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title: "Homecare Service Placement - ID5021434 - Lot 1"
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# Homecare Service Placement - ID5021434 - Lot 1

Buyer: Darlington Borough Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-7689e864-1ef4-428a-841d-915486b6cbfa

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## Summary

Darlington Borough Council commissioned a homecare service placement in the North East of England. The requirement is for health and social work services (CPV 85000000), delivered as homecare support rather than goods, construction or general consultancy. The procurement relates to one defined placement requirement under Lot 1. The council is the buying organisation and the service is intended for delivery within the North East. The named requirement is “Homecare Service Placement - ID5021434 - Lot 1”, indicating a specific placement rather than a broad, multi-service contract. Businesses operating in regulated or managed homecare and wider social care delivery may therefore find the subject relevant.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded. Darlington Borough Council used a selective procedure as a call-off from a framework agreement. The award was made on 23 August 2026 to Springfield Home Care Services Limited, for £133,719.04 including the published currency of GBP. The awarded contract runs from 24 August 2026 to 23 August 2030. The tender’s estimated value was also £133,719.04. The tender submission deadline was 23 August 2026 at 12:00 noon, and the contract period begins the following day. The opportunity was evaluated through the framework call-off route; the available procurement record identifies the service category and method rather than setting out additional scoring criteria.

For a future requirement of this type, a credible competitor would need to deliver homecare services in the North East and operate within the health and social care market. The awarded supplier was Springfield Home Care Services Limited, a large organisation, showing that the buyer has placed this requirement with an established provider rather than a newly formed operator. The contract’s multi-year scale means suppliers need sufficient operational capacity to sustain placements and service delivery over an extended period. The route to market is important: relevant providers would need access to the applicable framework and the ability to compete through its call-off process. The procurement was marked as suitable for SMEs and voluntary, community or social enterprises.

## Notice

Homecare Service Placement - ID5021434 - Lot 1

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/77ab033d-bfda-433f-adce-9443bd4d4420 |
| 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 | 19 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 23 Aug 2026 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 19 Aug 2026 |
| Contract period | 24 Aug 2026 - 23 Aug 2030 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £133,719 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £133,719 |
| 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

- 19 Aug 2026 at 13:35 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/77ab033d-bfda-433f-adce-9443bd4d4420

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/77ab033d-bfda-433f-adce-9443bd4d4420
  19th August 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Provenance

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