Buyers · Council, North East England
Durham County Council: repairs, maintenance and care tenders and re-tenders
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None of this buyer's tenders in these trades is open in our index today. New notices are added every night.
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Retender calendar: the next 18 months
| Contract (source notice) | Expected end | Value | Supplier in the award notice |
|---|---|---|---|
| Framework Agreement for the Maintenance, Service and Repair of HVAC Systems, Air Source and Ground Source Heat Pumps · Insulation and retrofit | Expected Mar 2027 | £360,000 | Named in the notice |
Expected end dates are the initial term in each award notice. Contracts are often extended or brought forward, so a re-tender can come earlier or later. Suppliers are shown as the public award notice names them; a person's name is never shown. Bid Radar tracks re-tenders for 24 months.
What it buys
| Work | Contracts |
|---|---|
| Supported living | 8 |
| Home care | 3 |
| Insulation and retrofit | 1 |
| Kitchens and bathrooms | 1 |
| Windows and doors | 1 |
From 13 contracts awarded 20 May 2022 to 31 Jul 2026, grouped by the work named in each notice's title. One contract can cover more than one kind of work.
Typical contract value and length
| Measure | Figure | Based on |
|---|---|---|
| Median contract value | £92,000 | median of published values (whole contract, all years); 13 contracts |
| Lower quartile value | £47,000 | 25th percentile of published values; 13 contracts |
| Upper quartile value | £1.5 million | 75th percentile of published values; 13 contracts |
| Median initial term in months | 12 | months from award to the end date in the notice, before extensions; 12 contracts |
| Lower quartile term in months | 8 | 25th percentile; 12 contracts |
| Upper quartile term in months | 26 | 75th percentile; 12 contracts |
The median initial term was 12 months, and the middle half ran 8 to 26 months before any extension (12 contracts with an end date).
Values are the whole contract as published, often over several years. A figure needs at least 3 contracts behind it, and the middle half needs 5; otherwise it is left out.
How its tenders are marked and how many bid
- Quality carried a median of 50% of the marks (3 contracts that published a weighting). See how tenders are scored.
- Its tenders drew a median of 10.5 bids (6 contracts that published a bid count).
Lots and frameworks
- 4 of the 13 contracts were set up as a framework or dynamic purchasing system, so some work comes as call-offs to firms already on one.
- Supported Living Support Services for People with Learning Disabilities or Mental Health Needs FrameworkAwarded 31 Jul 2026 · Ends 31 Mar 2031 (expected) · 65 suppliers named
- Framework Agreement for the Maintenance, Service and Repair of HVAC Systems, Air Source and Ground Source Heat PumpsAwarded 17 Dec 2024 · Ends 31 Mar 2027 (expected) · 2 suppliers named
- Framework Agreement for the Maintenance, Service and Repair of Powered Pedestrian, Industrial, Automatic, Garage Doors, Roller Shutters, Automatic Gates & BarriersAwarded 31 Jan 2024 · Ends 31 Mar 2026 (expected) · 2 suppliers named
- Contract for Maintenance, Service and Repair of Commercial Kitchen EquipmentAwarded 31 Jan 2024 · Ends 20 Jan 2026 (expected)
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Figures are automated summaries of published award notices, not advice. End dates are the initial term in the notice and are often extended or brought forward, so re-tender dates are expected, not certain. Check the tender documents before deciding to bid. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Built from 13 award notices between 20 May 2022 and 31 Jul 2026 and the live tenders in our index on 20 Oct 2026. How we work this out.