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title: "Homecare Service Placement - ID404144 - Lot 1"
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buyer: "Darlington Borough Council"
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# Homecare Service Placement - ID404144 - Lot 1

Buyer: Darlington Borough Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-96a7e5df-0d4a-4de0-b076-83e49a7d1f3d

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## Summary

Darlington Borough Council procured homecare services for placement of care in the North East of England. The requirement falls within health and social work services and is classified under CPV 85000000. The service is intended to provide homecare support to people placed by the council, although the published description does not give further detail on care activities, client groups or service volumes. This is a service contract rather than a goods supply or construction project. The council is the buying organisation and the delivery area is the North East of England. Providers operating homecare services in this area, including organisations able to support council-commissioned placements, are the most directly relevant businesses. The opportunity is also identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community and social enterprises.

The procurement has been completed and awarded. Darlington Borough Council used a selective call-off from a framework agreement. The tender closed on 26 August 2026, and the award was made on 26 August 2026 to Springfield Home Care Services Limited. The awarded value is £33,429.76 including the stated currency of GBP. The contract period runs from 27 August 2026 to 26 August 2030. The award is active and the tender status is complete. The procurement was evaluated as a single homecare service requirement, with no separate lots identified in the published outcome. The selected supplier is based in Leeds, while delivery is required in the North East of England. The award demonstrates the council’s use of a framework route for placing homecare services rather than running an open standalone competition.

For suppliers that did not win this call-off, the procurement indicates that Darlington Borough Council places homecare requirements through an existing framework agreement. A credible future provider would therefore need to hold the relevant framework position or work through an eligible framework route, and be able to mobilise and deliver commissioned homecare placements across the North East. The requirement is within health and social work services, so businesses should be able to demonstrate reliable care delivery, suitable operational capacity and the governance needed for council-funded placements. The procurement was marked as suitable for SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprises, indicating that smaller care organisations and social enterprises may be able to compete where their framework access and delivery capability are adequate. The awarded provider was a large company, showing that capacity at that scale also satisfied the requirement.

## Notice

Homecare Service Placement - ID404144 - Lot 1

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/36af3d9e-a877-46fb-aec8-9f9f80fc51f9 |
| 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 | 28 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 26 Aug 2026 |
| Contract period | 27 Aug 2026 - 26 Aug 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

- 28 Aug 2026 at 09:33 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/36af3d9e-a877-46fb-aec8-9f9f80fc51f9

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/36af3d9e-a877-46fb-aec8-9f9f80fc51f9
  28th August 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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