AwardedAwarded 25 August 2025
Positive Behavioural Support Level 6/7
Durham County Council · Local authority
In brief
Durham County Council awarded training and education work to Northumbria University at Newcastle on 25 August 2025.
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What the notice says
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
Who won
| Winner | Value | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Northumbria University at Newcastle | £32,994 | 25 August 2025 to 30 October 2026 |
Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.
Timeline
- Contract details notice · UK7, notice 065815-2025
Last time this was bought
- Won by
- Vision for Education
- Awarded
- 2 September 2025
- Value
- Not stated, or split across lots
- Contract ends
- 20 July 2026
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About the buyer
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From notice 065815-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 16 October 2025. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.