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Published 20 May 2026, 08:53 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Children's Residential Placement- ID 390817

Authority: Darlington Borough Council (Local council)

Direct awardLight touch regime
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: North East (UKC13)
Awarded value£3,658,988published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 7 Oct 2025no call for competition
Awarded to SMS NURTURE CARE GROUP LTD

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Urgent Children's Residential Placement- ID 390817

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Lot 1Awarded
Delivery: North East
85000000 Health and social work services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Direct award
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Light touch regime
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award — no call for competition
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
20 May 2026, 08:53 BST
Last source update
20 May 2026, 08:53 BST
Authority reference
PB2025-00200
Latest notice
Contract termination notice (UK11)
Delivery area
North East (UKC13)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05cdd2
Why no open competition
Urgency
Published justification
Child must legally move from previous secure welfare placement in a urgent timeframe following the last court hearing.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £3,658,9881 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 7 Oct 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
SMS NURTURE CARE GROUP LTDSME16 Oct 2025 — 14 Nov 2028£3,658,9887 Oct 2025Awarded

Contracts

  • Children's Residential Placement- ID 390817 · SMS NURTURE CARE GROUP LTDSME

    Signed
    7 Oct 2025
    Value
    £3,658,988
    Period
    16 Oct 2025 — 14 Nov 2028
    Status
    terminated — Placement breakdown
    Final value
    £411,429
    Termination
    other

Notice history

8 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 Oct 2025
  1. Contract termination notice published
    20 May 2026, 08:53 BSTUK11
  2. Status changed
    20 May 2026, 08:53 BST
  3. Procurement method changed
    20 May 2026, 08:53 BST
  4. Buyer details updated
    20 May 2026, 08:53 BST
  5. Contract signature expected
    16 Oct 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
  6. Contract details notice published
    16 Oct 2025, 11:55 BSTUK7
  7. Contract award notice published
    16 Oct 2025, 11:40 BSTUK6
  8. Transparency notice published
    16 Oct 2025, 11:16 BSTUK5
Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2025-10: 1 release · 16 Oct 2025

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Darlington Borough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PCRZ-3744-WXXZ Town Hall, Feethams, Darlington, North East, DL1 5QT

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • SMS NURTURE CARE GROUP LTDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 13958324GB-PPON: PLQJ-2619-GTMX The Studio, Hatherlow House Hatherlow, Stockport, North West, SK6 3DY

Official documents & specifications (5)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Conflict of interest declarationtenderConflict of interest declarationNot published

Notices published for this procedure