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Awarded· 25 Mar 2025

Supported Living Placement for ID367026

Darlington Borough Council · Darlington, North East

Darlington Borough Council has awarded Supported Living Placement for ID367026. It is a contract for supported living in Darlington.

View the official noticeOCDS data

Source: Find a Tender, published 17 Nov 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.

Key dates

  1. 2025

    Contract awarded

    Home Group

  2. 2025

    Award notice published

    UK5 - Transparency Notice · 10:57

    View notice

  3. 2025

    Award notice published

    UK6 - Contract Award Notice · 09:25

    View notice

  4. 2025

    Contract starts

  5. 2025

    Award notice published

    UK7 - Contract Details Notice · 11:36

    View notice

  6. Next

    2055

    Contract ends

    30 years after it starts

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About this tender

In brief

Darlington Borough Council has awarded Supported Living Placement for ID367026. It is a contract for supported living in Darlington. The contract went to Home Group. It was awarded on 25 March 2025. The contract value is £664,472. The contract runs from 6 April 2025 to 6 April 2055. It lasts 30 years.

It is run as a direct award. The buyer marks it as suitable for SMEs. Find a Tender published it on 17 November 2025. The notice number is 074324-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-04f9e4.

Summary of the contracting process

Darlington Borough Council has awarded a contract for the "Supported Living Placement for ID367026." The procurement process was categorised as "Health and Social Work Services" and involved a direct award due to urgency. The services will be provided by Home Group Limited, located in Newcastle Upon Tyne, and the contract period extends from 7th April 2025 to 6th April 2055.

The procurement fell under the "services" category, was facilitated under a light-touch regime, and was finalised with a gross value of GBP 664,472. This contract is complete and was due to the urgency of needing long-term accommodation for an individual, precluding a competitive tendering exercise. The region for this procurement is UKC13, encompassing Darlington.

SMEs offering similar services could also strategically align their services to address urgent needs, refining their operations to be responsive and compliant with light-touch regime contracts.

The notice in full

Provision of a Supported Living Placement for ID367026

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
Supported Living
Procurement type
Standard
Category
Services
Contract period
6 Apr 2025 to 6 Apr 2055 (30 years)
Suitable for
Small and medium sized businesses (SMEs)
Awarded to
Home Group
Number of suppliers
1

Procedure

Notice type
UK7 - Contract Details 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
£664,472
Contracts value
£664,472

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

Status

Tender
Complete
Lots
Complete
Awards
Active
Contracts
Active

References

Find a Tender notice
074324-2025
Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04f9e4
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
Home Group
Awardee scale
Large
Number of suppliers
1
Awards value
£664,472
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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 Supported Living Placement for ID367026

Who won the Supported Living Placement for ID367026 contract?

Darlington Borough Council awarded the contract to Home Group on 25 March 2025. It is due to end on 6 April 2055, which is when a re-tender would normally follow.

How much is the Supported Living Placement for ID367026 contract worth?

The contract value is £664,472. The contract runs from 6 April 2025 to 6 April 2055 (30 years).

Who is the buyer for Supported Living Placement for ID367026?

Darlington Borough Council, based in Darlington, North East.

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