Children's Residential Placement · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Darlington Borough Council (Local council)

Direct awardLight touch regime

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

Awarded value£2,653,665published award · exc. VAT

Awarded 6 May 2025no call for competition

Awarded to Hennessy Living Group Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Urgent Children's Residential Placement

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: 7 Oct 2025, 12:11 BST
Last source update: 7 Oct 2025, 12:21 BST
Authority reference: PB2025-00053
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-062845
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: North East (UKC13)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05a979 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: Urgency
Published justification: Urgent Residential Children's Placement - no other suitable provider.

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 7 Oct 2025

Transparency notice published
7 Oct 2025, 12:11 BST
UK5
Contract award notice published
7 Oct 2025, 12:17 BST
UK6
Contract details notice published
7 Oct 2025, 12:21 BST
UK7
Contract signature expected
7 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £2,653,6651 award exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 7 Oct 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Hennessy Living Group Ltd7 Oct 2025 – 23 Apr 2030	£2,653,665	6 May 2025	Awarded

Contracts

Children's Residential Placement · Hennessy Living Group Ltd
Signed
7 Oct 2025
Value
£2,653,665
Period
7 Oct 2025 – 23 Apr 2030
Status
active

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

Hennessy Living Group LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 08774156GB-PPON: PJNX-8128-NZHZ 1b Rickleton, Bowes Offices, Durham, North East, Dh3 4anContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender7 Oct 2025, 12:21 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender7 Oct 2025, 12:17 BST
Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender7 Oct 2025, 12:11 BST