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Awarded· 19 Feb 2025

Residential Care for Working Aged Adults Aged 18 - 64

Darlington Borough Council · Darlington, North East

Darlington Borough Council has awarded Residential Care for Working Aged Adults Aged 18 - 64. It is a contract for residential care and care home in Darlington.

Source: Find a Tender, published 19 Feb 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.

Key dates

  1. 2025

    Award notice published

    Award Notice · 20:01

    View notice
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About this tender

In brief

Darlington Borough Council has awarded Residential Care for Working Aged Adults Aged 18 - 64. It is a contract for residential care and care home in Darlington. It was awarded on 19 February 2025. The contract value is £7,000,000.

It is run as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Find a Tender published it on 19 February 2025. The notice number is 006025-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-04e485.

Summary of the contracting process

Darlington Borough Council has completed the procurement process for providing residential care services for working-aged adults aged 18 to 64. The tender, classified under the health and social work services industry category, covers the period from 1st April 2025 to 31st March 2029 and is located in the UKC13 region.

This procurement process was executed using a limited procurement method without prior publication, as it was deemed necessary by the Council due to the potential negative impact on service users if they were moved.

The contract was awarded on 19th February 2025, with multiple suppliers including Salutem Shared Services Limited (Ashleigh House), Saint John of God Hospitaller Services, Sharon Keenan (The Avenue), Potensial Limited (Middleton Lodge), and Cygnet (OE) Limited (Redlands and Hollyhurst). The substantial contract values, ranging from £600,000 to £2,400,000, present an attractive prospect for large-scale providers looking to establish or expand their footprint in the Darlington region.

The notice in full

Residential Care for Working Aged Adults Aged 18 - 64

Lots (1)

  1. 01

    Lot 1

    Residential Care for Working Aged Adults Aged 18 - 64 1st April 2025 - 31st March 2029

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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
Not specified - Not specified
Lots
1
Number of suppliers
5

Procedure

Notice type
Award Notice
Procurement method
Limited
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Current stage
Award
Stages so far
Award
Published on
Find a Tender Service
Awardee scale
Large

Values

Contracts value
£7,000,000

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

Status

Tender
Complete
Awards
Active
Contracts
Active

Not stated in the notice: lots.

References

Find a Tender notice
006025-2025
Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e485
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
Delivery area
Darlington
Region
North East
Sub-region
Darlington
Area
Tees Valley
Country
England
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Buyer

Contracting authority

Organisation
Darlington Borough Council
Category
Services
Contact
Ms Claire Weatherburn
Phone
+44 1325405497
Address
Darlington, DL1 5QT · North East · England
Call +44 1325405497
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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 Residential Care for Working Aged Adults Aged 18 - 64

Who won the Residential Care for Working Aged Adults Aged 18 - 64 contract?

The award notice does not name the supplier. The full record is in the official notice linked on this page.

How much is the Residential Care for Working Aged Adults Aged 18 - 64 contract worth?

The contract value is £7,000,000.

Who is the buyer for Residential Care for Working Aged Adults Aged 18 - 64?

Darlington Borough Council, based in Darlington, North East. The named contact is Ms Claire Weatherburn, on +44 1325405497.

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