Residential placement for 5503077

Official notice

Authority: Darlington Borough Council (Local council)

Direct awardLight touch regime

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

Awarded value£2,802,279published award · exc. VAT

Award in standstill Not publishedno call for competition

Award (standstill) to WITHERSLACK CARE LIMITED

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Urgent Residential placement for 5503077

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: 16 Jun 2026, 11:37 BST
Last source update: 16 Jun 2026, 11:37 BST
Authority reference: PB2026-00381
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-056551
Latest notice: Transparency notice (UK5)
Delivery area: North East (UKC13)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06b5c0 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: Urgency
Published justification: Urgent placement required.

Notice history

2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 16 Jun 2026

Transparency notice published
16 Jun 2026, 11:37 BST
UK5
Contract signature expected
16 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1some still in standstill

Awarded value £2,802,2791 award exc. VAT

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
WITHERSLACK CARE LIMITED16 Jun 2026 – 12 Apr 2035	£2,802,279	—	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

WITHERSLACK CARE LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 04874778 Lupton Tower, Lupton, Carnforth, North West, LA6 2PRContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender16 Jun 2026, 11:37 BST