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title: "Advanced Court Skills"
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buyer: "DURHAM COUNTY COUNCIL"
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# Advanced Court Skills

Buyer: DURHAM COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-ae9edbf7-e09e-479f-b371-630dc84dc274

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## Summary

Durham County Council has awarded a contract titled "Advanced Court Skills" under the industry category of Education and Training Services (CPV code: 80000000). This procurement process aimed to secure training services to enhance social workers' court skills within Children's Social Care. The training is expected to improve their abilities in writing high-quality court reports and providing evidence in Family Court proceedings. The procurement process has reached the award stage with an allocated budget of £25,000 and was conducted through an open procedure. The contract period runs from 2nd September 2024 to 31st August 2026, with services to be delivered in England, United Kingdom. Key deadlines included the end of the tender period on 20th August 2024 and the contract award date on 27th August 2024.

This tender presents substantial business growth opportunities, particularly for training providers specialising in legal and social work education. Businesses well-suited to compete in this sector include large-scale training organisations with experience in delivering specialised skills training for social care professionals. The awarded supplier, Kingsley Knight Training, exemplifies the type of large training institution capable of delivering such targeted, high-quality training programmes. This contract provides visibility and credibility, potentially leading to future opportunities within the public sector.

## Notice

We require Advanced Court Skills training to be delivered to social workers in Children's Social Care to support them in being able to write high quality court reports and to be confident in giving evidence in the Family Court, where the local authority has taken the decision to enter into care proceedings.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/43c9539f-cdcc-4b90-a608-5bf655df0bc2 |
| 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 | 16 Oct 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 20 Aug 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 26 Aug 2024 |
| Contract period | 1 Sep 2024 - 31 Aug 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £25,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £25,000 |
| 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 | KINGSLEY KNIGHT TRAINING |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services

## Release History

- 16 Oct 2024 at 13:09 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/43c9539f-cdcc-4b90-a608-5bf655df0bc2

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/43c9539f-cdcc-4b90-a608-5bf655df0bc2
  16th October 2024 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

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

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