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title: "Homecare Service Placement - ID5018824 - Lot 2"
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# Homecare Service Placement - ID5018824 - Lot 2

Buyer: Darlington Borough Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-646b3c86-bf6a-4875-b11f-95827e537454

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## Summary

Darlington Borough Council procured homecare service placements, a health and social care service, for delivery in the North East of England. The requirement is identified as Lot 2 of its Homecare Service Placement procurement. The service concerns placing homecare support, although the published description gives no further detail about the care tasks, people to be supported or number of placements. The buying organisation is Darlington Borough Council.

The procurement is complete and was awarded to Care Line Homecare Limited. The award was made on 2 February 2026, with a contract period from 2 February 2026 to 1 February 2030. The awarded value for this lot is £59,696. The route was a selective call-off from a framework agreement. The tender deadline was 1 February 2026. The procurement is classified as a services contract, and the opportunity was marked suitable for SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprises. No award evaluation criteria are recorded in the available process details.

For providers considering similar homecare placement work for Darlington Borough Council, this award demonstrates demand for a service delivered in the North East through a framework call-off. The selected supplier was a large homecare company, showing that established providers with the organisational capacity to take on council placements are credible competitors. Smaller businesses and voluntary, community and social enterprises were also considered suitable for the procurement, so the requirement was not framed as exclusive to large suppliers. Providers would need to be equipped to deliver homecare support in line with the council’s placement needs and to operate through a framework-based procurement route. The available description does not define specific care specialisms, staffing levels or accreditations, so those should not be assumed from this award alone.

## Notice

Homecare Service Placement - ID5018824 - Lot 2

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/25783f56-f000-4bc1-a5f3-6e95ff512e18 |
| 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 | 2 Feb 2026 |
| Contract period | 2 Feb 2026 - 1 Feb 2030 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £59,696 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £59,696 |
| 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

- 24 Sep 2026 at 14:57 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/25783f56-f000-4bc1-a5f3-6e95ff512e18

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/25783f56-f000-4bc1-a5f3-6e95ff512e18
  24th September 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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