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Published 7 Oct 2025, 14:19 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Children's Solo Residential Placement ID 388321

Official notice

Authority: Darlington Borough Council (Local council)

Direct awardLight touch regime
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: North East (UKC13)
Awarded value£2,387,000published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 30 Jun 2025no call for competition
Awarded to SAFE HAVEN ADOLESCENT CARE GROUP LIMITED

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Urgent Children's Solo Residential Placement ID 388321

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, 14:19 BST
Last source update
2 Apr 2026, 09:37 BST
Authority reference
PB2025-00090
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-030682
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
North East (UKC13)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a99c Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Urgency
Published justification

Urgent placement requirement after Ofsted suspended registration of the previous home.

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 7 Oct 2025
  1. Transparency notice published
    7 Oct 2025, 14:19 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    7 Oct 2025, 14:29 BST
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    7 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  4. Contract details notice published
    2 Apr 2026, 09:37 BST
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £2,387,0001 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 7 Oct 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
SAFE HAVEN ADOLESCENT CARE GROUP LIMITEDSME7 Oct 2025 – 25 May 2028£2,387,00030 Jun 2025Awarded

Contracts

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

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 Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender