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Homecare Service Placement - ID292153 - Lot 1

Darlington Borough Council

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23 Sep 2026 at 15:48

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Summary of the contracting process

Darlington Borough Council procured a homecare service placement, within health and social care services, for delivery in the North East of England. The requirement is for homecare provision rather than goods or construction work. The procurement is identified as Lot 1, but the published description gives no further breakdown of the placement or its service model. The council is the buying organisation, and the selected provider is Springfield Home Care Services Limited. The requirement sits within the council’s local care services, so relevant suppliers are those able to provide homecare in the North East and meet the operational needs of a public-sector care placement.

The procurement is complete and the contract has been awarded to Springfield Home Care Services Limited. Darlington Borough Council used a selective call-off from a framework agreement. The award was made on 8 September 2026, following a tender deadline of 8 September 2026 at noon. The awarded value is £217,293.44. The contract period runs from 9 September 2026 to 8 September 2030. This is a single-lot award. The opportunity was marked as suitable for small and medium-sized businesses and voluntary, community and social enterprises. No separate evaluation criteria are stated in the available process information.

This award demonstrates demand from Darlington Borough Council for homecare placements delivered in the North East, with a contract lasting four years and an award value in the low hundreds of thousands of pounds. Suppliers seeking to compete for this specific requirement in future would need to deliver homecare services and be capable of supporting placements commissioned by a local authority. The buyer used a framework call-off, so relevant providers would need access to the applicable framework route as well as the service capacity to fulfil the placement. The procurement was identified as suitable for SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprises, indicating that smaller and community-based care providers could be relevant competitors where they can meet the service requirement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Homecare Service Placement - ID292153 - Lot 1

Notice Description

Homecare Service Placement - ID292153 - Lot 1

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-6f797b5c-26c0-48aa-8ba6-4bf2b7271b98
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5402c1c7-babd-46ec-9f92-62fa26d42f57
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
£217,293 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£217,293 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
23 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
8 Sep 20264 weeks ago
Contract Period
9 Sep 2026 - 8 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

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