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title: "Homecare Service Placement - ID5019097 - Lot 1"
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buyer: "Darlington Borough Council"
published: "2026-09-24"
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# Homecare Service Placement - ID5019097 - Lot 1

Buyer: Darlington Borough Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-84ec9709-c430-4bbf-8251-f973643a51c7

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## Summary

Darlington Borough Council is purchasing homecare services in the North East of England. The requirement is described as a homecare service placement, within health and social work services. This is a service contract delivered in the North East; Darlington Borough Council is the buyer. The procurement is one lot and concerns a specific placement rather than a broad range of separately described care services. The selected provider is Springfield Home Care Services Limited. The requirement indicates demand for providers able to deliver homecare for the council’s service users in this area.

The procurement is complete and the contract has been awarded to Springfield Home Care Services Limited. The award date was 26 September 2026. The awarded contract value is £35,817.60. The contract period runs from 26 September 2026 to 25 September 2030. The council used a selective procedure, making a call-off from a framework agreement. The contract was arranged as a single lot. Small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community and social enterprises were considered suitable to participate. The published information describes a homecare placement but does not set out a separate evaluation formula or detailed selection thresholds.

For providers competing when this requirement returns to market, the award demonstrates that Darlington Borough Council buys homecare placements through framework call-offs. A credible competitor would need the operational capacity to deliver homecare services in the North East and to meet the council’s placement requirements reliably throughout a multi-year contract. The procurement was identified as suitable for smaller businesses and voluntary, community and social enterprises, so providers of those types may be relevant competitors alongside larger care businesses. The selected supplier was a large homecare company, showing that the council accepted a provider with established organisational scale. The requirement is specifically homecare placement work; relevant experience and delivery capability in this service area, rather than unrelated health or social care services, would be central to competing.

## Notice

Homecare Service Placement - ID5019097 - Lot 1

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/eab5c931-f669-4996-820a-7abdeb854197 |
| 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 | Not specified |
| Contract period | 26 Sep 2026 - 25 Sep 2030 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £35,817 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £35,817 |
| 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 13:46 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/eab5c931-f669-4996-820a-7abdeb854197

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/eab5c931-f669-4996-820a-7abdeb854197
  24th September 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Provenance

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