendering tool. A credible offering would need to support publication and management of notices, tenders, requests for quotations, requests for information and selection questionnaires, alongside contract records, document storage and supplier search and list management. The association’s requirement was for unlimited use of these functions, so suppliers should be able to demonstrate capacity to support sustained procurement activity and manage substantial records and documents. BiP Solutions Ltd, recorded as an SME, won through a direct award without competition; this outcome does not establish competitive evaluation criteria or indicate that an open competition took place.

## Notice

eSourcing Tendering Platform providing: * Unlimited number of Notices, Tenders, RFQ, RFI and SQs through Tender Manager * Unlimited number of Contract Records, Documents * Supplier Manager Search and Supplier lists

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/094475-2026 |
| Notice type | UK6 - Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - without competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 6 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 6 Oct 2026 |
| Contract period | 18 Nov 2026 - 17 Nov 2031 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £31,715 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Durham Aged Mineworkers Homes Association |
| Locality | CHESTER-LE-STREET |
| Postcode area | Durham |
| Postcode | DH3 3YH |
| 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 | Chester-le-Street North |
| Westminster constituency | North Durham |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | BiP Solutions |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

### Codes

- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

## Release History

- 6 Oct 2026 at 17:48 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/094475-2026
- 6 Oct 2026 at 17:38 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/094469-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/094475-2026
  6th October 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/094469-2026
  6th October 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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