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Residential Placement for 5520602

Darlington Borough Council

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

27 Jul 2026 at 08:53

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Award

16 Jun 2026 at 10:56

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Award

16 Jun 2026 at 10:43

UK5 - Transparency Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Darlington Borough Council procured a residential placement for service user 5520602. The requirement is classified as health and social work services and sits within the light-touch regime for public services. It concerns one completed requirement delivered for the council, with the selected provider being KEYS PCE LIMITED, a large UK-based supplier headquartered in Halesowen. The buying organisation is Darlington Borough Council, based at Town Hall, Feethams, Darlington. The procurement description identifies the placement as urgent, indicating that the council needed residential accommodation and associated support for a specific individual rather than a general residential-care framework or wider service contract. Businesses operating in residential care, supported accommodation or related health and social care provision should therefore assess whether they can deliver an individual placement of this type for a local authority.

The procurement has been awarded and the contract is active. Darlington Borough Council used a direct award because an urgent placement was required, under the light-touch regime. KEYS PCE LIMITED was awarded the single lot on 16 June 2026 for £2,413,608 gross, including one supplier and no split award. The contract was signed and began on 26 June 2026, with the contract period running to 27 April 2032. A standstill period ended on 25 June 2026. The award was above the relevant threshold. The published process identifies health and social work services as the procurement category. The contract is therefore an agreed, long-term residential placement rather than an opportunity still progressing through competitive tender.

This award demonstrates demand from Darlington Borough Council for a high-value, long-duration residential placement arranged urgently for an identified individual. It is most relevant to providers with established residential-care or supported-living operations, the staffing and accommodation capacity to accept an individual placement, and experience delivering health and social care services for public-sector clients. A future competitor would need to show that it can respond quickly to urgent referrals while maintaining safe, reliable and suitable residential support throughout a lengthy placement. The requirement also indicates that the council may use direct award routes where urgency is evidenced, so providers should be able to communicate availability, suitability, service capability and pricing clearly when responding to comparable local-authority placement needs.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Residential Placement for 5520602

Notice Description

Urgent Residential Placement for 5520602.

Procurement Information

Urgent placement required

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06b59f
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/070541-2026
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
Not specified
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
£2,413,608 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
£2,413,608 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
27 Jul 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
16 Jun 20262 months ago
Contract Period
26 Jun 2026 - 27 Apr 2032 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Darlington Borough Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

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
Not specified
Local Authority
Darlington
Electoral Ward
Park East
Westminster Constituency
Darlington

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

KEYS PCE LIMITED

Further Information

Notice Documents

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