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Published 12 Jun 2025, 11:33 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Supporting Living Placement for ID358921

Official notice

Authority: Darlington Borough Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdLight touch regimeSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)
Final published estimate£3,363,729initial estimate £3,569,760 · 2 value updates
Submissions closed 18 Jul 2025
Next notice expected 18 Jun 2025
Contract term 4 yrsends 19 Aug 2029 · up to 20 Aug 2054 with extensions · starts 20 Aug 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of a Supporting Living Placement for ID358921

CPV: Health and social work services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 4 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£3,569,760
Contract period: 20 Aug 2025 – 19 Aug 2029 (4 yrs) · up to 20 Aug 2054 with extensions
Delivery: North East, North West, Yorkshire & HumberEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: The Council may extend the Contract for a period of 5 x 5 years by providing the Contractor with notice in writing
85000000 Health and social work services

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 60%Price: 40%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Award Questionnaire: 60%
  • Pricing Schedule: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Award Questionnaire
  • Pricing Schedule
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Cancelled
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Light touch regime
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
12 Jun 2025, 11:33 BST
Last source update
7 Aug 2025, 09:18 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 20 Aug 2025
Authority reference
PB2025-00032
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-032832
Latest notice
Procurement termination notice (UK12)
Classification (CPV)
Health and social work services
Delivery area
North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05476a Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: OPEN-UK
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free
Submission deadline
18 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
4 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.open-uk.org ↗

Timeline

12 Jun 2025 → 20 Aug 2025 · 8 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    12 Jun 2025, 11:33 BST
  2. Tender notice published
    17 Jun 2025, 10:34 BST
  3. Next notice expected
    18 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
  4. Clarification questions by
    4 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
  5. Submission deadline
    18 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
  6. Latest notice published
    7 Aug 2025, 09:18 BST
  7. Contract starts
    20 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST
  8. Award decision expected by
    20 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST

Notice history

10 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 12 Jun 2025
  1. Pipeline notice published
    12 Jun 2025, 11:33 BST
    UK1
  2. Pipeline notice published
    13 Jun 2025, 11:27 BST
    UK1
  3. Tender notice published
    17 Jun 2025, 10:34 BST
    UK4
  4. Published value published: £3,569,760
    17 Jun 2025, 10:34 BST
  5. Status changed to active
    17 Jun 2025, 10:34 BST
  6. Deadline published: 15 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
    17 Jun 2025, 10:34 BST
  7. Tender notice published
    17 Jun 2025, 15:05 BST
    UK4
  8. Deadline moved to 18 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
    17 Jun 2025, 15:05 BST
    +3 days · was 15 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
  9. Procurement termination notice published
    7 Aug 2025, 09:18 BST
    UK12
  10. Status changed to complete
    7 Aug 2025, 09:18 BST
Routine re-releases (5)
  • 2025-06: 2 releases · 12 Jun 2025, 13 Jun 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded toValueDateStatus
supplier not published—6 Aug 2025CancelledDue to extreme urgency and significant change in the service users circumstances, it became necessary to change the nature of provision that was required to meet the revised needs.

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

Official documents & specifications (5)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Procurement termination notice tenderProcurement termination noticeUK12Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Pipeline notice planningPipeline noticeUK1Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
  • Pipeline notice planningPipeline noticeUK1Pipeline notice on Find a Tender