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Homecare Service Placement - ID5019097 - Lot 1

Darlington Borough Council

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24 Sep 2026 at 13:46

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Summary of the contracting process

Darlington Borough Council is purchasing homecare services in the North East of England. The requirement is described as a homecare service placement, within health and social work services. This is a service contract delivered in the North East; Darlington Borough Council is the buyer. The procurement is one lot and concerns a specific placement rather than a broad range of separately described care services. The selected provider is Springfield Home Care Services Limited. The requirement indicates demand for providers able to deliver homecare for the council’s service users in this area.

The procurement is complete and the contract has been awarded to Springfield Home Care Services Limited. The award date was 26 September 2026. The awarded contract value is £35,817.60. The contract period runs from 26 September 2026 to 25 September 2030. The council used a selective procedure, making a call-off from a framework agreement. The contract was arranged as a single lot. Small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community and social enterprises were considered suitable to participate. The published information describes a homecare placement but does not set out a separate evaluation formula or detailed selection thresholds.

For providers competing when this requirement returns to market, the award demonstrates that Darlington Borough Council buys homecare placements through framework call-offs. A credible competitor would need the operational capacity to deliver homecare services in the North East and to meet the council’s placement requirements reliably throughout a multi-year contract. The procurement was identified as suitable for smaller businesses and voluntary, community and social enterprises, so providers of those types may be relevant competitors alongside larger care businesses. The selected supplier was a large homecare company, showing that the council accepted a provider with established organisational scale. The requirement is specifically homecare placement work; relevant experience and delivery capability in this service area, rather than unrelated health or social care services, would be central to competing.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Homecare Service Placement - ID5019097 - Lot 1

Notice Description

Homecare Service Placement - ID5019097 - Lot 1

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-84ec9709-c430-4bbf-8251-f973643a51c7
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/eab5c931-f669-4996-820a-7abdeb854197
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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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
£35,817 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£35,817 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
Not specified
Contract Period
26 Sep 2026 - 25 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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