Children's Residential Placement- ID 405601

Official notice

Authority: Darlington Borough Council (Local council)

Direct awardLight touch regime

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

Awarded value£1,730,781published award · exc. VAT

Awarded 13 Feb 2026no call for competition

Awarded to St. Cuthbert's Care Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Urgent Children's Residential Placement- ID 405601

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: 13 Feb 2026, 10:12 GMT
Last source update: 18 Feb 2026, 13:12 GMT
Authority reference: PB2026-00290
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-014768
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: North East (UKC13)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-065386 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: Urgency
Published justification: Urgent placement required.

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 13 Feb 2026

Transparency notice published
13 Feb 2026, 10:12 GMT
UK5
Contract award notice published
13 Feb 2026, 10:18 GMT
UK6
Contract signature expected
13 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
scheduled
Contract details notice published
18 Feb 2026, 13:12 GMT
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £1,730,7811 award exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 20 Jan 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
St. Cuthbert's Care LimitedVCSE13 Feb 2026 – 17 Jan 2033	£1,730,781	13 Feb 2026	Awarded

Contracts

Children's Residential Placement- ID 405601 · St. Cuthbert's Care LimitedVCSE
Signed
20 Jan 2026
Value
£1,730,781
Period
20 Jan 2026 – 17 Jan 2033
Status
active

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

ST CUTHBERT'S CAREAwarded supplierGB-CHC: 512912GB-COH: 01645917 St Cuthbert's House, West Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, North East, NE15 7PYContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender18 Feb 2026, 13:12 GMT
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender13 Feb 2026, 10:18 GMT
Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender13 Feb 2026, 10:12 GMT