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title: "Homecare Service Placement - ID303830 - Lot 2"
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# Homecare Service Placement - ID303830 - Lot 2

Buyer: Darlington Borough Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-e278bcc6-80a6-4434-8bdc-9d16d3b384be

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## Summary

Darlington Borough Council procured homecare service placement under Lot 2 of its Homecare Service Placement requirement. The service falls within health and social work services and is delivered in the North East of England. The requirement concerns arranging homecare support for people receiving care through the council, although the published scope does not describe specific care tasks, staffing models or service user groups. This is a service contract rather than a goods or construction opportunity. It may be relevant to homecare agencies and other providers of community-based care services operating in or able to cover the North East. The council is the buying organisation and the selected provider is based in Newcastle upon Tyne.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded. Darlington Borough Council used a selective procedure and made a call-off from a framework agreement. The award was made on 13 August 2026 to CARE LINE HOMECARE LIMITED, for £66,859.52 including the stated GBP currency. The contract period runs from 14 August 2026 to 13 August 2030. The tender submission deadline was 13 August 2026 at 12:00. The award is active and covers the homecare service placement described for Lot 2. The procurement record identifies the main category as services and the evaluation basis as the requirements of the framework call-off, without publishing a separate weighting or detailed scoring method.

This award demonstrates sustained council demand for externally delivered homecare services in the North East over a multi-year period. A credible future competitor would need to deliver reliable community-based care, manage placements safely and consistently, and maintain enough operational capacity to serve people across the relevant area. Providers should be able to work within a framework call-off route and meet the council’s service, governance and contractual requirements. The opportunity is identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community and social enterprises, so organisations of those types may be able to compete when appropriately qualified. The incumbent is a large homecare company, indicating that proven delivery capacity and the ability to support a sizeable ongoing service arrangement are commercially relevant.

## Notice

Homecare Service Placement - ID303830 - Lot 2

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f03477de-0fcd-40dd-90d6-39ca6be024cb |
| 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 | 13 Aug 2026 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 13 Aug 2026 |
| Contract period | 14 Aug 2026 - 13 Aug 2030 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £66,859 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £66,859 |
| 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

- 19 Aug 2026 at 14:13 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f03477de-0fcd-40dd-90d6-39ca6be024cb

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f03477de-0fcd-40dd-90d6-39ca6be024cb
  19th August 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Provenance

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