Rydal Academy - Darlington Traveller Education Service

Darlington Borough Council
North East
Direct award
1 September 2025 to 31 August 2026

The service provides outreach support to educational settings to assess and meet the specific learning and integration needs of Gypsy, Roma, Traveller, Boater, and Showmen (GRTBS) children and young people. The contract involves delivering targeted educational interventions and advisory support to ensure equitable access to education for this specific demographic within the local authority area.

Open the official notice

Awarded value: £100k; As published
Published: 7 August 2025
Awarded: 7 August 2025; Northern Arch Learning Partnership
Contract length: 12 months; Ends 31 August 2026

What the contract covers

Provision of specialist outreach educational support services for Gypsy, Roma, Traveller, Boater, and Showmen children and young people in schools.

Terms and requirements

Procedure: Direct award
Initial term: 12 months
Extensions: 12 months + 12 months
Longest it can run: 36 months
Contract dates: 1 September 2025 to 31 August 2026
Certifications asked for: None stated
Lots: 1
Suitable for SMEs: Not stated
CPV codes: 80100000

Services in this contract

Behaviour, attendance and inclusion support for schoolsMain service£100k typicalTraveller education outreach service for schools

Lifecycle

Published
7 August 2025
Contract awardedto Northern Arch Learning Partnership
7 August 2025
Contract starts
1 September 2025
Contract ends
31 August 2026

The buyer

Darlington Borough Council

Type: Locked
Contracts, 24 months: Locked
Recorded value: Locked
Typical contract: Locked
Restorative practice in schools contracts, 24 months: Locked

Buys most

Contact details

Email: Locked
Address: Locked

See everything Darlington Borough Council buys

The supplier

Northern Arch Learning Partnership

Contracts won, 24 months: Locked
Value won, 24 months: Locked
Buyers, 24 months: Locked
Size: Locked

Main buyers

Contact details

Email: Locked

See everything Northern Arch Learning Partnership has won

Similar restorative practice in schools contracts and prices

3 restorative practice in schools contracts were awarded in the North East in the last 24 months. See who won them and what they went for, next to this one.

See who won them →

Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/983128/rydal-academy-darlington-traveller-education-service
Buyer reference: PP2024-00008
Open contracting ID: ocds-h6vhtk-05836e
Last checked: 5 November 2026

Darlington Borough Council. Rydal Academy - Darlington Traveller Education Service. Contract award, 7 August 2025. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/983128/rydal-academy-darlington-traveller-education-service (accessed 5 November 2026).