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title: "Homecare Service Placement - ID5021919 - Lot 1"
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published: "2026-08-19"
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# Homecare Service Placement - ID5021919 - Lot 1

Buyer: Darlington Borough Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-f6af39f1-1c4d-4bf7-95e1-68dac3931fb1

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## Summary

Darlington Borough Council procured a homecare service placement under its adult health and social care responsibilities. The requirement is classified as health and social work services and covers delivery in the North East of England. The service is a placement arrangement, indicating the provision of home-based care to support people in their own homes rather than the supply of goods or construction works. The buying organisation is Darlington Borough Council, based at Town Hall in Darlington. This is a service opportunity for providers able to deliver homecare within the North East and to meet the council’s requirements for planned care and support placements. The procurement is 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 procedure to make a call-off from a framework agreement. The tender closed on 18 August 2026 at 12:00. The contract was awarded on 18 August 2026 to Springfield Home Care Services Limited for £38,205.44 including the stated GBP currency. The contract period runs from 19 August 2026 to 18 August 2030. The award is active and covers the single homecare service placement requirement in the North East. The selected supplier is a large organisation. The award basis is the framework call-off route, so competition took place within the terms and membership of the existing framework rather than through a new open tender.

For providers that did not win, this award is evidence that Darlington Borough Council places homecare requirements through framework call-offs and uses external suppliers for care delivered in the North East. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need to provide reliable, person-centred homecare in people’s own homes, with the operational capacity to manage placements and maintain consistent service delivery over a substantial contract term. Providers should also be prepared to compete through the relevant framework route, understand its call-off rules and demonstrate that they can meet the council’s quality, safeguarding and service-management expectations. The opportunity is particularly relevant to established homecare businesses, smaller providers and voluntary, community or social enterprises with suitable local delivery capability.

## Notice

Homecare Service Placement - ID5021919 - Lot 1

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d2539108-7ff7-4c16-9411-707208cabb6f |
| 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 | 18 Aug 2026 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 18 Aug 2026 |
| Contract period | 19 Aug 2026 - 18 Aug 2030 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £38,205 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £38,205 |
| 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 13:48 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d2539108-7ff7-4c16-9411-707208cabb6f

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d2539108-7ff7-4c16-9411-707208cabb6f
  19th August 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Provenance

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