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Published 9 Jun 2025, 12:32 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Supported Living Placement for ID406563

Official notice

Authority: Darlington Borough Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdLight touch regimeSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: North East (UKC13)
Published estimate£3,569,760≈ £892k / year · £3,569,760 inc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 15 Jul 2025
Next notice expected 1 Jul 2025
Contract term 4 yrsends 6 Aug 2029 · up to 6 Aug 2035 with extensions · starts 7 Aug 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of a Supported Living Placement for ID406563

CPV: Health and social work services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Renewal 4 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£3,569,760
Contract period: 7 Aug 2025 – 6 Aug 2029 (4 yrs) · up to 6 Aug 2035 with extensionsValue: £3,569,760 exc. VAT · £3,569,760 inc. VAT
Delivery: North EastEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: The Council may extend the Contract for a period of 6 x 12 months by providing the Contractor with notice in writing
85000000 Health and social work services

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 60%Price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality
  • Price
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Light touch regime
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
9 Jun 2025, 12:32 BST
Last source update
17 Jun 2025, 15:31 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 25 Jul 2025
Authority reference
PB2025-00032
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-033034
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Health and social work services
Delivery area
North East (UKC13)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-054539 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: OPEN-UK
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free
Submission deadline
15 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
4 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.open-uk.org ↗

Timeline

9 Jun 2025 → 7 Aug 2025 · 7 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    9 Jun 2025, 12:32 BST
  2. Tender notice published
    17 Jun 2025, 15:20 BST
  3. Next notice expected
    1 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
  4. Clarification questions by
    4 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
  5. Submission deadline
    15 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
  6. Award decision expected by
    25 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
  7. Contract starts
    7 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST

Notice history

6 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 9 Jun 2025
  1. Pipeline notice published
    9 Jun 2025, 12:32 BST
    UK1
  2. Tender notice published
    17 Jun 2025, 15:20 BST
    UK4
  3. Published value published: £3,569,760
    17 Jun 2025, 15:20 BST
  4. Status changed to active
    17 Jun 2025, 15:20 BST
  5. Deadline published: 15 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
    17 Jun 2025, 15:20 BST
  6. Tender notice published
    17 Jun 2025, 15:31 BST
    UK4

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

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Pipeline notice planningPipeline noticeUK1Pipeline notice on Find a Tender