Award

Children's Solo Residential Placement - ID 388321

DARLINGTON BOROUGH COUNCIL

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Award

07 Oct 2025 at 13:29

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Award

07 Oct 2025 at 13:19

UK5 - Transparency Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Darlington Borough Council has recently completed a public procurement process for an urgent "Children's Solo Residential Placement" under the ID 388321, in the health and social services industry category. Situated in the UK, specifically in the Darlington region, this procurement process was conducted through a direct award method due to the urgent nature of the service requirements. The contract, valued at £2,387,000, is set to run from 7th October 2025 to 25th May 2028. Both the award and contract stages have been finalized as of the contract notice published on 7th October 2025.

This tender presents substantial business growth opportunities, particularly for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) like the selected supplier, SAFE HAVEN ADOLESCENT CARE GROUP LIMITED, based in Sheffield. Companies specialising in health and social work services, especially those capable of providing tailored residential placements for children, are well-suited to engage in such procurement processes. The direct award method, employed due to urgency, highlights the necessity for businesses to maintain readiness and capability to address immediate service needs.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Children's Solo Residential Placement - ID 388321

Notice Description

Urgent Children's Solo Residential Placement - ID 388321

Procurement Information

Urgent Children's Solo Residential Placement ID 388321

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a99c
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/062902-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

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
£2,387,000 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
7 Oct 20254 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
29 Jun 20257 months ago
Contract Period
6 Oct 2025 - 25 May 2028 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

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

SAFE HAVEN ADOLESCENT CARE GROUP

Further Information

Notice Documents

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