Residential Placement ID 55111111

Official notice

Authority: Darlington Borough Council (Local council)

Direct awardLight touch regime

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

Awarded value£1,209,648published award · exc. VAT

Award in standstill Not publishedno call for competition

Award (standstill) to Destini Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Urgent Residential Placement ID 55111111

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: 2 Apr 2026, 13:25 BST
Last source update: 2 Apr 2026, 13:25 BST
Authority reference: PB2026-00306
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-030885
Latest notice: Transparency notice (UK5)
Delivery area: North East (UKC13)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-067bce Find a Tender

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

Notice history

2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 2 Apr 2026

Transparency notice published
2 Apr 2026, 13:25 BST
UK5
Contract signature expected
2 Apr 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 £1,209,6481 award exc. VAT

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Destini Ltd2 Apr 2026 – 13 Oct 2028	£1,209,648	—	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

Destini LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 13929474 75 Gillway Lane, Tamworth, West Midlands, B79 8PJContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender2 Apr 2026, 13:25 BST