Official UK procurement notice
Children's Residential Placement - ID 395896
Authority: Darlington Borough Council (Local council)
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: North East (UKC13)
Awarded value£1,524,030published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 16 Jun 2025no call for competition
Awarded to ASPIREONE CARE LTD
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionUrgent Children's Residential Placement - ID 395896
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
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
- 7 Oct 2025, 12:53 BST
- Last source update
- 7 Oct 2025, 12:56 BST
- Authority reference
PB2025-00077- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-062857- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a981Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Urgency
- Published justification
28th May, Ofsted instantly removed the registration of the previous children's home on day of inspection and therefore there was a same day requirement to source an alternative placement. Interim care in DBC short breaks service until new provider could admit.
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 7 Oct 2025- Transparency notice published7 Oct 2025, 12:53 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published7 Oct 2025, 12:56 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected7 Oct 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £1,524,0301 award exc. VAT
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASPIREONE CARE LTDSME7 Oct 2025 – 18 Apr 2030 | £1,524,030 | 16 Jun 2025 | Awarded |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- ASPIREONE CARE LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender