Top suppliers
Top suppliers to Darlington Borough Council on behalf of…
Top-five suppliers hold 36% of contract value — a moderately competitive market.
Procurement categories
What Darlington Borough Council on behalf of… buys
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) breakdown of contracts awarded over the reporting period.
85Recent contracts
Latest Darlington Borough Council on behalf of… contracts awarded
The most recently published award notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
TVDBC - Residential Children’s Homes Provision for Children and Young People.
ASPRIS CHILDREN'S SERVICES LIMITED · 2024-03-12
£3.0M
TVDBC - Residential Children’s Homes Provision for Children and Young People.
YOUR CHAPTER LIMITED · 2024-03-12
£3.0M
TVDBC - Residential Children’s Homes Provision for Children and Young People.
CARE TODAY (CHILDRENS SERVICES) LTD · 2024-03-12
£3.0M
TVDBC - Residential Children’s Homes Provision for Children and Young People.
EVOLUTION CHILDREN SERVICES LTD · 2024-03-12
£3.0M
TVDBC - Residential Children’s Homes Provision for Children and Young People.
HIGHFIELD (NORTH EAST) LIMITED · 2024-03-12
£3.0M
TVDBC - Residential Children’s Homes Provision for Children and Young People.
KEDLESTON (WINGS EDUCATION) LIMITED · 2024-03-12
£3.0M
TVDBC - Residential Children’s Homes Provision for Children and Young People.
KEYS PCE LIMITED · 2024-03-12
£3.0M
TVDBC - Residential Children’s Homes Provision for Children and Young People.
MEADOWS CARE LIMITED · 2024-03-12
£3.0M
TVDBC - Residential Children’s Homes Provision for Children and Young People.
NORTH LAKES CHILDRENS SERVICES LIMITED · 2024-03-12
£3.0M
TVDBC - Residential Children’s Homes Provision for Children and Young People.
PADDOCK HOUSE LIMITED · 2024-03-12
£3.0M
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Market analysis
Bidding into Darlington Borough Council on behalf of… — what to expect
Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.
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Awards to SMEs
36%
Top-5 supplier share
0%
Framework call-offs
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Awards to social enterprises
Around 100% of Darlington Borough Council on behalf of…’s classified awards go to small and medium-sized enterprises.
Frequently asked
Common questions about selling to Darlington Borough Council on behalf of…
How much does Darlington Borough Council on behalf of… spend on procurement?
Darlington Borough Council on behalf of… awarded 14 contracts totalling £42.0M between 2023-09-01 and 2026-09-01, working with 14 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £3.0M.
Who are Darlington Borough Council on behalf of…'s top suppliers?
The largest suppliers to Darlington Borough Council on behalf of… by total award value are MEADOWS CARE LIMITED, NORTH LAKES CHILDRENS SERVICES LIMITED, EVOLUTION CHILDREN SERVICES LTD. The top five suppliers together hold 36% of contract value.
What does Darlington Borough Council on behalf of… buy from suppliers?
Darlington Borough Council on behalf of…'s procurement is concentrated in health and social work services, alongside specialist categories. See the full CPV breakdown below.
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Analysed by ENKII · Updated 2026-09-01
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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