Buyers · Council, North East England
Darlington Borough Council: care tenders and re-tenders
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None of this buyer's tenders in these trades is open in our index today. New notices are added every night.
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Retender calendar: the next 18 months
No contract in these trades has an end date in the next 18 months in its award notice.
Expected end dates are the initial term in each award notice. Contracts are often extended or brought forward, so a re-tender can come earlier or later. Suppliers are shown as the public award notice names them; a person's name is never shown. Bid Radar tracks re-tenders for 24 months.
What it buys
| Work | Contracts |
|---|---|
| Home care | 8 |
| Supported living | 7 |
| Windows and doors | 2 |
From 17 contracts awarded 30 Mar 2021 to 30 Mar 2026, grouped by the work named in each notice's title. One contract can cover more than one kind of work.
Typical contract value and length
| Measure | Figure | Based on |
|---|---|---|
| Median contract value | £2.9 million | median of published values (whole contract, all years); 8 contracts |
| Lower quartile value | £355,000 | 25th percentile of published values; 8 contracts |
| Upper quartile value | £11.6 million | 75th percentile of published values; 8 contracts |
| Median initial term in months | 48 | months from award to the end date in the notice, before extensions; 10 contracts |
| Lower quartile term in months | 47 | 25th percentile; 10 contracts |
| Upper quartile term in months | 70 | 75th percentile; 10 contracts |
The median initial term was 48 months, and the middle half ran 47 to 70 months before any extension (10 contracts with an end date).
Values are the whole contract as published, often over several years. A figure needs at least 3 contracts behind it, and the middle half needs 5; otherwise it is left out.
How its tenders are marked and how many bid
- Its tenders drew a median of 10.5 bids (4 contracts that published a bid count).
For context, home care and supported living lots in England and Wales drew a median of 3.5 bids (396 competed lots, October 2025 to October 2026).
Lots and frameworks
- 3 of the 17 contracts were set up as a framework or dynamic purchasing system, so some work comes as call-offs to firms already on one.
- Homecare and Support ServicesAwarded 18 Dec 2024 · Ends 17 Nov 2030 (expected) · 24 suppliers named
- P2016/932/PE & PB2022-00664 & PB2023-01188 - Contract for the Provision of Home Care and Support across the Borough of DarlingtonAwarded 22 Dec 2023 · 16 suppliers named
- Provision of Home Care and SupportAwarded 22 Mar 2022 · 16 suppliers named
More buyers in North East England
Beyond Housing, Durham County Council, Gentoo Group, Home Group, Karbon Homes, Newcastle City Council, North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board, Northumberland County Council.
Figures are automated summaries of published award notices, not advice. End dates are the initial term in the notice and are often extended or brought forward, so re-tender dates are expected, not certain. Check the tender documents before deciding to bid. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Built from 17 award notices between 30 Mar 2021 and 30 Mar 2026 and the live tenders in our index on 20 Oct 2026. How we work this out.