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Durham County Council

Temporary / Emergency Accommodation

Community ServicesCPV 98341000
Value£7.5m
Deadline21 Apr 2026
Published1 Apr 2026
RegionNationwide
Timeline
Published 1 Apr 2026ClosedCloses 21 Apr 2026
Who to contact
corporate.procurement@durham.gov.uk

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

Contract value in context
£7.5mtotal contract value
median £134k
this tender£0£8.1m

This is a large award for Other Community & Personal Services — above three-quarters of comparable contracts. Based on 5,835 valued Other Community & Personal Services tenders in our corpus.

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The brief

Durham County Council is seeking to establish a list of accommodation providers who can provide temporary and emergency accommodation within the boundaries of County Durham and its neighbouring authorities.

Accommodation required includes self‑contained units, B&B / hotel rooms, and accessible options.

Accommodation may be required at short notice and for varying durations.

Providers must comply with all relevant legislation including the Housing Act 1996, Homelessness Reduction Act 2017, HHSRS, Equality Act 2010, and UK GDPR.

This open list will allow the Council to make individual placement requests based on need, suitability, and availability.

Acceptance onto the list provides for no form of exclusivity or volume guarantee by the Council for Services from the Provider and the Council is at all times entitled to enter into other contracts and agreements with other Providers for the provision of any Services.

This list is an open list and accommodation providers can apply throughout the lifetime of the contract, please request and submit an application form either via www.open-uk.org or Corporate.Procurement@Durham.gov.uk A standstill period is not being applied to this opportunity

Key requirements

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01

Durham County Council is seeking to establish

Durham County Council is seeking to establish a list of accommodation providers who can provide temporary and emergency accommodation within the boundaries of County Durham and its neighbouring authorities.

02

Providers must comply with all relevant legislation

Providers must comply with all relevant legislation including the Housing Act 1996, Homelessness Reduction Act 2017, HHSRS, Equality Act 2010, and UK GDPR.

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Source & provenance
OCID
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Stage
tender · Open
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
030585-2026
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