---
title: "Residential Placement for ID 410022"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06ecfd"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Darlington Borough Council"
published: "2026-08-26"
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# Residential Placement for ID 410022

Buyer: Darlington Borough Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06ecfd

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## Summary

Darlington Borough Council commissioned a children’s residential placement for an identified individual, described as “ID 410022”. The requirement falls within health and social work services and is intended to provide residential care rather than a general goods supply or construction project. The buyer is a public authority based at Darlington Town Hall. The placement is associated with Darlington and the wider local authority area. This opportunity is relevant to providers of children’s residential care, social care organisations and specialist care operators able to support an individual placement under a council-arranged service. The requirement is for a single placement rather than a programme divided into multiple service lots, although the procurement records one completed lot.

The procurement has been awarded following a direct award. Darlington Borough Council selected Gravitas Care Limited, an SME, as supplier for the completed single lot. The stated reason for bypassing competition was that an urgent placement was required, under the light-touch regime. The award value is £1,620,857.14 including any applicable tax, in GBP. The contract period runs from 26 August 2026 to 23 January 2029. The award is recorded as pending, with signature scheduled for 26 August 2026. The procurement is above the relevant threshold. Evaluation was not based on a scored competitive tender: the council used a direct award justified by urgency. Gravitas Care Limited is the selected supplier.

This procurement shows demand from Darlington Borough Council for high-value, individual children’s residential placements delivered through the light-touch social care regime. A credible future provider would need to operate suitable children’s residential care services and demonstrate that it can accept and support an urgent placement for an identified child. Relevant capability includes safe accommodation, appropriately trained care staff, safeguarding arrangements, robust case management and the ability to work with a local authority around an individual care plan. Providers should also be able to respond quickly when urgent needs arise and sustain delivery over a multi-year placement. The selection of an SME indicates that this type of requirement can be delivered by a specialist independent care organisation, rather than only by a large national provider.

## Notice

PB2026-00485 - Children's Residential Placement for ID 410022

### Procurement Information

Urgent placement required

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081499-2026 |
| Notice type | UK5 - Transparency Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Direct award |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 26 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 26 Aug 2026 |
| Contract period | 26 Aug 2026 - 23 Jan 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £1,620,857 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Pending |
| 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 | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Gravitas Care Limited |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 26 Aug 2026 at 16:38 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081499-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081499-2026
  26th August 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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