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title: "Homecare Service Placement - ID5007710 - Lot 1"
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published: "2026-09-24"
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# Homecare Service Placement - ID5007710 - Lot 1

Buyer: Darlington Borough Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-5307315f-1258-48fc-b1ff-868e2797b74f

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## Summary

Darlington Borough Council procured a homecare service placement, classified as health and social work services, for delivery in the North East of England. The requirement is for homecare rather than goods or construction, with the placement identified as Lot 1 of the service requirement. The council is the buyer, and the selected provider is Springfield Home Care Services Limited. This opportunity is relevant to providers able to deliver homecare services for a local authority in the North East. The published scope is limited to a homecare service placement; it does not describe particular care tasks, client groups or delivery volumes, so suppliers should not assume a broader service remit than homecare placement.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded. Darlington Borough Council used a selective call-off from a framework agreement. Bids were due by 15 September 2026, and the award was made on 16 September 2026 to Springfield Home Care Services Limited. The awarded value is £71,622.72. The contract period runs from 16 September 2026 to 15 September 2030. The process concerns one identified lot, and the published information records SME and voluntary, community and social enterprise suitability. No evaluation criteria or scoring basis are stated in the procurement details. The award confirms a selected supplier and an active award; it does not report a cancelled award or terminated contract.

For providers of homecare services, this award demonstrates Darlington Borough Council’s demand for homecare placements in the North East through a framework call-off. A credible competitor for a comparable requirement would need to deliver homecare reliably for a local authority and be capable of working within a framework-based purchasing route. The recorded suitability for SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprises indicates that organisations of those types were considered suitable to compete, while the appointed provider is recorded as a large company. The award provides a specific benchmark for the type of service and provider selected, but the published scope does not identify specialist care capabilities, staffing levels, qualifications or accreditations. Suppliers should therefore assess their fit against the homecare placement requirement without inferring additional service standards.

## Notice

Homecare Service Placement - ID5007710 - Lot 1

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7baf1037-f193-4122-81f1-cc8a9d9d961f |
| 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 | 24 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 16 Sep 2026 |
| Contract period | 16 Sep 2026 - 15 Sep 2030 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £71,622 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £71,622 |
| 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 | SPRINGFIELD HOME CARE SERVICES LIMITED |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 24 Sep 2026 at 13:56 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7baf1037-f193-4122-81f1-cc8a9d9d961f

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7baf1037-f193-4122-81f1-cc8a9d9d961f
  24th September 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Provenance

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