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Published 27 Jul 2026, 15:13 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Residential Placement for 388321

Official notice

Authority: Darlington Borough Council (Local council)

Direct awardLight touch regime
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: North East (UKC13)
Awarded value£919,639published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 20 Apr 2026no call for competition
Awarded to COMPASS CHILDREN'S HOMES LIMITED

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Regulated Residential Placement for 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
27 Jul 2026, 15:13 BST
Last source update
22 Oct 2026, 10:57 BST
Authority reference
PB2026-00428
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-099856
Latest notice
Contract termination notice (UK11)
Delivery area
North East (UKC13)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d46f Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Urgency
Published justification

Urgent placement required

Notice history

5 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 27 Jul 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    27 Jul 2026, 15:13 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    27 Jul 2026, 15:19 BST
    UK6
  3. Contract details notice published
    27 Jul 2026, 15:38 BST
    UK7
  4. Contract signature expected
    27 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  5. Contract termination notice published
    22 Oct 2026, 10:57 BST
    UK11
Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2026-07: 1 release · 27 Jul 2026

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £919,6391 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 27 Jul 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
COMPASS CHILDREN'S HOMES LIMITED27 Jul 2026 – 24 May 2028£919,63920 Apr 2026Awarded

Contracts

  • Residential Placement for 388321 · COMPASS CHILDREN'S HOMES LIMITED

    Signed
    27 Jul 2026
    Value
    £919,639
    Period
    27 Jul 2026 – 24 May 2028
    Status
    terminated
    Final value
    £196,780
    Termination
    other

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
  • COMPASS CHILDREN'S HOMES LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 04318432GB-PPON: PGHC-5845-QHLY 3 Rayns Way, Leicester, East Midlands, LE7 1PFContact email

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure