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Digital Training Package promoting the Solihull Approach

Northumberland County Council

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17 Aug 2026 at 11:47

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Northumberland County Council purchased a digital training software package promoting the Solihull Approach. The package is intended to support parenting across the 0–19 age range and contribute to the council’s Family Hub activity, recently rebranded as Togetherness. This is a specialist digital learning and family-support requirement rather than general IT supply. The subject matter is relevant to organisations providing evidence-based parenting education, digital training content, family-support programmes or related public-sector learning services. The buying organisation is Northumberland County Council, based in Morpeth. The selected supplier is University Hospitals Birmingham FT, based at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham. The requirement is centred on supporting the council’s family hubs and their services for families with children and young people from birth to age 19.

The procurement is complete and the contract is active. It was awarded through a direct, below-threshold procedure without competition, with one completed lot. The contract was signed on 1 April 2026 and runs from 1 August 2026 to 31 July 2029. Its gross value is £30,600, in GBP. University Hospitals Birmingham FT was selected as the supplier. The procurement category is goods, with the item classified as a training software package (CPV 48931000). The purchase was evaluated through the direct-award route rather than a competitive tender. The arrangement covers a single digital training package promoting the Solihull Approach, for use in supporting parenting and Family Hub activity across the 0–19 age range.

This award indicates demand from Northumberland County Council for a defined digital parenting-training product linked to the Solihull Approach and Family Hub delivery. A credible future competitor would need access to, or expertise in, high-quality digital training content that supports parenting from birth through age 19. Relevant capability includes designing or supplying online learning packages, presenting evidence-based approaches clearly, and making content suitable for use by family-support professionals and parents. Experience of working with councils, Family Hubs, NHS organisations or comparable public services would help demonstrate understanding of the operating environment. Suppliers should also be able to show that their product can support consistent delivery at council scale and align with the Togetherness branding and wider family-support objectives.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Digital Training Package promoting the Solihull Approach

Notice Description

To purchase a digital training package promoting the Solihull Approach, (a nationally acclaimed approach), to support parenting across the 0-19 age range in order to support Family Hub activity - recently rebranded to Togetherness

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e57c
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078049-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems

CPV Codes

48931000 - Training software package

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£30,600 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
17 Aug 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
1 Apr 20264 months ago
Contract Period
1 Aug 2026 - 31 Jul 2029 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Northumberland County Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
MORPETH
Postcode
NE61 2EF
Postcode Area
Newcastle upon Tyne
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLC North East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLC42 Northumberland
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Northumberland
Electoral Ward
Morpeth Kirkhill
Westminster Constituency
North Northumberland

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

University Hospitals Birmingham FT

Further Information

Notice Documents

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