Notice Information
Notice Title
Best Interest Assessor
Notice Description
It was agreed that attending this training will now be part of a mandatory requirement for posts in HAS in order to remove the need for employing independent Best Interest Assessors and casual BIA's which had meant a spend of around PS800,000.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05db9a
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/071526-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Limited
- Procurement Method Details
- Below threshold - limited competition
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
80 - Education and training services
-
- CPV Codes
80000000 - Education and training services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £34,800 Under £100K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 6 Nov 20253 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 29 Sep 20254 months ago
- Contract Period
- 30 Sep 2025 - 31 Mar 2026 6-12 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- THE NORTH YORKSHIRE COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- procurement@northyorks.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- 01609 533450
Buyer Location
- Locality
- NORTHALLERTON
- Postcode
- DL7 8AD
- Post Town
- Darlington
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLE2 North Yorkshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLE22 North Yorkshire
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- North Yorkshire
- Electoral Ward
- Romanby
- Westminster Constituency
- Richmond and Northallerton
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/071526-2025
6th November 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender
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