Awarded· 22 Dec 2025
Out of County Residential Placement
Durham County Council · County Durham, North East
Durham County Council has awarded Out of County Residential Placement. It is a contract for residential care and care home in County Durham.
Source: Find a Tender, published 7 Jan 2026. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Contract awarded
Careline Lifestyles (uk
2025
Contract starts
2026
Award notice published
UK7 - Contract Details Notice · 14:37
View notice2026
Contract ends
0½ years after it starts
About this tender
In brief
Durham County Council has awarded Out of County Residential Placement. It is a contract for residential care and care home in County Durham. The contract went to Careline Lifestyles (uk. It was awarded on 22 December 2025. The contract value is £55,588. The contract runs from 23 December 2025 to 31 March 2026. It lasts 0½ years.
It is run as a below threshold - without competition. Find a Tender published it on 7 January 2026. The notice number is 001123-2026. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-06011c.
Summary of the contracting process
Durham County Council has completed a public procurement process for an "Out of County Residential Placement" aimed at providing residential services to individuals, with the main procurement category being health and social work services. The buying organisation, Durham County Council, located in Durham, United Kingdom, has utilised an "Out of County Residential Placement" to secure these services.
The procurement was conducted directly and carried out below the threshold without competition, falling under the special light touch regime. The tender process commenced with the contract period running from 23rd December 2025 to 31st March 2026, and the contract, valued at £55,588.78, was awarded to Careline Lifestyles (UK) Ltd, a large-scale supplier based in Newcastle.
The procurement, which is now at the contract award stage, signifies the demand for experienced service providers capable of delivering quality health and social work services efficiently.
Businesses specialising in residential healthcare or niche social work services that wish to expand their portfolio in public sector contracts could find similar opportunities beneficial for growth, particularly in regions like the UKC21, reinforcing their reputation and diversifying their client base in sub-central government procurements.
The notice in full
Out of County Residential Placement for an individual
Lots: no lot details came through with this notice. The official notice and the tender pack have the full breakdown.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Residential Care
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- 23 Dec 2025 to 31 Mar 2026 (0½ years)
- Awarded to
- Careline Lifestyles (uk
- 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
- Large
Values
- Contracts value
- £55,588
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
- 001123-2026
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-06011c
- CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Town
- Durham
- Postcode
- DH1 5WB
- Electoral ward
- Framwellgate and Newton Hall
- Constituency
- City of Durham
- Region
- North East
- Sub-region
- Durham
- Area
- Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
- Country
- England
Buyer and supplier
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Durham County Council
- Category
- Services
- Address
- Durham, DH1 5WB · North East · England
Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.
Awarded supplier
- Supplier
- Careline Lifestyles (uk
- Awardee scale
- Large
- Number of suppliers
- 1
- Awards value
- Not stated
- Company record
- Search Companies House
Documents and links
Questions about Out of County Residential Placement
Who won the Out of County Residential Placement contract?
Durham County Council awarded the contract to Careline Lifestyles (uk on 22 December 2025. It is due to end on 31 March 2026, which is when a re-tender would normally follow.
How much is the Out of County Residential Placement contract worth?
The contract value is £55,588. The contract runs from 23 December 2025 to 31 March 2026 (0½ years).
Who is the buyer for Out of County Residential Placement?
Durham County Council, based in County Durham, North East.
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