Awarded· 2 Sept 2023
Domiciliary Care Placement - ID359767
Darlington Borough Council · Darlington, North East
Darlington Borough Council has awarded Domiciliary Care Placement - ID359767. It is a contract for home care and domiciliary care in Darlington.
Source: Find a Tender, published 11 Nov 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2023
Contract awarded
Care Matters
2025
Contract starts
2025
Award notice published
UK7 - Contract Details Notice · 14:00
View noticeNext
2031
Contract ends
6 years after it starts
About this tender
In brief
Darlington Borough Council has awarded Domiciliary Care Placement - ID359767. It is a contract for home care and domiciliary care in Darlington. The contract went to Care Matters. It was awarded on 2 September 2023. The contract value is £49,261. The contract runs from 2 September 2025 to 2 September 2031. It lasts 6 years.
It is run as a below threshold - without competition. Find a Tender published it on 11 November 2025. The notice number is 072821-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-05deb9.
Summary of the contracting process
Darlington Borough Council has awarded a contract for the provision of a domiciliary care placement under the title "Domiciliary Care Placement - ID359767". The procurement falls within the services category, specifically targeting health and social work services, and is located in the UKC region, United Kingdom.
The procurement was conducted through a direct method, classified as "below threshold - without competition" under a light-touch regime, and the awarded contract was signed on 3rd September 2023. The contract has a status of 'active' from 3rd September 2025, extending until 2nd September 2031, with potential renewal periods totalling an additional 48 months.
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) like Care Matters, the awarded supplier, are well-suited to compete, provided they can offer tailored, reliable, and quality care services. As the contract was awarded without competition due to its value falling below the threshold, enterprises with existing relationships with sub-central authorities, like public authorities, stand to benefit by demonstrating proven capability and compliance with necessary legislative frameworks.
The notice in full
Provision of a Domiciliary Care Placement for ID359767
Lots: no lot details came through with this notice. The official notice and the tender pack have the full breakdown.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Domiciliary care
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- 2 Sep 2025 to 2 Sep 2031 (6 years)
- Awarded to
- Care Matters
- Number of suppliers
- 1
Procedure
- Notice type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement method
- Direct
- Procedure
- Below threshold - without competition
- Current stage
- Award
- Stages so far
- Award
- Published on
- Find a Tender Service
- Awardee scale
- SME
Values
- Contracts value
- £49,261
Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, awards value.
Status
- Tender
- Complete
- Lots
- Complete
- Awards
- Active
- Contracts
- Active
References
- Find a Tender notice
- 072821-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05deb9
- CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- 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
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
- Care Matters
- Awardee scale
- SME
- Number of suppliers
- 1
- Awards value
- Not stated
- Company record
- Search Companies House
Documents and links
Questions about Domiciliary Care Placement - ID359767
Who won the Domiciliary Care Placement - ID359767 contract?
Darlington Borough Council awarded the contract to Care Matters on 2 September 2023. It is due to end on 2 September 2031, which is when a re-tender would normally follow.
How much is the Domiciliary Care Placement - ID359767 contract worth?
The contract value is £49,261. The contract runs from 2 September 2025 to 2 September 2031 (6 years).
Who is the buyer for Domiciliary Care Placement - ID359767?
Darlington Borough Council, based in Darlington, North East.
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