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Homecare Service Placement - ID404144 - Lot 1

Darlington Borough Council

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28 Aug 2026 at 09:33

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Summary of the contracting process

Darlington Borough Council procured homecare services for placement of care in the North East of England. The requirement falls within health and social work services and is classified under CPV 85000000. The service is intended to provide homecare support to people placed by the council, although the published description does not give further detail on care activities, client groups or service volumes. This is a service contract rather than a goods supply or construction project. The council is the buying organisation and the delivery area is the North East of England. Providers operating homecare services in this area, including organisations able to support council-commissioned placements, are the most directly relevant businesses. The opportunity is also identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community and social enterprises.

The procurement has been completed and awarded. Darlington Borough Council used a selective call-off from a framework agreement. The tender closed on 26 August 2026, and the award was made on 26 August 2026 to Springfield Home Care Services Limited. The awarded value is £33,429.76 including the stated currency of GBP. The contract period runs from 27 August 2026 to 26 August 2030. The award is active and the tender status is complete. The procurement was evaluated as a single homecare service requirement, with no separate lots identified in the published outcome. The selected supplier is based in Leeds, while delivery is required in the North East of England. The award demonstrates the council’s use of a framework route for placing homecare services rather than running an open standalone competition.

For suppliers that did not win this call-off, the procurement indicates that Darlington Borough Council places homecare requirements through an existing framework agreement. A credible future provider would therefore need to hold the relevant framework position or work through an eligible framework route, and be able to mobilise and deliver commissioned homecare placements across the North East. The requirement is within health and social work services, so businesses should be able to demonstrate reliable care delivery, suitable operational capacity and the governance needed for council-funded placements. The procurement was marked as suitable for SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprises, indicating that smaller care organisations and social enterprises may be able to compete where their framework access and delivery capability are adequate. The awarded provider was a large company, showing that capacity at that scale also satisfied the requirement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Homecare Service Placement - ID404144 - Lot 1

Notice Description

Homecare Service Placement - ID404144 - Lot 1

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-96a7e5df-0d4a-4de0-b076-83e49a7d1f3d
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/36af3d9e-a877-46fb-aec8-9f9f80fc51f9
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
28 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
26 Aug 20263 weeks ago
Contract Period
27 Aug 2026 - 26 Aug 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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