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Awarded· 17 Dec 2025

Residential Care for Adults and Older People and Older People with Mental Health Needs for ID177437

Darlington Borough Council · Darlington, North East

Darlington Borough Council has awarded this contract. It is a contract for residential care and care home in Darlington.

View the official noticeOCDS data

Source: Find a Tender, published 18 Dec 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.

Key dates

  1. 2025

    Contract awarded

    Voyage 1

  2. 2025

    Award notice published

    UK6 - Contract Award Notice · 09:05

    View notice

  3. 2025

    Award notice published

    UK5 - Transparency Notice · 08:30

    View notice

  4. 2026

    Contract starts

  5. Next

    2035

    Contract ends

    10 years after it starts

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About this tender

In brief

Darlington Borough Council has awarded this contract. It is a contract for residential care and care home in Darlington. The contract went to Voyage 1. It was awarded on 17 December 2025. The awarded value is £1,075,643. The contract runs from 2 January 2026 to 4 December 2035. It lasts 10 years.

It is run as a direct award. Find a Tender published it on 18 December 2025. The notice number is 084116-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-05f873.

Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process facilitated by Darlington Borough Council involves the provision of Residential Care for Adults and Older People, including those with mental health needs. This contract, coded ID177437, falls under the health and social work services category and covers the UKC region in the United Kingdom. The process was completed via a direct award, indicated as a light-touch regime, and the contract was valued at £1,075,643.

The awarded supplier, Voyage 1 Limited, is a large-scale organisation based in Lichfield, Staffordshire. The award was made official on 18th December 2025, with the contract scheduled to start on 2nd January 2026 and run until 4th December 2035.

The notice in full

Provision of Residential Care for Adults and Older People and Older People with Mental Health Needs for ID177437

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
2 Jan 2026 to 4 Dec 2035 (10 years)
Awarded to
Voyage 1
Number of suppliers
1

Procedure

Notice type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement method
Direct
Procedure
Direct award
Current stage
Award
Stages so far
Award
Published on
Find a Tender Service
Awardee scale
Large

Values

Awards value
£1,075,643

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

Status

Tender
Complete
Lots
Complete
Awards
Pending

Not stated in the notice: contracts.

References

Find a Tender notice
084116-2025
Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05f873
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
Voyage 1
Awardee scale
Large
Number of suppliers
1
Awards value
£1,075,643
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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 this tender

Who won the Residential Care for Adults and Older People and Older People with Mental… contract?

Darlington Borough Council awarded the contract to Voyage 1 on 17 December 2025. It is due to end on 4 December 2035, which is when a re-tender would normally follow.

How much is the Residential Care for Adults and Older People and Older People with Mental… contract worth?

The awarded value is £1,075,643. The contract runs from 2 January 2026 to 4 December 2035 (10 years).

Who is the buyer for Residential Care for Adults and Older People and Older People with Mental…?

Darlington Borough Council, based in Darlington, North East.

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