Residential placement for - 389483

Official notice

Authority: Darlington Borough Council (Local council)

Direct awardLight touch regime

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

Awarded value£1,511,881published award · exc. VAT

Awarded 10 Dec 2025no call for competition

Awarded to Foresight Care LTD

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Regulated residential placement for - 389483

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: 18 Dec 2025, 11:37 GMT
Last source update: 18 Dec 2025, 12:06 GMT
Authority reference: PB2025-00262
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-084301
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: North East (UKC13)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05f8d7 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: Urgency
Published justification: Child must move on from current unregistered provision into an Ofsted registered placement which can meet need. Only two regulated placement offers were made. Chose one who can best meet need.

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 18 Dec 2025

Transparency notice published
18 Dec 2025, 11:37 GMT
UK5
Contract award notice published
18 Dec 2025, 11:50 GMT
UK6
Contract details notice published
18 Dec 2025, 12:06 GMT
UK7
Contract signature expected
2 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £1,511,8811 award exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 10 Dec 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Foresight Care LTD2 Jan 2026 – 16 Nov 2027	£1,511,881	10 Dec 2025	Awarded

Contracts

Residential placement for - 389483 · Foresight Care LTD
Signed
10 Dec 2025
Value
£1,511,881
Period
2 Jan 2026 – 16 Nov 2027
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

Foresight Care LTDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 14417715 77 Holyhead Road, Birmingham, West Midlands, B21 0LGContact 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 Dec 2025, 12:06 GMT
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender18 Dec 2025, 11:50 GMT
Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender18 Dec 2025, 11:37 GMT