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Residential Placement for ID 410022

Darlington Borough Council

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26 Aug 2026 at 16:38

UK5 - Transparency Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Darlington Borough Council commissioned a children’s residential placement for an identified individual, described as “ID 410022”. The requirement falls within health and social work services and is intended to provide residential care rather than a general goods supply or construction project. The buyer is a public authority based at Darlington Town Hall. The placement is associated with Darlington and the wider local authority area. This opportunity is relevant to providers of children’s residential care, social care organisations and specialist care operators able to support an individual placement under a council-arranged service. The requirement is for a single placement rather than a programme divided into multiple service lots, although the procurement records one completed lot.

The procurement has been awarded following a direct award. Darlington Borough Council selected Gravitas Care Limited, an SME, as supplier for the completed single lot. The stated reason for bypassing competition was that an urgent placement was required, under the light-touch regime. The award value is £1,620,857.14 including any applicable tax, in GBP. The contract period runs from 26 August 2026 to 23 January 2029. The award is recorded as pending, with signature scheduled for 26 August 2026. The procurement is above the relevant threshold. Evaluation was not based on a scored competitive tender: the council used a direct award justified by urgency. Gravitas Care Limited is the selected supplier.

This procurement shows demand from Darlington Borough Council for high-value, individual children’s residential placements delivered through the light-touch social care regime. A credible future provider would need to operate suitable children’s residential care services and demonstrate that it can accept and support an urgent placement for an identified child. Relevant capability includes safe accommodation, appropriately trained care staff, safeguarding arrangements, robust case management and the ability to work with a local authority around an individual care plan. Providers should also be able to respond quickly when urgent needs arise and sustain delivery over a multi-year placement. The selection of an SME indicates that this type of requirement can be delivered by a specialist independent care organisation, rather than only by a large national provider.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Residential Placement for ID 410022

Notice Description

PB2026-00485 - Children's Residential Placement for ID 410022

Procurement Information

Urgent placement required

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ecfd
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081499-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK5 - Transparency Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Tender Suitability
SME
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
£1,620,857 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
26 Aug 2026Today
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
26 Aug 2026Today
Contract Period
26 Aug 2026 - 23 Jan 2029 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

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

Gravitas Care Limited

Further Information

Notice Documents

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