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Published 7 Oct 2025, 12:53 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Children's Residential Placement - ID 395896

Official notice

Authority: Darlington Borough Council (Local council)

Direct awardLight touch regime
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: North East (UKC13)
Awarded value£1,524,030published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 16 Jun 2025no call for competition
Awarded to ASPIREONE CARE LTD

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Urgent Children's Residential Placement - ID 395896

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, 12:53 BST
Last source update
7 Oct 2025, 12:56 BST
Authority reference
PB2025-00077
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-062857
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area
North East (UKC13)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a981 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Urgency
Published justification

28th May, Ofsted instantly removed the registration of the previous children's home on day of inspection and therefore there was a same day requirement to source an alternative placement. Interim care in DBC short breaks service until new provider could admit.

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 7 Oct 2025
  1. Transparency notice published
    7 Oct 2025, 12:53 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    7 Oct 2025, 12:56 BST
    UK6
  3. 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 £1,524,0301 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
ASPIREONE CARE LTDSME7 Oct 2025 – 18 Apr 2030£1,524,03016 Jun 2025Awarded

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
  • ASPIREONE CARE LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 07483842GB-PPON: PRXV-1453-PTVV 4 Lyme Drive, Lymevale Court, Stoke On Trent, West Midlands, ST4 6NWContact 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 Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender