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Positive Behavioural Support Level 6/7

Durham County Council · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

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Opportunity overview

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

Awarded to

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Contract value
£33k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
24 Aug 2025
Including VAT
£39.6k
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-PPON PJMW-5792-YVBL
Location
Newcastle upon Tyne, UKC22, NE1 8ST, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

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Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
002252
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PMPB-8772-VYWM
Name
Durham County Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKC14
Country
GB
Locality
Durham
Postal Code
DH1 5WB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Corten House, Dunholme Close

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Identifier

Id
PMPB-8772-VYWM
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Organisation 2
Id
GB-PPON-PJMW-5792-YVBL
Name
Northumbria University at Newcastle

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKC22
Country
GB
Locality
Newcastle upon Tyne
Postal Code
NE1 8ST
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Sutherland Building

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
large

Identifier

Id
PJMW-5792-YVBL
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKC1
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
80000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Education and training services

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-PPON-PJMW-5792-YVBL
Name
Northumbria University at Newcastle

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
Positive Behavioural Support Level 6/7
Status
active
Award ID
1
Date Signed
25 Aug 2025, 00:00
Above Threshold
No

Value

Amount
32,994
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
39,592.8

Period

Ends
30 Oct 2026, 23:59
Starts
25 Aug 2025, 00:00

Documents

Entry 1
Id
A-6306
Format
application/pdf
Document Type
contractSigned
Entry 2
Id
065815-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
contractNotice
Published
16 Oct 2025, 10:22

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Durham · UKC14 · DH1 5WB · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-05cdc3-2025-10-16T10:22:45+01:00Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·