Awarded· 17 Nov 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 24 Nov 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Contract awarded
Careline Lifestyles
2025
Contract starts
2025
Award notice published
UK7 - Contract Details Notice · 13:51
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. It was awarded on 17 November 2025. The contract value is £93,170. The contract runs from 18 November 2025 to 31 March 2026. It lasts 0½ years.
It is run as a below threshold - without competition. Find a Tender published it on 24 November 2025. The notice number is 076489-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-05e76f.
Summary of the contracting process
Durham County Council has finalised a procurement process for an "Out of County Residential Placement" aimed at providing services, under the health and social work services category. This tender, identified with the procurement ID "002982", has been awarded to Careline Lifestyles Ltd, a large enterprise based in Newcastle. The procurement was conducted directly, without competition, as it fell below the threshold with a special regime of light touch.
The contract, valued at £93,170.95, is active from 18th November 2025 and will continue until 31st March 2026. The contracting process reached the "award" stage on 24th November 2025, signalling its completion. The nature of the service necessary for the residential placement could attract large enterprises capable of providing robust care solutions.
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
- 18 Nov 2025 to 31 Mar 2026 (0½ years)
- Awarded to
- Careline Lifestyles
- 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
- £93,170
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
- 076489-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05e76f
- 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
- 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 on 17 November 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 £93,170. The contract runs from 18 November 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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