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title: "Homecare Service Placement - ID5019411 - Lot 2"
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# Homecare Service Placement - ID5019411 - Lot 2

Buyer: Darlington Borough Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-2ea56cd8-4b76-4c81-a2e6-7eabd21a3b87

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## Summary

Darlington Borough Council commissioned homecare services, classified under health and social work services, for delivery in the North East of England. The procurement is titled Homecare Service Placement, Lot 2, and concerns placing homecare support for people who need it. This is a service requirement rather than a purchase of goods or construction work. The named buyer is Darlington Borough Council. The delivery location is described at regional level, so the requirement is for work in the North East rather than at a stated individual address. The procurement record identifies the lot and service category but does not give further detail about the care activities or the people receiving support.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded. Darlington Borough Council selected CARE LINE HOMECARE LIMITED through a selective call-off from a framework agreement. The award was made on 29 September 2026, following a submission deadline of 29 September 2026. The awarded value is £100,289.28. The contract period runs from 30 September 2026 to 29 September 2030. The overall estimated tender value is also £100,289.28. The process is identified as Lot 2, and the requirement was marked suitable for small and medium-sized businesses and voluntary, community and social enterprises. No evaluation criteria are recorded, so the basis for comparing suppliers cannot be stated.

This award shows Darlington Borough Council buying a defined homecare service placement through a framework call-off, with a single supplier selected for the requirement. A competitor seeking to be credible when this specific requirement returns to market would need to deliver homecare services in the North East and demonstrate the operational capacity to provide placements over a sustained contract period. The buyer marked the requirement as suitable for SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprises, indicating that organisations in those categories were considered appropriate to compete. The selected supplier is a large homecare provider, evidence that an established operator was able to meet the requirement. The procurement does not state specific care specialisms, qualifications, accreditations or evaluation criteria, so these cannot be presented as proven requirements.

## Notice

Homecare Service Placement - ID5019411 - Lot 2

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5c22181a-28fc-4614-bd58-4f3c71bd8f27 |
| 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 | 2 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 29 Sep 2026 |
| Contract period | 30 Sep 2026 - 29 Sep 2030 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £100,289 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £100,289 |
| 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

- 2 Oct 2026 at 10:52 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5c22181a-28fc-4614-bd58-4f3c71bd8f27

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5c22181a-28fc-4614-bd58-4f3c71bd8f27
  2nd October 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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