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Awarded· 27 Jul 2025

Children's Residential Placement - ID 408568

Darlington Borough Council · Darlington, North East

Darlington Borough Council has awarded Children's Residential Placement - ID 408568. It is a contract for residential care and care home in Darlington.

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Source: Find a Tender, published 8 Oct 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.

Key dates

  1. 2025

    Contract awarded

    Hennessy Living Group

  2. 2025

    Contract starts

  3. 2025

    Award notice published

    UK7 - Contract Details Notice · 08:27

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  4. 2025

    Award notice published

    UK6 - Contract Award Notice · 08:23

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  5. 2025

    Award notice published

    UK5 - Transparency Notice · 08:19

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  6. Next

    2031

    Contract ends

    5½ years after it starts

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About this tender

In brief

Darlington Borough Council has awarded Children's Residential Placement - ID 408568. It is a contract for residential care and care home in Darlington. The contract went to Hennessy Living Group. It was awarded on 27 July 2025. The contract value is £1,673,171. The contract runs from 7 October 2025 to 20 May 2031. It lasts 5½ years.

It is run as a direct award. Find a Tender published it on 8 October 2025. The notice number is 063116-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-05aa23.

Summary of the contracting process

Darlington Borough Council, a sub-central government public authority located in Darlington, United Kingdom, has completed the procurement process for an urgent children's residential placement. This contract, titled "Children's Residential Placement - ID 408568," falls under the health and social work services category, with a main focus on providing residential care services.

The procurement, conducted through a direct award method due to the lack of suitable alternative providers, was officially signed on 8 October 2025 and will run until 20 May 2031. The total contract value is £1,673,171.52, and the service will be delivered in the UKC13 region of the United Kingdom.

Small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) like the contract-winning supplier, Hennessy Living Group Ltd, who are based in Durham, demonstrate their ability to secure significant service contracts through their agility and capacity to fulfil service requirements.

The notice in full

Urgent Children's Residential Placement - ID 408568

Lots: no lot details came through with this notice. The official notice and the tender pack have the full breakdown.

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Key facts

Every field the notice carries. Anything it leaves blank is listed under its table.

Contract

Service
Residential Care
Procurement type
Standard
Category
Services
Contract period
7 Oct 2025 to 20 May 2031 (5½ years)
Awarded to
Hennessy Living Group
Number of suppliers
1

Procedure

Notice type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement method
Direct
Procedure
Direct award
Current stage
Award
Stages so far
Award
Published on
Find a Tender Service
Awardee scale
SME

Values

Awards value
£1,673,171
Contracts value
£1,673,171

Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value.

Status

Tender
Complete
Lots
Complete
Awards
Active
Contracts
Active

References

Find a Tender notice
063116-2025
Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05aa23
CPV code
85000000 - Health and social work services
CPV division
85 - Health and social work services
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Location

Darlington Borough Council is based in Darlington. The area the service covers can be wider, so check the notice and the lots.
Local authority
Darlington
Town
Darlington
Postcode
DL1 5QT
Electoral ward
Park East
Constituency
Darlington
Region
North East
Sub-region
Darlington
Area
Tees Valley
Country
England
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Buyer and supplier

Contracting authority

Organisation
Darlington Borough Council
Category
Services
Address
Darlington, DL1 5QT · North East · England

Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.

Awarded supplier

Supplier
Hennessy Living Group
Awardee scale
SME
Number of suppliers
1
Awards value
£1,673,171
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Documents and links

Official sources for this notice. The tender pack itself sits on the buyer's portal.
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Questions about Children's Residential Placement - ID 408568

Who won the Children's Residential Placement - ID 408568 contract?

Darlington Borough Council awarded the contract to Hennessy Living Group on 27 July 2025. It is due to end on 20 May 2031, which is when a re-tender would normally follow.

How much is the Children's Residential Placement - ID 408568 contract worth?

The contract value is £1,673,171. The contract runs from 7 October 2025 to 20 May 2031 (5½ years).

Who is the buyer for Children's Residential Placement - ID 408568?

Darlington Borough Council, based in Darlington, North East.

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