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    ContractsResidential Children's Home Placement Services
    Awarded contract

    Residential Children's Home Placement Services

    Awarded
    £78.7m
    Published 29 Oct 2026

    Opportunity to provide residential care and placement services for children in a licensed home facility.

    🇬🇧United Kingdom· North EastPublished 29 Oct 2026· 2 days agoviaFind a Tender
    Awarded
    £78.7m
    Published 29 Oct 2026

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      £78,691,907
      Pounds sterling
    • Closing date
      Not published
      No closing date published
    • Sector
      Social Care
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom
      North East

    Suppliers

    1 supplier
    • HC
      Hopscotch Care Limited
    Lead contractor

    Lifecycle

    Awarded

    Contract awarded. Originally published 2 days ago.

    29 October 2026
    Awarded — no open tender advertised

    Brief

    This contract opportunity is for the provision of residential placement services for children in a licensed children's home facility. The provider will deliver safe, secure, and therapeutic residential care for youth, including housing, meals, supervision, and supportive services. Qualified applicants should have experience operating licensed residential facilities for children, demonstrated expertise in child welfare and behavioral management, and the ability to meet all state regulatory requirements for children's residential placements.

    Track record

    157 awards · 29 winners
    Open field

    No single supplier dominates the field.

    In this category, DARLINGTON BOROUGH COUNCIL has awarded 157 contracts to 29 suppliers.

    Who wins here
    1. CARE LINE HOMECARE LIMITED63× · 40%
    2. SPRINGFIELD HOME CARE SERVICES LIMITED48× · 31%
    3. CHINITE RESOURCING LIMITED7× · 4%
    4. ROC SOLID5× · 3%
    5. FIRSTPOINT HEALTH LIMITED4× · 3%
    6. ARA CARE BENFIELD HALL LIMITED3× · 2%

    +23 more suppliers

    Across this category, the most active winners are CARE LINE HOMECARE LIMITED, SPRINGFIELD HOME CARE SERVICES LIMITED, Roche Diagnostics Ltd — the field to beat, or your route in as a partner.

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    Publisher
    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    find-tender.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    ocds-h6vhtk-07932e

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    DARLINGTON BOROUGH COUNCIL
    Sector
    Social Care