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Homecare Service Placement - ID5021919 - Lot 1

Darlington Borough Council

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19 Aug 2026 at 13:48

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Summary of the contracting process

Darlington Borough Council procured a homecare service placement under its adult health and social care responsibilities. The requirement is classified as health and social work services and covers delivery in the North East of England. The service is a placement arrangement, indicating the provision of home-based care to support people in their own homes rather than the supply of goods or construction works. The buying organisation is Darlington Borough Council, based at Town Hall in Darlington. This is a service opportunity for providers able to deliver homecare within the North East and to meet the council’s requirements for planned care and support placements. The procurement is 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 procedure to make a call-off from a framework agreement. The tender closed on 18 August 2026 at 12:00. The contract was awarded on 18 August 2026 to Springfield Home Care Services Limited for £38,205.44 including the stated GBP currency. The contract period runs from 19 August 2026 to 18 August 2030. The award is active and covers the single homecare service placement requirement in the North East. The selected supplier is a large organisation. The award basis is the framework call-off route, so competition took place within the terms and membership of the existing framework rather than through a new open tender.

For providers that did not win, this award is evidence that Darlington Borough Council places homecare requirements through framework call-offs and uses external suppliers for care delivered in the North East. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need to provide reliable, person-centred homecare in people’s own homes, with the operational capacity to manage placements and maintain consistent service delivery over a substantial contract term. Providers should also be prepared to compete through the relevant framework route, understand its call-off rules and demonstrate that they can meet the council’s quality, safeguarding and service-management expectations. The opportunity is particularly relevant to established homecare businesses, smaller providers and voluntary, community or social enterprises with suitable local delivery capability.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Homecare Service Placement - ID5021919 - Lot 1

Notice Description

Homecare Service Placement - ID5021919 - Lot 1

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-f6af39f1-1c4d-4bf7-95e1-68dac3931fb1
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d2539108-7ff7-4c16-9411-707208cabb6f
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
£38,205 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£38,205 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
19 Aug 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
18 Aug 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
18 Aug 20261 weeks ago
Contract Period
19 Aug 2026 - 18 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

Notice Documents

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