Children's Residential Placement - ID 5502454

Official notice

Authority: Darlington Borough Council (Local council)

Direct awardLight touch regime

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

Awarded value£882,763published award · exc. VAT

Awarded 14 Jul 2025no call for competition

Awarded to ENHANCED YOUNG PERSONS' CARE LIMITED, Enhanced Care Group

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Urgent Children's Residential Placement - ID 5502454

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: 8 Oct 2025, 08:57 BST
Last source update: 29 Apr 2026, 12:20 BST
Authority reference: PB2025-00113
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-039129
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: North East (UKC13)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05aa16 Find a Tender

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

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 8 Oct 2025

Transparency notice published
8 Oct 2025, 08:57 BST
UK5
Contract award notice published
8 Oct 2025, 09:02 BST
UK6
Contract signature expected
8 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
scheduled
Contract details notice published
29 Apr 2026, 12:20 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £882,7631 award exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 8 Oct 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
ENHANCED YOUNG PERSONS' CARE LIMITED, Enhanced Care Groupjoint award8 Oct 2025 – 19 Aug 2028	£882,763	14 Jul 2025	Awarded

Contracts

Children's Residential Placement -ID 5502454 · ENHANCED YOUNG PERSONS' CARE LIMITED, Enhanced Care Group
Signed
8 Oct 2025
Value
£882,763
Period
8 Oct 2025 – 19 Aug 2028
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

2 commercial parties on the notice

ENHANCED YOUNG PERSONS' CARE LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 07330888GB-PPON: PMPG-5722-JHBN 1 Fox Street, Gateshead, North East, NE10 0BDContact email
Enhanced Care GroupAwarded supplierGB-COH: 08191582 1 Fox Street, Gateshead, North East, NE10 0BDContact 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 Tender29 Apr 2026, 12:20 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender8 Oct 2025, 09:02 BST
Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender8 Oct 2025, 08:57 BST