Official UK procurement notice
Residential Placement for 5516806
Authority: Darlington Borough Council (Local council)
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: North East (UKC13)
Awarded value£4,124,676published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 8 Apr 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Mayden Support Ltd
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionUrgent Residential Placement for 5516806
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
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 Apr 2026, 11:42 BST
- Last source update
- 8 Apr 2026, 11:52 BST
- Authority reference
PB2026-00349- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-031856- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-067dbaFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Urgency
- Published justification
Urgent placement required.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
8 Apr 2026 → 17 Apr 2026 · 2 dates- Notice published195 days ago8 Apr 2026, 11:52 BST
- Standstill ends186 days ago17 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 8 Apr 2026- Transparency notice published8 Apr 2026, 11:42 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published8 Apr 2026, 11:46 BSTUK6
- Contract details notice published8 Apr 2026, 11:52 BSTUK7
- Contract signature expected18 Apr 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £4,124,6761 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 8 Apr 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mayden Support LtdSME18 Apr 2026 – 1 Feb 2030 | £4,124,676 | 8 Apr 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Residential Placement for 5516806 · Mayden Support LtdSME
- Signed
- 8 Apr 2026
- Value
- £4,124,676
- Period
- 18 Apr 2026 – 1 Feb 2030
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- MAYDEN SUPPORT LTDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender