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Homecare Service Placement - ID5007710 - Lot 1

Darlington Borough Council

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24 Sep 2026 at 13:56

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Summary of the contracting process

Darlington Borough Council procured a homecare service placement, classified as health and social work services, for delivery in the North East of England. The requirement is for homecare rather than goods or construction, with the placement identified as Lot 1 of the service requirement. The council is the buyer, and the selected provider is Springfield Home Care Services Limited. This opportunity is relevant to providers able to deliver homecare services for a local authority in the North East. The published scope is limited to a homecare service placement; it does not describe particular care tasks, client groups or delivery volumes, so suppliers should not assume a broader service remit than homecare placement.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded. Darlington Borough Council used a selective call-off from a framework agreement. Bids were due by 15 September 2026, and the award was made on 16 September 2026 to Springfield Home Care Services Limited. The awarded value is £71,622.72. The contract period runs from 16 September 2026 to 15 September 2030. The process concerns one identified lot, and the published information records SME and voluntary, community and social enterprise suitability. No evaluation criteria or scoring basis are stated in the procurement details. The award confirms a selected supplier and an active award; it does not report a cancelled award or terminated contract.

For providers of homecare services, this award demonstrates Darlington Borough Council’s demand for homecare placements in the North East through a framework call-off. A credible competitor for a comparable requirement would need to deliver homecare reliably for a local authority and be capable of working within a framework-based purchasing route. The recorded suitability for SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprises indicates that organisations of those types were considered suitable to compete, while the appointed provider is recorded as a large company. The award provides a specific benchmark for the type of service and provider selected, but the published scope does not identify specialist care capabilities, staffing levels, qualifications or accreditations. Suppliers should therefore assess their fit against the homecare placement requirement without inferring additional service standards.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Homecare Service Placement - ID5007710 - Lot 1

Notice Description

Homecare Service Placement - ID5007710 - Lot 1

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-5307315f-1258-48fc-b1ff-868e2797b74f
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7baf1037-f193-4122-81f1-cc8a9d9d961f
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
£71,622 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£71,622 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
24 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
16 Sep 20263 weeks ago
Contract Period
16 Sep 2026 - 15 Sep 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

SPRINGFIELD HOME CARE SERVICES LIMITED

Further Information

Notice Documents

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