Residential Placement for ID 392478

Official notice

Authority: Darlington Borough Council (Local council)

Direct awardLight touch regimeSME suitable

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

Awarded value£1,746,858published award · exc. VAT

Award in standstill Not publishedno call for competition

Award (standstill) to Hopscotch Care Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

PB2026-00486 - Children's Residential Placement for ID 392478

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1AwardedSME

Delivery: North EastEligibility: SME eligible

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: 28 Aug 2026, 13:27 BST
Last source update: 28 Aug 2026, 13:27 BST
Authority reference: PB2026-00486
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-082187
Latest notice: Transparency notice (UK5)
Delivery area: North East (UKC13)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06ee8c Find a Tender

Why no open competition: Urgency
Published justification: Urgent placement required

Notice history

2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 28 Aug 2026

Transparency notice published
28 Aug 2026, 13:27 BST
UK5
Contract signature expected
28 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1some still in standstill

Awarded value £1,746,8581 award exc. VAT

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Hopscotch Care Limited28 Aug 2026 – 17 Apr 2029	£1,746,858	—	Standstill

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

Hopscotch Care LimitedAwarded supplierGB-COH: 07373908 19 Lancaster Road, Carnforth, Lancashire, North West, LA5 9LDContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender28 Aug 2026, 13:27 BST