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The local market for children's, adults, public health and housing services

We work with many providers, organisations and also service users and their unpaid carers to deliver quality services which improve the lives of children and adults in County Durham.

Integrated Market Position Statement

We are required to make this document available for assessment, however, it does not comply with accessibility legislation. If, for any reason, you can not access the document and need an alternative format, please Contact Commissioning.

To help providers shape their business plans and support our vision for the future of children's and adult social care, public health and housing, we publish a document called the Market Position Statement (PDF, 20 MB) (MPS). The document brings together key information about our priorities and helps providers to:

develop their services to meet local need and demand
identify opportunities that they may bid for.

The MPS will be updated to reflect any new policy or financial changes introduced by us or the government.

Contact Commissioning

Email ahs.commissioning@durham.gov.uk
Telephone 03000 266 837

Related information

Offsite links

North East Procurement Organisation (NEPO) OPEN Portal