Find a TenderAwarded without competitionContract details notice
Published 1 May 2025, 15:35 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Off Framework Residential Care for Adults and Older People and Older People with Mental Health Needs for ID258102

Official notice

Authority: Darlington Borough Council (Local council)

Below threshold - without competitionLight touch regime
Awarded value£5,735,400published contract · inc. VAT
Awarded 1 May 2025no call for competition
Awarded to WCS Care Group Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

PROVISION OF OFF FRAMEWORK RESIDENTIAL CARE FOR ADULTS AND OLDER PEOPLE AND OLDER PEOPLE WITH MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS FOR ID258102

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

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
1 May 2025, 15:35 BST
Last source update
1 May 2025, 15:35 BST
Authority reference
PB2025-0045
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-018511
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
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
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Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Contract details notice published
    1 May 2025, 15:35 BST
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £5,735,4001 contract inc. VAT; no net value published
Contracts signed 1latest 1 May 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
WCS Care Group Limited£5,735,400 inc. VAT †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 1 · WCS Care Group Limited

    Signed
    1 May 2025
    Value
    £5,735,400 inc. VAT
    Period
    1 May 2025 – 1 May 2029 · up to 1 May 2035 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    The Council may extend the Contract for a period of 6 x 12 months by providing the Contractor with notice in writing

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
  • WCS Care Group LimitedAwarded supplier Head Office, 1st Floor, Newlands Whites Row, Kenilworth, West Midlands, CV8 1HWContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure