Specialist Residential / Nursing Home Placements

Durham County Council
North East
Direct award
20 October 2025 to 31 March 2026

The contract facilitates direct awards to approved care providers for individual service user placements. Placements are based on service user choice and clinical need, with the contract duration linked to the ongoing requirement of the individual. The service encompasses residential and nursing care settings, with the agreement remaining active as long as the placement continues to meet the specific needs of the service user.

Open the official notice

Awarded value: £15.8m; As published
Published: 20 October 2025; Find a Tender
Awarded: 20 October 2025
Contract length: 5 months; Ends 31 March 2026

What the buyer is asking for

Provision of specialist residential and nursing home care placements for service users with complex health and social care needs.

Lifecycle

Publishedon Find a Tender
20 October 2025
Contract awarded
20 October 2025
Contract starts
20 October 2025
Contract ends
31 March 2026

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How it compares

47× the typical learning disability residential care contract (£340k).

Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/330261/specialist-residential-nursing-home-placements
Buyer reference: 2816
Open contracting ID: ocds-h6vhtk-05cfe2
Source: Find a Tender
Last checked: 12 October 2026

Durham County Council. Specialist Residential / Nursing Home Placements. Contract award, 20 October 2025. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/330261/specialist-residential-nursing-home-placements (accessed 12 October 2026).