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title: "Homecare Service Placement - ID5020717 - Lot 2"
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buyer: "Darlington Borough Council"
published: "2026-08-07"
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# Homecare Service Placement - ID5020717 - Lot 2

Buyer: Darlington Borough Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-2a8a0517-5e32-4de4-8655-f521d6ac9505

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## Summary

Darlington Borough Council procured homecare service placement under its health and social care services category, for delivery in the North East of England. The requirement concerns arranging and providing homecare support, although the available description does not give further detail on the care activities, client group or service model. It was a services procurement conducted by the council as buyer. The opportunity was structured as Lot 2 of the Homecare Service Placement requirement, indicating that this was one part of a wider homecare purchasing arrangement. Businesses operating in domiciliary care, home support or related health and social care provision would be the relevant market, particularly those able to deliver services across the council’s required North East area.

The procurement is complete and was awarded on 23 July 2026 to Care Line Homecare Limited. The award value was £33,429.76, inclusive of the stated procurement value in GBP. It is a selective procurement made as a call-off from a framework agreement, rather than a standalone open tender. The awarded contract period runs from 24 July 2026 to 23 July 2030. The tender submission deadline was 23 July 2026 at 12:00. The process related specifically to Lot 2, titled Homecare Service Placement. The selected supplier is recorded as an active award recipient, and the council is the contracting buyer. The procurement category was services, covering health and social work services.

This award demonstrates established demand from Darlington Borough Council for commissioned homecare services through a framework call-off route. A credible future competitor would need the operational capability to provide reliable domiciliary care and home support in the North East, with suitable staffing, scheduling, safeguarding and service-management arrangements. Experience of delivering regulated care services and meeting health and social care quality requirements would be commercially relevant, as would the capacity to maintain continuity for vulnerable service users across the contract’s requirements. The procurement was identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community and social enterprises, so organisations of those types with appropriate care delivery capability may be well placed for similar council requirements.

## Notice

Homecare Service Placement - ID5020717 - Lot 2

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/616dd5de-8387-4e4e-9b44-c0263b1937ba |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a framework agreement |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 7 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 23 Jul 2026 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 23 Jul 2026 |
| Contract period | 24 Jul 2026 - 23 Jul 2030 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £33,429 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £33,429 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Darlington Borough Council |
| Locality | DARLINGTON |
| Postcode area | Darlington |
| Postcode | DL1 5QT |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLC3 Tees Valley |
| ITL 3 | TLC33 Darlington |
| Local authority | Darlington |
| Electoral ward | Park East |
| Westminster constituency | Darlington |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Care Line Homecare Limited |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 7 Aug 2026 at 09:48 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/616dd5de-8387-4e4e-9b44-c0263b1937ba

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/616dd5de-8387-4e4e-9b44-c0263b1937ba
  7th August 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Provenance

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