AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Darlington Borough Council has awarded and signed a direct, below-threshold residential care services contract with HC-ONE NO.2 LIMITED. The published gross contract value is £471,126.
Published outcomeOne active award and contract are recorded for HC-ONE NO.2 LIMITED for residential care services.
Market significanceThis is a single-supplier, below-threshold direct award in the adult and older people residential care market, with a stated initial six-year term and potential extensions.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
HC-ONE NO.2 LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 471126 GBP · Active award and contract
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Award 1 names HC-ONE NO.2 LIMITED as supplier; contract 1 is linked to award 1. The supplier identity is verified against Companies House number 05217764.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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Process notice type and contract document both state “Contract details notice on Find a Tender”.
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 has status “active”.
Contract status
99% confidenceActive and signed
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Contract 1 has status “active” and dateSigned “2026-05-06”.
Lot status
98% confidenceComplete
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Tender lot 1 has status “complete”.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published contract value
99% confidence£471,126 gross
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Contract 1 value is amountGross 471126, currency GBP.
Value allocation
92% confidenceThe published value is stated at contract level for the single recorded award/lot.
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Contract 1 is linked to award 1; award 1 relates to lot 1.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence6 May 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-05-06.
Contract start
99% confidence6 May 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-05-06.
Initial contract end
99% confidence5 May 2032
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2032-05-05.
Notice published
99% confidence15 October 2026
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The contract details notice datePublished is 2026-10-15.
Maximum possible end date
99% confidence5 May 2036
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Contract 1 period.maxExtentDate is 2036-05-05.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceOff-framework residential care for adults, older people, and older people with mental health needs
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Tender title and description state this requirement.
Service classification
99% confidenceHealth and social work services (CPV 85000000)
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Award item additional classification is CPV 85000000, “Health and social work services”.
Delivery region
95% confidenceUKC
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Award item delivery address specifies region UKC.
Lot structure
98% confidenceOne recorded lot (lot 1); no published lot title or description
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Tender and award reference lot 1; the supplied lot title and description are null.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceDirect procurement
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Tender procurementMethod is “direct”.
Competition approach
99% confidenceBelow threshold - without competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails states “Below threshold - without competition”.
Regime
98% confidenceLight touch
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Tender specialRegime includes “lightTouch”.
Above threshold
99% confidenceNo
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Contract 1 aboveThreshold is false.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Initial term
98% confidence6 years
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The period runs from 6 May 2026 to 5 May 2032.
Extension provision
99% confidenceUp to four extensions of 12 months each, subject to written notice by the Council
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Contract renewal description states “4 x 12 months” with written notice to the contractor.
Maximum term
98% confidenceUp to 10 years if all stated extensions are used
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The notice gives a maximum extent date of 5 May 2036 following the 6 May 2026 start date.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
98% confidenceSingle-supplier direct award for off-framework residential care services
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One supplier is named on award 1; the procurement method is direct and without competition.
Pricing detail
97% confidenceOnly a gross total contract value is published; no unit rates or pricing breakdown are supplied.
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Contract 1 provides amountGross 471126 only.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity quality
99% confidenceVerified
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Supplier verification matched HC-ONE NO.2 LIMITED to Companies House number 05217764 by company number.
Published information gap
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: award date, tender dates, bid count, evaluation rationale, lot title, lot description, and pricing breakdown.
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These fields are null or absent in the supplied record.
Value presentation
98% confidenceThe notice identifies the value as gross; it does not provide a net value or tax breakdown.
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Contract value is supplied as amountGross only.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- No award date is supplied.
- The notice does not publish tender dates, number of bids, evaluation criteria, scores, award rationale, or savings.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description, or separate value.
- No net value, tax amount, unit rates, volume assumptions, or pricing schedule are supplied.
- The stated extension option is discretionary; use of any extension is not confirmed.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Darlington Borough CouncilHC-ONE NO.2 LIMITEDresidential care contractadult social careolder people mental healthdirect awardFind a Tender
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Darlington residential care contract?
HC-ONE NO.2 LIMITED, verified against Companies House number 05217764.
What is the published value of the contract?
The published gross contract value is £471,126.
When does the contract run?
It starts on 6 May 2026 and is scheduled to end on 5 May 2032, with up to four 12-month extensions stated in the notice.
Was the contract competed?
The notice describes it as a direct procurement below threshold without competition.
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