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title: "Homecare Service Placement - ID389109 - Lot 2"
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# Homecare Service Placement - ID389109 - Lot 2

Buyer: Darlington Borough Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-a89fb9d4-54c1-4016-9934-bf08abb14294

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## Summary

Darlington Borough Council commissioned homecare service placements, a health and social care service for delivery in the North East of England. The requirement is identified as Lot 2 of the Homecare Service Placement procurement. It concerns placing people with homecare provision; no further detail about care activities or service volumes is included in the requirement description. This is a council service rather than a purchase of goods or construction work. The council is the buyer, and the selected provider is based in Newcastle upon Tyne. The service is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses and voluntary, community and social enterprises, making it relevant to care providers able to deliver homecare services in the area.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded to Care Line Homecare Limited. Darlington Borough Council used a selective procedure as a call-off from a framework agreement. The award date was 1 September 2026, and the contract runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2030. The awarded value for this lot is £33,429.76. The process had a submission deadline of 31 August 2026. The procurement covers Lot 2; the award information identifies one successful supplier. No specific evaluation criteria are set out in the process information, so the basis on which framework call-off offers were assessed is not described here.

This award shows demand from Darlington Borough Council for homecare placements in the North East through a framework call-off. A credible competitor when this requirement next comes to market would need to deliver homecare placements reliably in the area and be able to operate within the council’s framework-based purchasing route. The council marked the service as suitable for SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprises, so smaller care businesses and mission-led providers may be relevant competitors, alongside larger providers such as the selected supplier. The recorded award provides a benchmark for the scale of this particular lot, rather than evidence of a broader council-wide homecare requirement. Providers should focus on the capacity and experience needed to meet the placement requirement; the available description does not identify particular accreditations or specialist care capabilities.

## Notice

Homecare Service Placement - ID389109 - Lot 2

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/46079a8e-263f-4af0-b16e-4dd88ccf58e4 |
| 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 | 1 Sep 2026 |
| Contract period | 1 Sep 2026 - 31 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 | CARE LINE HOMECARE LIMITED |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 24 Sep 2026 at 14:23 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/46079a8e-263f-4af0-b16e-4dd88ccf58e4

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/46079a8e-263f-4af0-b16e-4dd88ccf58e4
  24th September 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Provenance

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