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Published 16 Jun 2026, 10:43 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Residential Placement for 5520602

Official notice

Authority: Darlington Borough Council (Local council)

Direct awardLight touch regime
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: North East (UKC13)
Awarded value£2,413,608published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 16 Jun 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Keys PCE Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Urgent Residential Placement for 5520602.

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
16 Jun 2026, 10:43 BST
Last source update
27 Jul 2026, 08:53 BST
Authority reference
PB2026-00380
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-070541
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
North East (UKC13)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06b59f Find 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

25 Jun 2026 → 27 Jul 2026 · 2 dates
  1. Standstill ends122 days ago
    25 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
  2. Notice published91 days ago
    27 Jul 2026, 08:53 BST

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 Jun 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    16 Jun 2026, 10:43 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    16 Jun 2026, 10:56 BST
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    26 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  4. Contract details notice published
    27 Jul 2026, 08:53 BST
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £2,413,6081 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 26 Jun 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Keys PCE Limited26 Jun 2026 – 27 Apr 2032£2,413,60816 Jun 2026Awarded

Contracts

  • Residential Placement for 5520602 · Keys PCE Limited

    Signed
    26 Jun 2026
    Value
    £2,413,608
    Period
    26 Jun 2026 – 27 Apr 2032
    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
  • KEYS PCE LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 10660100GB-PPON: PMWT-7679-HCQQ Maybrook House Third Floor, Halesowen, West Midlands, B63 4AHContact 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 Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender