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# Darlington Borough Council · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/darlington-borough-council-ons-e06000005). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** Darlington Borough Council is a Local authority based in North East England. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 249 published procedures, with 0 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** Darlington Borough Council
- **Classification:** Local authority
- **Delivery Region:** North East England
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PCRZ-3744-WXXZ` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 0
- **Total Published Procedures:** 249
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £269m (median award: £102k) across 135 of 135 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** nhs-ods (DARLINGTON BOROUGH COUNCIL), ons-geography (Darlington), rsh-social-housing (Darlington Borough Council)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/darlington-borough-council-ons-e06000005

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 2.5 bids (median of 6 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 0% of lots drew only 1 bidder
- **Median Price Movement:** 7% below the published estimate (median of 2 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 195 (98%), Framework: 4 (2%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Direct award: 132 (66%), Limited / restricted: 33 (17%), Route not published: 16 (8%), Open: 14 (7%), Selective: 4 (2%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Health and social work services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/health-social-care-85000000) (CPV 85):** 22 notices, last 24 months (11% of this period)
2. **[Construction work](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/construction-civil-engineering-45000000) (CPV 45):** 7 notices, last 24 months (4% of this period)
3. **[Transport equipment and products](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/transport-equipment-vehicles-34000000) (CPV 34):** 3 notices, last 24 months (2% of this period)
4. **[Construction structures and materials](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/construction-materials-prefab-44000000) (CPV 44):** 3 notices, last 24 months (2% of this period)
5. **[Software package and information systems](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/software-packages-erp-48000000) (CPV 48):** 2 notices, last 24 months (1% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[North East Autism Society](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/north-east-autism-society-coh-02859620):** 6 procedures
2. **[ROC SOLID](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/roc-solid-coh-06343524):** 5 procedures
3. **[Primary Healthcare Darlington](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/primary-healthcare-darlington-coh-09213928):** 4 procedures
4. **[County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/county-durham-and-darlington-nhs-foundation-trust-GB-NHS-RXP):** 4 procedures
5. **[Sanctuary Home Care](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/sanctuary-home-care-coh-ip28232r):** 4 procedures (6 awards)

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[Cityheart Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/cityheart-ltd-coh-05609443):** £140m · [Town Centre Development Partner](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/town-centre-development-partner-ocds-h6vhtk-069d43)
2. **[RE:GEN YORKSHIRE AND EAST MIDLANDS LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/re-gen-yorkshire-and-east-midlands-limited-coh-15633049):** £14m · [PB2025-00214 Warm Homes - Social Housing Fund (Wave3)](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/pb2025-00214-warm-homes-social-housing-fund-wave3-ocds-h6vhtk-060f2f)
3. **[E.ON UK GREEN FUNDING SOLUTIONS LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/e-on-uk-green-funding-solutions-limited-coh-02730697):** £14m · [Planning, Survey, Design, Supply and Installation of Warm Homes Local Grant for Retrofit and Decarbonisation Works in the Tees Valley](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/planning-survey-design-supply-and-installation-of-warm-homes-local-grant-for-retrofit-and--ocds-h6vhtk-060f23)
4. **[Willmott Dixon Construction Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/willmott-dixon-construction-limited-coh-00768173):** £6.6m · [M & E Works, Mini Golf and Refurbishment of 2 Studios and diving pool at the Dolphin Centre](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/m-e-works-mini-golf-and-refurbishment-of-2-studios-and-diving-pool-at-the-dolphin-centre-ocds-h6vhtk-0682b2)
5. **[RUBIX HOUSING LTD](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/rubix-housing-ltd-coh-14045726):** £5.8m · [Residential Placement for 408638](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/residential-placement-for-408638-ocds-h6vhtk-067da9) · Awarded: 8 Apr 2026

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 19
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 48
- **Catalogue Retender Radar:** [Track upcoming UK contract expiries](https://tenderline.uk/retenders)

## Award Values & Counterparties
> **Complete Contracting Authority Dossier:** Published award values over 24 months, supplier rosters, contract expiry dates, and direct award breakdowns are available in the interactive dossier on Tenderline:
> [Explore full Darlington Borough Council intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/darlington-borough-council-ons-e06000005#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/darlington-borough-council-ons-e06000005
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt