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Published 27 May 2025, 16:08 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Supported Living Placement ID 360433

Official notice

Authority: Darlington Borough Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdLight touch regimeSME suitableVCSE suitableAccelerated
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)
+6 moreEast Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)South West (UKK)
Published estimate£5,500,000≈ £550k / year · £5,500,000 inc. VAT · 1 value update13% below published estimate
Submissions closed 14 Jul 2025awarded 18 Aug 2025
Awarded to EXCELLENCE HOME CARE LTD
Contract term 10 yrsends 31 Aug 2035 · starts 1 Sept 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Supported Living Placement ID 360433 in the Borough of Darlington.

CPV: Health and social work services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 10 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£5,500,000
Contract period: 1 Sept 2025 – 31 Aug 2035 (10 yrs)Value: £5,500,000 exc. VAT · £5,500,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: North EastEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
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)
  • Price
  • Quality
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
Awarded
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
27 May 2025, 16:08 BST
Last source update
21 Nov 2025, 09:34 GMT
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 26 Aug 2025
Authority reference
PB2025-00050
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-032810
Accelerated
Light touch contract
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Health and social work services
Delivery area
North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)
+1 moreSouth West (UKK)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-052743 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
14 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/opportunities ↗

Timeline

27 May 2025 → 21 Nov 2025 · 8 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    27 May 2025, 16:08 BST
  2. Next notice expected
    9 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
  3. Tender notice published
    17 Jun 2025, 09:57 BST
  4. Submission deadline
    14 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
  5. Assessment summaries sent
    18 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST
  6. Award decision expected by
    26 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
  7. Contract starts
    1 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
  8. Latest notice published336 days ago
    21 Nov 2025, 09:34 GMT

Notice history

9 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 27 May 2025
  1. Pipeline notice published
    27 May 2025, 16:08 BST
    UK1
  2. Tender notice published
    17 Jun 2025, 09:57 BST
    UK4
  3. Published value updated
    17 Jun 2025, 09:57 BST
  4. Status changed to active
    17 Jun 2025, 09:57 BST
  5. Deadline published: 14 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
    17 Jun 2025, 09:57 BST
  6. Contract award notice published
    18 Aug 2025, 14:05 BST
    UK6
  7. Status changed to complete
    18 Aug 2025, 14:05 BST
  8. Contract signature expected
    1 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  9. Contract details notice published
    21 Nov 2025, 09:34 GMT
    UK7
Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2025-05: 1 release · 27 May 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £4,784,8881 award exc. VAT
Bids received 99 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 1 Sept 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
EXCELLENCE HOME CARE LTD1 Sept 2025 – 31 Aug 2030 · up to 31 Aug 2035Extensions: Option to extend in writing by the Council for 5 years£4,784,88818 Aug 2025Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 1 · EXCELLENCE HOME CARE LTD

    Signed
    1 Sept 2025
    Value
    £4,784,888
    Period
    1 Sept 2025 – 31 Aug 2030 · up to 31 Aug 2035 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    An option to extend in writing by the Council for 5 years

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
9final-stage tenders · 13 at stage one90—

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 name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • EXCELLENCE HOME CARE LTDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 11883836GB-PPON: PJLH-1341-GLNH 15a Darlington Road, Ferryhill, North East, DL17 8JPContact email

Official documents & specifications (4)

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