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title: "Homecare Service Placement - ID292153 - Lot 1"
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# Homecare Service Placement - ID292153 - Lot 1

Buyer: Darlington Borough Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-6f797b5c-26c0-48aa-8ba6-4bf2b7271b98

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## Summary

Darlington Borough Council procured a homecare service placement, within health and social care services, for delivery in the North East of England. The requirement is for homecare provision rather than goods or construction work. The procurement is identified as Lot 1, but the published description gives no further breakdown of the placement or its service model. The council is the buying organisation, and the selected provider is Springfield Home Care Services Limited. The requirement sits within the council’s local care services, so relevant suppliers are those able to provide homecare in the North East and meet the operational needs of a public-sector care placement.

The procurement is complete and the contract has been awarded to Springfield Home Care Services Limited. Darlington Borough Council used a selective call-off from a framework agreement. The award was made on 8 September 2026, following a tender deadline of 8 September 2026 at noon. The awarded value is £217,293.44. The contract period runs from 9 September 2026 to 8 September 2030. This is a single-lot award. The opportunity was marked as suitable for small and medium-sized businesses and voluntary, community and social enterprises. No separate evaluation criteria are stated in the available process information.

This award demonstrates demand from Darlington Borough Council for homecare placements delivered in the North East, with a contract lasting four years and an award value in the low hundreds of thousands of pounds. Suppliers seeking to compete for this specific requirement in future would need to deliver homecare services and be capable of supporting placements commissioned by a local authority. The buyer used a framework call-off, so relevant providers would need access to the applicable framework route as well as the service capacity to fulfil the placement. The procurement was identified as suitable for SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprises, indicating that smaller and community-based care providers could be relevant competitors where they can meet the service requirement.

## Notice

Homecare Service Placement - ID292153 - Lot 1

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5402c1c7-babd-46ec-9f92-62fa26d42f57 |
| 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 | 23 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 8 Sep 2026 |
| Contract period | 9 Sep 2026 - 8 Sep 2030 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £217,293 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £217,293 |
| 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

- 23 Sep 2026 at 15:48 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5402c1c7-babd-46ec-9f92-62fa26d42f57

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5402c1c7-babd-46ec-9f92-62fa26d42f57
  23rd September 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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