Official UK procurement notice
Positive Behavioural Support Level 6/7
Authority: Durham County Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionPositive Behavioural Support Level 6/7 - Northumbria University - The County Durham Care Academy (CDCA) have been successful in securing funding through the local NHS to fund places for Independent Sector Provider staff working with people with learning disabilities to train in Positive Behavioural Support (PBS) This PBS programme has been developed in conjunction with Northumbria University and Tees Esk and Wear Valley NHS Foundation Trust. It enables the development and assessment of practice-based proficiency for PBS specialists/leaders/managers identified in the PBS competency framework (PBS Coalition 2015). The pilot programme was successfully delivered last year, and approval has been granted to roll out the programme across the region. The requirement for CDCA is for training of 8 people in the 2025/2026 programme £3,800 per person. £30,400 per annum This is a single supplier negotiation as it is a bespoke course which only delivered by one training provider
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - without competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 16 Oct 2025, 10:22 BST
- Last source update
- 16 Oct 2025, 10:22 BST
- Authority reference
002252- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-065815- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05cdc3Find a Tender
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Contract details notice published16 Oct 2025, 10:22 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northumbria University at Newcastle | £32,994 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Positive Behavioural Support Level 6/7 · Northumbria University at Newcastle
- Signed
- 25 Aug 2025
- Value
- £32,994
- Period
- 25 Aug 2025 – 30 Oct 2026
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Northumbria University at NewcastleAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender