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title: "Homecare Service placement - ID5020270 - Lot 2"
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# Homecare Service placement - ID5020270 - Lot 2

Buyer: Darlington Borough Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-fdfc1b86-aab6-448d-a69d-e564bacbb349

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## Summary

Darlington Borough Council procured a homecare service placement under its health and social work services programme. The requirement covers the provision of homecare services for people receiving support arranged by the council, with delivery in the North East of England. This is a service procurement rather than a goods or construction contract, and it was handled as a specific placement from an established framework. The opportunity is relevant to homecare providers and care organisations able to deliver regulated or otherwise council-approved support services in the North East. The procurement is suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community and social enterprises, so organisations of those types may also be relevant competitors.

The procurement has been awarded and is complete. Darlington Borough Council used a selective call-off from a framework agreement for Lot 2. The award was made on 2 July 2026 to CARE LINE HOMECARE LIMITED, for £33,429.76 including the stated currency of GBP. The contract runs from 3 July 2026 to 2 July 2030. The tender submission deadline was 2 July 2026 at 12:00 noon. The procurement was classified as a services contract for health and social work services. The recorded award is active, and the awarded value matches the total estimated value recorded for the placement. No separate evaluation weighting or award-criteria detail is recorded in the process.

This award provides a clear indication of Darlington Borough Council’s demand for homecare placements in the North East and the route it uses to source them: a call-off from a framework agreement. A credible future supplier would need to provide dependable homecare delivery for council-arranged support, operate effectively across the relevant area and meet the framework’s requirements for participating providers. The award went to a large specialist homecare company, showing that established operational capacity is relevant, while the procurement was also identified as suitable for SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprises. Providers should therefore be able to demonstrate care-delivery capability, workforce capacity, service continuity and experience working to public-sector care requirements.

## Notice

Homecare Service placement - ID5020270 - Lot 2

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fce6ee39-a2fc-4d0d-a750-403eac1a4fd7 |
| 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 | 7 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 2 Jul 2026 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 2 Jul 2026 |
| Contract period | 3 Jul 2026 - 2 Jul 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

- 7 Aug 2026 at 09:11 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fce6ee39-a2fc-4d0d-a750-403eac1a4fd7

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fce6ee39-a2fc-4d0d-a750-403eac1a4fd7
  7th August 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Provenance

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