Award

Supported Living Placement for ID367026

DARLINGTON BOROUGH COUNCIL

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

17 Nov 2025 at 11:36

Award

31 Mar 2025 at 09:25

Award

28 Mar 2025 at 10:57

Summary of the contracting process

Darlington Borough Council has awarded a contract for the "Supported Living Placement for ID367026." The procurement process was categorised as "Health and Social Work Services" and involved a direct award due to urgency. The services will be provided by Home Group Limited, located in Newcastle Upon Tyne, and the contract period extends from 7th April 2025 to 6th April 2055. The procurement fell under the "services" category, was facilitated under a light-touch regime, and was finalised with a gross value of GBP 664,472. This contract is complete and was due to the urgency of needing long-term accommodation for an individual, precluding a competitive tendering exercise. The region for this procurement is UKC13, encompassing Darlington.

This procurement presents opportunities for businesses specialising in supported living services, especially those who can swiftly mobilise resources for urgent needs. Large service providers like Home Group Limited are well-suited for such contracts due to their expansive capabilities and experience in handling significant social services contracts. SMEs offering similar services could also strategically align their services to address urgent needs, refining their operations to be responsive and compliant with light-touch regime contracts. As the procurement method focused on a direct award due to urgency, businesses that can demonstrate the ability to quickly meet the client’s needs will find such opportunities conducive to growth by fulfilling immediate social service demands.

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Notice Title

Supported Living Placement for ID367026

Notice Description

Provision of a Supported Living Placement for ID367026

Procurement Information

Due to the urgency of the placement unable to carry out a competitive tendering exercise

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04f9e4
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074324-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Tender Suitability
SME
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
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£664,472 £500K-£1M
Contracts Value
£664,472 £500K-£1M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
17 Nov 20253 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
25 Mar 202511 months ago
Contract Period
6 Apr 2025 - 6 Apr 2055 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
DARLINGTON BOROUGH COUNCIL
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
corporate.procurement@darlington.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
DARLINGTON
Postcode
DL1 5QT
Post Town
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
Not specified

Local Authority
Darlington
Electoral Ward
Park East
Westminster Constituency
Darlington

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

HOME GROUP

Further Information

Notice Documents

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