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Homecare Service Placement - ID5020717 - Lot 2

Darlington Borough Council

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07 Aug 2026 at 09:48

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Summary of the contracting process

Darlington Borough Council procured homecare service placement under its health and social care services category, for delivery in the North East of England. The requirement concerns arranging and providing homecare support, although the available description does not give further detail on the care activities, client group or service model. It was a services procurement conducted by the council as buyer. The opportunity was structured as Lot 2 of the Homecare Service Placement requirement, indicating that this was one part of a wider homecare purchasing arrangement. Businesses operating in domiciliary care, home support or related health and social care provision would be the relevant market, particularly those able to deliver services across the council’s required North East area.

The procurement is complete and was awarded on 23 July 2026 to Care Line Homecare Limited. The award value was £33,429.76, inclusive of the stated procurement value in GBP. It is a selective procurement made as a call-off from a framework agreement, rather than a standalone open tender. The awarded contract period runs from 24 July 2026 to 23 July 2030. The tender submission deadline was 23 July 2026 at 12:00. The process related specifically to Lot 2, titled Homecare Service Placement. The selected supplier is recorded as an active award recipient, and the council is the contracting buyer. The procurement category was services, covering health and social work services.

This award demonstrates established demand from Darlington Borough Council for commissioned homecare services through a framework call-off route. A credible future competitor would need the operational capability to provide reliable domiciliary care and home support in the North East, with suitable staffing, scheduling, safeguarding and service-management arrangements. Experience of delivering regulated care services and meeting health and social care quality requirements would be commercially relevant, as would the capacity to maintain continuity for vulnerable service users across the contract’s requirements. The procurement was identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community and social enterprises, so organisations of those types with appropriate care delivery capability may be well placed for similar council requirements.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Homecare Service Placement - ID5020717 - Lot 2

Notice Description

Homecare Service Placement - ID5020717 - Lot 2

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-2a8a0517-5e32-4de4-8655-f521d6ac9505
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/616dd5de-8387-4e4e-9b44-c0263b1937ba
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Call-off from a framework agreement
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85000000 - Health and social work services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£33,429 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£33,429 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
7 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
23 Jul 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
23 Jul 20261 months ago
Contract Period
24 Jul 2026 - 23 Jul 2030 4-5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Darlington Borough Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
DARLINGTON
Postcode
DL1 5QT
Postcode Area
Darlington
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLC North East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLC3 Tees Valley
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLC33 Darlington
Delivery Location
TLC North East (England)
Local Authority
Darlington
Electoral Ward
Park East
Westminster Constituency
Darlington

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Care Line Homecare Limited

Further Information

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