1. Local Supply Chain Opportunities – Durham County Council
~ £466m spend in 2015/16
Social Care largest proportion of budget £157m (~33%)
67% of procurement spend is attributed to NE Based businesses
Of which 40% are County Durham Businesses
… 30% are County Durham SME’s
This is ~£141m of goods and services
Council is committed to increasing this figure…
Social Care (mention Profound) accounts for 33% of budget and 79% provided by NE businesses of which 57% of them are based in County Durham and 45% are County Durham SME’s

2. County Durham Spend Distribution
This is excluding Social Care budget - still amounts £309m per year
Note there are a number of sectors that have the potential for room for improvement for more SME procurement
Building Construction
Consultancy
Environmental Services
Horticultural
HR / ICT
Works – Construction

3. Specific contracts due
Roofing Contractors including metal deck, felt, slate and membrane roofing – Advertised in July
Ventilation Ductwork – June/July
Framework agreement for supply of spares in relation to gas servicing, repairs and maintenance of gas, plumbing and heating appliances – Deadline for tenders 17th May 2017
Framework for electrical components – November Construction – bricklaying contractors (supply and labour only); street lighting electricial works, scaffolding contracting, earthworks – December likely date
Road / Highway markings June/July
Look c/ sign up to NEPO…
OTHER contacts include…
In terms of ICT services, there are likely to be opportunities in both web development and app development. From time to time we require the development of bespoke websites and web pages to promote significant cultural events - the promotion of the recent Kynren outdoor event being an illustrative example.
In the category of Environmental Services, we regularly have contract requirements related to our current and closed landfill sites. These include equipment and services related to landfill gas and leachate, transport of leachate, and other environmental control works. It is anticipated that several such contracts will arise in the coming year.

4. Up and coming workshops
23/30th May; 10am-4pm
Durham Leadership Centre, Spennymoor
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Advice on how to do business with DCC
Procurement process
Practical advice on getting shortlisted, bidding for tenders and navigating NEPO e-tender system
Also have to potential to work on specific contracts through DBOP support

5. Over 1000 stations across the UK
The Rail Sector
Rail sector growing – passenger numbers growing 4% 1.6bn journeys per annum
Over 1000 stations across the UK
NetWork Rail spend £7bn pa, 95% with British based companies
Localisation agenda – Dept of Transport requiring significant percentage of UK content
NE companies registered to supply Hitachi Rail, Siemens, Stadler
Nexus (metro) contract due to go to tender in June
Not just the carriages !

6. Challenges & Opportunities
High-value, low-cost railway innovations, increasing the value of rail services for passengers while driving down operational costs
Assist with luggage location, identification and tracking
Enhance catering options, including enabling pre-ordering, station collection, ordering in transit, or at-seat delivery
Enhance environmental and sensory experiences (including train and station interiors). For example, digital interaction, dynamic lighting, scent, noise-cancelling, audio, or other factors contributing to the passenger experience
Drive behavioural change – optimise passenger movements through stations and improve loading and unloading trains

7. Durham County Cricket Club –Chester le- Street
Get Into Rail North East 30 June 2017
Aimed at new entrants to rail industry
Outline accreditations and standards of the rail sector
Forthcoming opportunities
Speakers Rail Alliance Hitachi Rail Europe, Rail Delivery Group, Nexus, North East Rail Management Unit, DIT –UK Export Finance, local case study
Network with existing SMEs in the sector
Durham County Cricket Club –Chester le- Street
Contact Caroline Taukulis Business Durham