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Direct Payment Support Service
Published Yesterday
3 Nov 2026
- Primary CPV
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85000000 *
Health and social work services
- Location
- 🇬🇧 Darlington, North East
- Value
- £660,000
- Contract
-
1 year Duration
01/01/2027 31/12/2027
- Contract Types
-
85 *Health & social work servicesFull CPV Breakdown
- SME suitable
- Not stated
Publisher Address
Town Hall, Feethams, Darlington, DL1 5QT, United Kingdom · UKC13
Contact
Award Criteria
Not specified
Related tenders
Darlington Borough Council
All notices from this publisher Same CPV code
85000000 *
All notices with this CPV code
Reference: PB2025-00199
Darlington Borough Council wishes to appoint a single Contractor for the provision of a Direct Payment Support Service to meet the information, advice and support needs of individuals living within the Borough of Darlington who have been assessed to have unmet eligible needs under The Care Act 2014, or are transferring from commissioned support and identified needs can be met with a Direct Payment.
Full CPV breakdown
- 85000000 — Health and social work services (primary)
Notice details
- Buyer type
- Local authority
- Competition
- Open competition (any supplier can bid)
- Contract type
- Services
- Bids received
- 8
- Winning supplier
- Large company
- Procurement method
- Open procedure
- Main category
- Services
- Above threshold
- Yes
- Legal basis
- UKPGA 2023/54
- Notice status
- Complete
- Award status
- Pending
- Award date
- 29 Oct 2026
- Standstill period ends
- 12 Nov 2026
- Contract can be extended to
- 31 Dec 2030
- Renewal
- The Council may extend the Contract for a period of 3 x 12 months by providing the Contractor with notice in writing.
- Reserved / special regime
- Light Touch
- Language
- EN
- Published
- 03 Nov 2026 09:13
- OCID
- ocds-h6vhtk-064ead
- Notice ID
- PB2025-00199
Competition
8
Bids received
8
Bids considered at final stage
7
SME bids at final stage
1
VCSE bids at final stage
Organisations on this notice
Supplier Large VCSE
Whessoe Technology Centre, Darlington, DL1 4WB, United Kingdom
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GB-COH 06688735
Key dates
- Future Signature Date
- 13 Nov 2026 · Scheduled
Full notice record
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Organisations
| Party 1 › Name | Darlington Borough Council |
| Party 1 › Address › Street | Town Hall, Feethams |
| Party 1 › Address › Town / city | Darlington |
| Party 1 › Address › Postcode | DL1 5QT |
| Party 1 › Address › Country | GB |
| Party 1 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 1 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKC13 |
| Party 1 › Role | buyer |
| Party 1 › Classification › Description | Public authority - sub-central government |
| Party 2 › Name | DARLINGTON ASSOCIATION ON DISABILITY |
| Party 2 › Address › Street | Whessoe Technology Centre |
| Party 2 › Address › Town / city | Darlington |
| Party 2 › Address › Postcode | DL1 4WB |
| Party 2 › Address › Country | GB |
| Party 2 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 2 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKC13 |
| Party 2 › Role | supplier |
| Party 2 › Link | https://www.darlingtondisability.org/ |
| Party 2 › Business size | large |
| Party 2 › VCSEs | Yes |
| Party 2 › Public service mission organisation | No |
| Party 2 › Sheltered workshop | No |
Buyer
| Name | Darlington Borough Council |
Tender
| Title | Direct Payment Support Service |
| Description | Darlington Borough Council wishes to appoint a single Contractor for the provision of a Direct Payment Support Service to meet the information, advice and support needs of individuals living within the Borough of Darlington who have been assessed to have unmet eligible needs under The Care Act 2014, or are transferring from commissioned support and identified needs can be met with a Direct Payment. |
| Status | complete |
| Procedure type | open |
| Procedure | Open procedure |
| Special regime | Light touch |
| Lot › Status | complete |
Awards
| Title | Direct Payment Support Service |
| Status | pending |
| Date | 29 Oct 2026 |
| Value › Value incl. VAT | £792,000 |
| Value › Value | £660,000 |
| Value › Currency | GBP |
| Category | services |
| Above threshold | Yes |
| Supplier › Name | DARLINGTON ASSOCIATION ON DISABILITY |
| Item › CPV › Description | Health and social work services |
| Item › Delivery › Region (NUTS) | UKC13 |
| Item › Delivery › Country | GB |
| Item › Delivery › Country | United Kingdom |
| Standstill period › End | 12 Nov 2026 |
| Contract period › Start | 1 Jan 2027 |
| Contract period › End | 31 Dec 2027 |
| Contract period › Can be extended to | 31 Dec 2030 |
| Can be renewed | Yes |
| Renewal › Description | The Council may extend the Contract for a period of 3 x 12 months by providing the Contractor with notice in writing. |
| Document › Document type | Award notice |
| Document › Description | Contract award notice on Find a Tender |
| Document › Link | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/103988-2026 |
| Document › Published | 3 Nov 2026 |
| Assessment Summaries Date Sent | 3 Nov 2026 |
| Milestone › Type | Future signature date |
| Milestone › Due | 13 Nov 2026 |
| Milestone › Status | scheduled |