Top suppliers
Top suppliers to Darlington Borough Council
Top-five suppliers hold 32% of contract value — a moderately competitive market.
Procurement categories
What Darlington Borough Council buys
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) breakdown of contracts awarded over the reporting period.
8580456079714834557539729066504492327709302203513542377064Recent contracts
Latest Darlington Borough Council contracts awarded
The most recently published award notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Homecare Service Placement - ID377853 - Lot 2
CARE LINE HOMECARE LIMITED · 2030-01-21
Homecare Service Placement - ID5016433
CARE LINE HOMECARE LIMITED · 2029-09-04
Homecare Service Placement - ID5011820
CARE LINE HOMECARE LIMITED · 2029-03-03
Homecare Service Placement - ID5018309 - Lot 2
CARE LINE HOMECARE LIMITED · 2026-08-31
Homecare Service Placement - ID5022705 - Lot 2
CARE LINE HOMECARE LIMITED · 2026-08-26
Homecare Service Placement - ID404144 - Lot 1
SPRINGFIELD HOME CARE SERVICES LIMITED · 2026-08-25
Homecare Service Placement - ID5021434 - Lot 1
SPRINGFIELD HOME CARE SERVICES LIMITED · 2026-08-22
Homecare Service Placement - ID194858 - Lot 2
CARE LINE HOMECARE LIMITED · 2026-08-22
Homecare Service Placement - ID5006783 - Lot 2
CARE LINE HOMECARE LIMITED · 2026-08-22
Homecare Service Placement - ID5006847 - Lot 2
CARE LINE HOMECARE LIMITED · 2026-08-22
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Open Darlington Borough Council tenders
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Provision of Personal Care and Support to Tenants in Extra Care Housing
Deadline: 2026-09-08
Pipeline
Contracts expiring in the next 12 months
When these contracts end, Darlington Borough Council typically re-tenders. SMEs preparing bids 3-6 months ahead win disproportionately often.
ID5520237 - Placement Type 1 - Standard Support (0-4, 5-10, 11-15, 16 -17years)
Expires: 2026-09-21
£152K
PB2023-00975 - Adult Residential Placement for ID5011468
Expires: 2026-09-25
£1.5M
PB2024-01636 - Provision of children's residential short breaks to meet statutory assessed need. ID 5508344
Expires: 2026-09-29
£28K
PB2024-01569 - Regulated Day time community short breaks
Expires: 2026-09-29
£38K
Highways Design Team JB
Expires: 2026-09-30
PB2024-01694 - PFI Consultancy Support
Expires: 2026-09-30
£90K
PB2024-01551 - Provision of no isolation AV1s (robots)
Expires: 2026-09-30
£42K
Highway Design Team JC
Expires: 2026-09-30
Highway Design Team AB
Expires: 2026-09-30
ID400138 - Placement Type 1 - Standard Support (0-4, 5-10, 11-15, 16 -17years)
Expires: 2026-10-03
£177K
Market analysis
Bidding into Darlington Borough Council — what to expect
Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.
59%
Awards to SMEs
32%
Top-5 supplier share
18%
Framework call-offs
218
Awards to social enterprises
Around 59% of Darlington Borough Council’s classified awards go to small and medium-sized enterprises, and 218 have gone to voluntary, community or social enterprises.
Frequently asked
Common questions about selling to Darlington Borough Council
How much does Darlington Borough Council spend on procurement?
Darlington Borough Council awarded 718 contracts totalling £90.5M between 2023-09-15 and 2026-09-15, working with 261 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £327K.
Who are Darlington Borough Council's top suppliers?
The largest suppliers to Darlington Borough Council by total award value are Cygnet Health Care Limited, Adavo Limited, Moonrise HR Recruitment. The top five suppliers together hold 32% of contract value.
What does Darlington Borough Council buy from suppliers?
Darlington Borough Council's procurement is concentrated in health and social work services, education and training services, construction work, alongside specialist categories. See the full CPV breakdown below.
How can my business bid for Darlington Borough Council contracts?
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Sources & methodology
How this profile is compiled
Analysed by ENKII · Updated 2026-09-15
This profile aggregates public-record procurement data published by the UK Government under the Open Government Licence v3.0. ENKII fetches, deduplicates, and aggregates source records; we don't edit the underlying facts.
Source portals
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- · Contracts Finder
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