Children's Residential Placement - ID 393052

Official notice

Authority: Darlington Borough Council (Local council)

Direct awardLight touch regime

Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: North East (UKC13)

Awarded value£1,934,140published award · exc. VAT

Awarded 30 Jun 2025no call for competition

Awarded to Forever Care Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Urgent Children's Residential Placement - ID 393052

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #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: Unspecified in notice
First published: 7 Oct 2025, 13:54 BST
Last source update: 7 Oct 2025, 13:58 BST
Authority reference: PB2025-00089
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-062889
Latest notice: Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area: North East (UKC13)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05a993 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: Urgency
Published justification: Urgent Children's Residential Placement - no other suitable providers.

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 7 Oct 2025

Transparency notice published
7 Oct 2025, 13:54 BST
UK5
Contract award notice published
7 Oct 2025, 13:58 BST
UK6
Contract signature expected
7 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £1,934,1401 award exc. VAT

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Forever Care Ltd7 Oct 2025 – 26 Jul 2029	£1,934,140	30 Jun 2025	Awarded

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 5QTContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Forever Care LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 05707767 121 Worthing Road, Rustington, South East, BN16 3LXContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender7 Oct 2025, 13:58 BST
Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender7 Oct 2025, 13:54 BST