DHR - DBC Community Safety 2026

Darlington Borough Council
North East
Selective procedure
2 February 2026 to 2 March 2026

Provision of an independent chair and author to conduct a specific Domestic Homicide Review. The role requires professional expertise in safeguarding, analytical report writing, and facilitating multi-agency review panels to ensure compliance with statutory guidance and local authority requirements.

Open the official notice

Awarded value: £20k; As published
Published: 5 February 2026
Awarded: 9 January 2026; Nuala O'Rourke
Contract length: 1 month; Ends 2 March 2026

What the contract covers

Service contract

Provision of independent chair and author services for statutory domestic homicide reviews and multi-agency safeguarding practice review processes.

Independent author and independent chair services for the Darlington Borough Council Domestic Homicide Review.

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Service contract
Procedure: Selective procedure
Initial term: 1 month
Contract dates: 2 February 2026 to 2 March 2026
Certifications asked for: None stated
Suitable for SMEs: Yes
Category: Services
CPV codes: 79000000

Services in this contract

Safeguarding and domestic homicide reviews, independent chairs and scrutineersMain service£15k typicalDomestic homicide review independent author and chair

Lifecycle

Published
5 February 2026
Contract awardedto Nuala O'Rourke
9 January 2026
Contract starts
2 February 2026
Contract ends
2 March 2026

The buyer

Darlington Borough Council

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The supplier

Nuala O'Rourke

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Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/268257/dhr-dbc-community-safety-2026
Buyer reference: DHR - DBC Community Safety 2026
Open contracting ID: ocds-b5fd17-d7945fff-056a-4218-a2fc-af5d5dc7d2c7
Last checked: 5 November 2026

Darlington Borough Council. DHR - DBC Community Safety 2026. Contract award, 5 February 2026. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/268257/dhr-dbc-community-safety-2026 (accessed 5 November 2026).