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Durham County Council

Contract for Cash Collection & Cash In Transit Services

Financial ServicesCPV 66000000
Value£400k
Deadline5 Oct 2026
Published9 Sept 2026
RegionNationwide
Timeline
Published 9 Sept 202626 days leftCloses 5 Oct 2026
Who to contact
corporate.procurement@durham.gov.uk

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

How to submit

The documents must be downloaded from www.open-uk.org Any questions must be raised though this Open system for a response

The submission route named on the official notice.

Contract value in context
£400ktotal contract value
median £150k
this tender£0£4.7m

This sits in the upper-middle of the Financial & Insurance Services band — a substantial contract for the sector. Based on 8,013 valued Financial & Insurance Services tenders in our corpus.

When this comes round again

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The brief

Durham County Council require the following range of services: a) The secure collection of cash and cheques from various collection points as specified by the Council. b) The secure storage of all cash and cheques whilst in transit. c) The onward delivery/depositing of all cash and cheques collected, either to another collection point, or at a nominated cash receiving facility (subject to 'Approved Contractor Status'), or Bank.

Based on the varying banking arrangements that Durham County Council may have in place throughout the contract period, the nominated cash receiving facilities or Bank may need to be amended. d) When necessary, the secure overnight storage of both cash and cheques collected will be required. e) The provision of a 'change float' service on either a scheduled or ad-hoc basis, to a specified Collection Point.

Requirements

What the notice asks for

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Based on the varying banking arrangements

Based on the varying banking arrangements that Durham County Council may have in place throughout the contract period, the nominated cash receiving facilities or Bank may need to be amended.

Sentences from the notice that state an obligation, surfaced automatically and shown in the order they appear. Not an exhaustive list — always confirm against the tender documents.

What it takes to bid this

1220 daysof bid-team effort
£8.2k£13.7kat typical UK bid-team rates

Typical UK bid effort for the £100k–£1m band — an estimate, not a quote.

Qualify & bid/no-bid ~10% · SQ / PQQ ~20% · Written response ~55% · Review & presentation ~15%

Typical for this category — confirm against the ITT pack

  • Show at bidComparable references / case studies
  • Hold at bidFinancial standing (accounts, often ~2× contract value turnover)
  • Hold at bidInsurance cover (PL / EL, often PI)
  • Show at bidSocial value commitments

Hold at bid = pass/fail conditions of participation. Show at bid = scored in the quality response. Plan for delivery = contract obligations from day one.

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Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f5a3
Stage
tender · Open
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
085389-2026
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