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Published 16 Oct 2025, 10:22 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Positive Behavioural Support Level 6/7

Official notice

Authority: Durham County Council (Local council)

Below threshold - without competition
Awarded value£32,994published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 25 Aug 2025no call for competition
Awarded to Northumbria University at Newcastle

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Positive 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 published

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
North East (UKC1)
Official registry OCID
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Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Contract details notice published
    16 Oct 2025, 10:22 BST
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £32,9941 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 25 Aug 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Northumbria University at Newcastle£32,994 †—Awarded

Contracts

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Durham County Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PMPB-8772-VYWM Corten House, Dunholme Close, Durham, North East, DH1 5WBContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

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