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Specialist Residential / Nursing Home Placements

Durham County Council

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: Durham County Council

Buyer Address: Corten House, Dunholme Close, Durham, UKC14, DH1 5WB, United Kingdom

Contact Email: corporate.procurement@durham.gov.uk

Status
complete
Procedure
direct
Value
15837670.0 GBP
Published
20 Oct 2025, 13:37
Deadline
n/a
Contract Start
19 Oct 2025, 23:00
Contract End
31 Mar 2026, 22:59
Category
n/a
CPV
85000000 - Health and social work services
Region
n/a
Awarded To
n/a
Official Source
Open Find a Tender

Description

Direct awards will be issued to any commissioning approved Provider who a service user chooses to be placed with in a Specialist Residential / Nursing Home Placement. This notice covers multiple contract awards for individual service users and each award is expected to be below LTR threshold.

Linked Documents

No linked documents found for this notice.

Opportunity Context

Lots

Lot 1 Status: complete

Documents

Document Description: Not published

Awards

Award Title: Specialist Residential / Nursing Home Placements

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