Residential Care for Adults and Older People and Older People with Mental Health Needs for ID177437

Official notice

Authority: Darlington Borough Council (Local council)

Direct awardLight touch regime

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

Awarded value£1,075,643published award · inc. VAT

Award in standstill 17 Dec 2025no call for competition

Award (standstill) to VOYAGE 1 LIMITED

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of Residential Care for Adults and Older People and Older People with Mental Health Needs for ID177437

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: 18 Dec 2025, 08:30 GMT
Last source update: 18 Dec 2025, 09:05 GMT
Authority reference: PB2025-00250
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-084116
Latest notice: Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area: North East (UKC)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05f873 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: only one supplier could deliver (user choice)
Published justification: Best interests meeting was held which concluded this placement was in the individuals best interests.

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: —

Timeline

18 Dec 2025 → 31 Dec 2025 · 2 dates

Notice published313 days ago
18 Dec 2025, 09:05 GMT
Standstill ends299 days ago
31 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 18 Dec 2025

Transparency notice published
18 Dec 2025, 08:30 GMT
UK5
Contract award notice published
18 Dec 2025, 09:05 GMT
UK6
Contract signature expected
2 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value (inc. VAT) £1,075,6431 award inc. VAT; no net value published

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
VOYAGE 1 LIMITED2 Jan 2026 – 4 Dec 2035	£1,075,643 inc. VAT	17 Dec 2025standstill to 31 Dec 2025	Standstill

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

Voyage 1 LimitedAwarded supplierGB-COH: 02215899 Voyage Care Wall Island, Birmingham Road, Lichfield, Staffordshire, West Midlands, WS14 0QPContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender18 Dec 2025, 09:05 GMT
Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender18 Dec 2025, 08:30 GMT