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Published 20 Feb 2026, 12:33 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

IFA Placement for 5566913

Official notice

Authority: Darlington Borough Council (Local council)

Below threshold - without competitionLight touch regime
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: North East (UKC13)
Awarded value£134,780published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 20 Feb 2026no call for competition
Awarded to SUNBEAM FOSTERING AGENCY LIMITED

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Independent Fostering Agency 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
Below threshold - without competition
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
20 Feb 2026, 12:33 GMT
Last source update
20 May 2026, 08:54 BST
Authority reference
PB2026-00289
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-046029
Latest notice
Contract termination notice (UK11)
Delivery area
North East (UKC13)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-065932 Find a Tender

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 Feb 2026
  1. Contract details notice published
    20 Feb 2026, 12:33 GMT
    UK7
  2. Contract termination notice published
    20 May 2026, 08:54 BST
    UK11

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £134,7801 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 20 Feb 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
SUNBEAM FOSTERING AGENCY LIMITEDSME£134,780 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • IFA Placement for 5566913 · SUNBEAM FOSTERING AGENCY LIMITEDSME

    Signed
    20 Feb 2026
    Value
    £134,780
    Period
    20 Feb 2026 – 20 Jul 2028
    Status
    terminated, Placement breakdown
    Final value
    £35,657
    Termination
    other

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
  • SUNBEAM FOSTERING AGENCY LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 03948662GB-PPON: PGHB-4727-NJNV Sunbeam House 12 Waterside Drive, Slough, South East, SL3 6EZContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure