Awarded· 19 Oct 2025
Darlington Health Squad
Darlington Borough Council · Darlington, North East
Darlington Borough Council has awarded Darlington Health Squad. It is a contract for other health and social care in Darlington.
Source: Find a Tender, published 8 Jan 2026. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Contract awarded
County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust
2025
Award notice published
Award Notice · 11:54
View notice2026
Tender notice updated
Tender Notice · 13:14
View notice
About this tender
In brief
Darlington Borough Council has awarded Darlington Health Squad. It is a contract for other health and social care in Darlington. The contract went to County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust. It was awarded on 19 October 2025. The contract value is £505,611.
It is run as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Find a Tender published it on 8 January 2026. The notice number is 001461-2026. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-05ebd2.
Summary of the contracting process
The public procurement process for the "Darlington Health Squad" contract was conducted by Darlington Borough Council, a regional authority in the UK. This contract falls under the category of miscellaneous health services, specifically designed to enhance public health and tackle health inequalities in Darlington. The procurement stage reached its completion with the formal contract award and signing on 8th January 2026.
This service adopts a community-focused model originated in County Durham to deliver holistic health assessments and healthcare system navigation. The procurement was executed under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, using a limited procurement method without a prior call for competition.
The focus on collaborative efforts between the NHS and the voluntary sector underlines the need for entities that excel in partnership building and innovation in healthcare delivery.
The notice in full
This notice is an intention to award the contract under the Provider Selection Regime - Most Suitable Provider process. The Darlington Health Squad Service is based on a proven outreach-first model established in County Durham to tackle health inequalities and improve population health and wellbeing.
Delivered in partnership between the NHS and voluntary sector, the Health Squad adopts a community development approach and provides an offer of holistic health assessments, delivery of health interventions, health care system navigation and advocacy. Addressing immediate health needs, longer-term engagement with healthcare when needed, and support to address the wider determinants of health.
Lots (1)
- 01
Lot 1Cancelled
This notice is an intention to award the contract under the Provider Selection Regime - Most Suitable Provider process. The Darlington Health Squad Service is based on a proven outreach-first model established in County Durham to tackle health inequalities and improve population health and wellbeing.
Delivered in partnership between the NHS and voluntary sector, the Health Squad adopts a community development approach and provides an offer of holistic health assessments, delivery of health interventions, health care system navigation and advocacy. Addressing immediate health needs, longer-term engagement with healthcare when needed, and support to address the wider determinants of health.
Additional information: This notice is an intention to award the contract under the Provider Selection Regime - Most Suitable Provider process.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other health and social care
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Lots
- 1
- Awarded to
- County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust
- Number of suppliers
- 1
Procedure
- Notice type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement method
- Limited
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Current stage
- Award
- Stages so far
- Tender, Award
- Published on
- Find a Tender Service
- Awardee scale
- Large
Values
- Contracts value
- £505,611
Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, awards value.
Status
- Tender
- Complete
- Lots
- Cancelled
- Awards
- Active
- Contracts
- Active
References
- Find a Tender notice
- 001461-2026
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05ebd2
- CPV code
- 85140000 - Miscellaneous health services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Darlington
- Town
- Darlington
- Postcode
- DL1 5QT
- Electoral ward
- Park East
- Constituency
- Darlington
- Delivery area
- Darlington
- Region
- North East
- Sub-region
- Darlington
- Area
- Tees Valley
- Country
- England
Buyer and supplier
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Darlington Borough Council
- Category
- Services
- Contact
- Michael Howlett
- Address
- Darlington, DL1 5QT · North East · England
Not stated in the notice: phone.
Awarded supplier
- Supplier
- County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust
- Awardee scale
- Large
- Number of suppliers
- 1
- Awards value
- Not stated
- Company record
- Search Companies House
Documents and links
Questions about Darlington Health Squad
Who won the Darlington Health Squad contract?
Darlington Borough Council awarded the contract to County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust on 19 October 2025.
How much is the Darlington Health Squad contract worth?
The contract value is £505,611.
Who is the buyer for Darlington Health Squad?
Darlington Borough Council, based in Darlington, North East. The named contact is Michael Howlett.
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