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title: "ParentAssess Assessor Training"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "DURHAM COUNTY COUNCIL"
published: "2023-08-17"
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# ParentAssess Assessor Training

Buyer: DURHAM COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-1867e52e-3411-4933-8a37-934a2e88f620

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## Summary

The contracting process led by Durham County Council involves the procurement of 'ParentAssess Assessor Training' in the Education and Training Services category. The contract, worth £48,000 in GBP, is currently in the award stage and has a tender deadline of August 1, 2023. The contract period is set to start on November 1, 2023, and end on October 31, 2025. The training programme will take place in England, providing an opportunity for businesses to participate in a specialist assessment framework training.

Businesses focused on training services, particularly in the education sector, would find this tender from Durham County Council suitable. The procurement method for this contract is an open procedure, allowing various entities to bid. The 'ParentAssess' organisation has been selected as the supplier for this award, indicating a business opportunity in the training sector. Companies looking to engage in long-term contracts in the education and training industry should consider this opportunity for potential growth and collaboration.

## Notice

Children's Social Care require training to enable their social workers to complete assessments of parents with learning disability and additional needs to inform decision making about whether children can return to their parents' care. These assessments are regularly requested during family court proceedings and are specialist assessments which cannot be undertaken without training as the courts only recognise either PAMS assessments or ParentAssess assessments in relation to parents with learning disability and additional needs. Training internal staff to undertake these assessments means that costly independent ParentAssess assessments do not need to be commissioned. Historically we have commissioned PAMS to train our staff but following a review of PAMS assessments vis-a-vis ParentAssess assessments a decision was taken at Strategic Level in February 2023 to train staff in ParentAssess in the future as this was deemed to be the preferred assessment framework (having trained a small group of staff in both and taken their feedback). Coincidentally, the founder of PAMS has just announced her retirement and this framework will not be available in the future as the software will no longer be updated and meet DCC IT compliance.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/df1fe24d-aeee-4043-a95c-1ea65ec47391 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 17 Aug 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 1 Aug 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 16 Aug 2023 |
| Contract period | 1 Nov 2023 - 31 Oct 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £48,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £48,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | DURHAM COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Locality | DURHAM |
| Post town | Durham |
| Postcode | DH1 5UJ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear |
| ITL 3 | TLC41 Durham |
| Local authority | County Durham |
| Electoral ward | Neville's Cross |
| Westminster constituency | City of Durham |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | PARENTASSESS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services

## Release History

- 17 Aug 2023 at 14:08 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/df1fe24d-aeee-4043-a95c-1ea65ec47391

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/df1fe24d-aeee-4043-a95c-1ea65ec47391
  17th August 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- http://www.durham.gov.uk

## Provenance

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