Awarded contract

Children's Homes - Leading Positive Behavioural Support (PBS) in Organisations

Details

Buyer: Durham County Council
Supplier(s): Northumbria University
Value: £46,800
Duration: 3 years
Topic: Education and training services
Published: 8 May 2025
Source: uk:contracts_finder

Tender description

Working in a children's home can present a challenging work environment due to caring for children and young people with a range of different needs which can be complex needs and include behavioural and emotional challenges as well as legal processes like deprivation of liberty orders. For the Children's Homes Service to be able to provide high quality care to our children and young people, the staff team require a high level of training which is wide ranging in nature to effectively care for and support our young people and meet their individualised needs

Timeline

Completed: Award date11 April 2025
Completed: Award published8 May 2025
Current notice
Next: Contract expiry date13 December 2027in 14 months

About the buyer

Durham County Council delivers local government services across County Durham, and buys as a local authority with its own corporate procurement team. Tenders and quotations are handled through the NEPO OPEN Portal, the council's online etendering system. Larger opportunities also appear on the government's Find a Tender Service under the Procurement Act 2023. Durham is one of twelve north-east councils sourcing goods and services through the North East Procurement Organisation. Specialist professional services can be sourced through the Bloom NEPRO framework across nineteen categories. The council also procures on behalf of additional public bodies beyond Durham itself.

UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).

Over the past 5 years, most of Durham County Council's contract awards have been in health and social work, construction work and transport equipment.

Relevant CPV codes

80000000 · Education and training services

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@durham-county-council.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@durham-county-council.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@durham-county-council.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@durham-county-council.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@durham-county-council.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@durham-county-council.gov