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title: "Homecare Service Placement - ID410496 - Lot 1"
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# Homecare Service Placement - ID410496 - Lot 1

Buyer: Darlington Borough Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-65e97c82-8e68-4255-aff4-2cf450a2eed5

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## Summary

Darlington Borough Council procured homecare services in the North East of England. The requirement is described as a homecare service placement and falls within health and social work services. It is a service contract, with the work delivered in the North East; the available description does not set out specific care tasks or service-user numbers. The buyer is Darlington Borough Council, and the selected provider is Springfield Home Care Services Limited. The requirement was organised as a single lot and awarded through a call-off from a framework agreement. The opportunity was identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community and social enterprises.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded to Springfield Home Care Services Limited. Darlington Borough Council used a selective process, calling off from a framework agreement. The award was made on 20 September 2026. The contract period runs from 21 September 2026 to 20 September 2030. The awarded value is £33,429.76. The procurement was a single-lot homecare service placement. The tender deadline was 20 September 2026 at 12:00. The recorded evaluation basis does not state specific award criteria, so the published information does not explain how competing offers were assessed beyond the framework call-off route.

This award demonstrates demand from Darlington Borough Council for homecare placements delivered in the North East through a framework call-off. A supplier seeking to compete for a comparable requirement when it next comes to market would need to show that it can provide dependable homecare services and meet the council’s placement needs over a sustained contract period. The procurement was marked as suitable for SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprises, indicating that organisations of those types were considered appropriate participants. Springfield Home Care Services Limited was selected, providing evidence that a homecare provider could meet the requirement through the framework route. The published requirement contains no further detail on care specialisms, staffing levels, qualifications or accreditations, so it does not support more specific conclusions about the winning supplier’s credentials.

## Notice

Homecare Service Placement - ID410496 - Lot 1

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ec691f0f-37af-437e-af88-08768f2e6620 |
| 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 | 20 Sep 2026 |
| Contract period | 21 Sep 2026 - 20 Sep 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 | SPRINGFIELD HOME CARE SERVICES LIMITED |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 2 Oct 2026 at 09:56 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ec691f0f-37af-437e-af88-08768f2e6620

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ec691f0f-37af-437e-af88-08768f2e6620
  2nd October 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Provenance

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