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Supported accommodation placement for ID 406324

Darlington Borough Council

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30 Jul 2026 at 12:10

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Darlington Borough Council procured a children’s supported accommodation placement for an individual identified in the requirement as ID 406324. This is a health and social work service, covering the provision of supported accommodation and associated support for a child or young person. The service is delivered in the Darlington area. The requirement sits within the light-touch regime for social and related services. It is a single placement rather than a wider accommodation framework or multi-service programme. Suppliers relevant to this requirement are organisations providing supported accommodation for children, with the operational ability to manage placement needs safely and provide appropriate day-to-day support in or around Darlington.

The procurement is complete and was awarded directly without competition as a below-threshold contract. ROC SOLID was selected as the supplier for the single requirement. The award was made on 27 August 2025, when the contract was also signed. The contract runs from 27 August 2025 to 19 August 2027. Its awarded value is £114,488.57 including applicable taxes. The service category is health and social work services. The process used a light-touch regime and was evaluated through a direct-award route rather than an open tender. The contract is active, and the award is recorded as active. Darlington Borough Council is both the buying organisation and the public authority responsible for the procurement.

This procurement demonstrates a defined local demand for children’s supported accommodation over a substantial placement period, with a contract scale suited to an established specialist provider rather than a large infrastructure operator. A credible future competitor would need experience supporting children or young people in accommodation settings, robust safeguarding and care practices, suitably trained staff, and the capacity to maintain a stable placement throughout the required service period. Local operational coverage around Darlington would be important, as would the ability to work with a council on an individual placement and meet light-touch social-care requirements. ROC SOLID is recorded as an SME and voluntary, community or social enterprise, indicating that organisations with a similar specialist social-purpose model may be well placed for comparable requirements from this buyer.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Supported accommodation placement for ID 406324

Notice Description

Children's supported accommodation placement for ID 406324

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d775
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/072128-2026
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
Below threshold - without competition
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
Not specified
Contracts Value
£114,488 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
30 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
27 Aug 2025 - 19 Aug 2027 1-2 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
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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
Not specified
Local Authority
Darlington
Electoral Ward
Park East
Westminster Constituency
Darlington

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

ROC SOLID

Further Information

Notice Documents

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