Award

Children's Residential Placement ID 390089

  • Darlington Borough Council

UK5: Transparency notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-061247

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05a5b5 (view related notices)

Published 1 October 2025, 11:50am



Scope

Reference

PB2025-00185

Description

Urgent Children's Residential Placement ID 390089


Contract 1. Children's Residential Placement ID 390089

Supplier

Contract value

  • £3,300,330.51 excluding VAT
  • £3,300,330.51 including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Earliest date the contract will be signed

13 October 2025

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 13 October 2025 to 30 March 2028
  • 2 years, 5 months, 18 days

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 85000000 - Health and social work services

Contract locations

  • UKC13 - Darlington

Other information

Conflicts assessment prepared/revised

Yes


Procedure

Procedure type

Direct award

Special regime

Light touch

Direct award justification

Extreme and unavoidable urgency

Child must move on from current unregistered provision into an Ofsted registered placement which can meet need. Only one regulated placement offer has been made.


Supplier

Brighter Horizon Homes Ltd

  • Companies House: 14262396

International House, 109-111 Fulham Palace Road

London

W6 8JA

United Kingdom

Region: UKI33 - Kensington & Chelsea and Hammersmith & Fulham

Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): Yes

Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No

Contract 1. Children's Residential Placement ID 390089


Contracting authority

Darlington Borough Council

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PCRZ-3744-WXXZ

Town Hall, Feethams

Darlington

DL1 5QT

United Kingdom

Region: UKC13 - Darlington

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government