Buyer · UK public sector
Tenders awarded by Durham County Council
Live data from Contracts Finder and Find a Tender. 113 awards we have tracked from Durham County Council, with the suppliers winning the work and how their procurement is shifting.
113
awards tracked
£94.8m
total contract value
£839k
average award size
29.2%
awarded to SMEs
Recent awards
Latest tenders awarded by Durham County Council
BNG Software Management
Awarded to Verna Earth Solutions Ltd on 23 Apr 2026 · IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
£44k
Design Services and Associated Technical Support for Durham City Centre Connectivity
Awarded to SWECO UK LIMITED on 21 Apr 2026 · Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
£188k
GB-Durham: TPPL Durham County Council HCC Lot 2 - 1 x Vehicles (29655)
Awarded to Lookers Group on 14 Apr 2026 · Motor vehicles
£23k
GB-Durham: TPPL Durham County Council HCC Lot 2 - 16 x 3t H1-L2 vans (30094)
Awarded to Nissan Motor (GB) Limited on 8 Apr 2026 · Vans
£398k
GB-Durham: TPPL Durham County Council HCC Lot 2 - 5 x 3.5t L2-H2 Medium Roof Panel Van FWD (29663)
Awarded to Lookers Group on 8 Apr 2026 · Panel vans
£164k
GB-Durham: TPPL Durham County Council HCC Lot 1 - 4 x Nissan Xtrails with 7 seats (30092)
Awarded to Lookers Group on 8 Apr 2026 · Passenger cars
£87k
Direct Call Off from Provider Panel for Community Based Support Services for people with Learning Disabilities or Mental Health needs
Awarded to The Care and Support Group on 30 Mar 2026 · Health and social work services
£232k
Social Care Webinar Training
Awarded to Aspect Training Limited on 27 Mar 2026 · Training services
£31k
Traffic Model A19 & A1M
Awarded to AtkinsRéalis UK Ltd on 27 Mar 2026 · Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
£120k
Smoothwall Licencing and Support
Awarded to Softcat Plc on 27 Mar 2026 · IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
£89k
GB-Durham: TPPL Durham County Council NEPO HGV Lot 5 - 1 x 18t Gully Emptier (30111)
Awarded to Whale Tankers Limited on 24 Mar 2026 · Gully emptiers
£269k
Cat Defect Support 2
Awarded to Pinkney Building Contractors Ltd on 23 Mar 2026 · Road-maintenance works
£266k
Spend pattern
What Durham County Council buys, and how the spend behaves
Durham County Council has issued 113 tracked awards worth £94.8m across the period we monitor. The average award sits at £839k. Spend skews towards Construction work, Vans and Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security. The largest single award we have on record went to CORONA ENERGY RETAIL 1 LIMITED for £30m, on a Supply of Gas notice. SMBs are taking 29.2% of recorded awards, around the typical mid-band for UK public buyers. Activity is falling sharply versus the prior month.
Where Durham County Council actually spends
Biggest single award
£30m
Supply of Gas
Won by CORONA ENERGY RETAIL 1 LIMITED on 24 Feb 2026
Busiest month
Mar 26
19 awards published, totalling £7.1m.
Last 30 days vs the prior 30: sharply down.
Top suppliers
Who is winning the work
Lookers Group
21 awards · £3.3m total
North East Truck & Van
5 awards · £510k total
ATKINSRÉALIS UK LIMITED
3 awards · £665k total
Switchshop Limited
3 awards · £394k total
Vale Engineering (York) Limited
3 awards · £64k total
Ford and Slater Ltd.
2 awards · £1.1m total
JACOBS U.K. LIMITED
2 awards · £845k total
Seymour Civil Engineering Contractors Ltd
2 awards · £529k total
Related sectors
The categories where Durham County Council concentrates its spend.
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