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Age Friendly Communities Mapping Project

Darlington Borough Council

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10 Aug 2026 at 12:25

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Darlington Borough Council commissioned an Age Friendly Communities Mapping Project across the Borough of Darlington. The service involves engaging older adults, stakeholders and organisations to understand the barriers and enabling factors affecting people as they age. Findings will contribute to a proposed improvement model for Darlington, with the ambition of helping the area become an age-friendly community. This is a social research service, covering community engagement, consultation, evidence gathering and analysis of local conditions affecting older people. The work is delivered across Darlington and is relevant to organisations with experience of researching communities, engaging residents and working with public, voluntary and stakeholder organisations on ageing, inclusion or local service improvement.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded on 24 July 2026 to Citizens Advice Darlington, Redcar and Cleveland. It was a below-threshold limited competition using a limited procurement method, with one completed lot. The contract is active and runs from 1 September 2026 to 1 September 2028, with an option for the Council to extend it by one further 12-month period through written notice, allowing a maximum end date of 31 August 2029. The awarded contract value is £92,727 gross, in GBP. The recorded award concerns the full mapping project and its associated social research services. The award data does not set out separate scoring criteria or weighted evaluation categories.

This award demonstrates demand from Darlington Borough Council for structured research into ageing, community barriers and the factors that help older people participate and thrive. A credible future competitor would need to engage older residents effectively, build trust with community groups and stakeholders, gather qualitative evidence across a borough, and turn findings into practical recommendations or an improvement model. Experience in social research, community development, advice services, equality, inclusion or age-friendly practice would be relevant, particularly where it includes work with public bodies and voluntary or community organisations. The successful supplier is a large voluntary, community and social enterprise, indicating that organisations combining research capability with trusted local engagement and a clear social-purpose delivery model may be well placed for comparable work with this Council.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Age Friendly Communities Mapping Project

Notice Description

The project is to engage with older adults, stakeholders and organisations across the Borough of Darlington to understand the barriers and enabling factors that impact people as they age, then use these findings to contribute to a proposed model of improvement in Darlington, with an ambition of working towards becoming an "Age-Friendly" community.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e009
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/075690-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - limited competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

79315000 - Social research services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£92,727 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
10 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
24 Jul 20261 months ago
Contract Period
1 Sep 2026 - 1 Sep 2028 2-3 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

CITIZENS ADVICE DARLINGTON, REDCAR AND CLEVELAND

Further Information

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