IMPOWER Better Homes Phase 2

Official notice

Authority: Cornwall Council (Local council)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competitionSME suitable

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: South West (UKK3)

Awarded value£195,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 1 Jan 2024no call for competition

Awarded to IMPOWER Consulting Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

CC require further support to deliver a set of activity and interventions over the remainder of 2023/24 to support the recruitment and retention of in-house foster carers, embed Valuing Care into the fostering service and provide advice and support around Valuing Care. This includes:

Engagement with existing foster carers to understand their experiences and their views on the strengths and weaknesses of the current Cornwall offer
Identification of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats based on data analysis and stakeholder engagement
Identification of opportunities to improve recruitment & retention across, enquiry generation, journey to approval and support/ supervision
3 x co-designed recruitment campaigns utilising Values Modes messaging, and including a role for existing FCs
Building Valuing Care capability assessments of foster carers into the journey to approval and supervision and support
Building the capability within CC to sustain and continue this programme following IMPOWER’s departure.

CPV: Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: South West

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 18 Jan 2024, 11:30 GMT
Last source update: 18 Jan 2024, 11:30 GMT
Authority reference: DN707479
FTS notice number: 2024/S 000-001717
Classification (CPV): Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
Delivery area: South West (UKK3)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-042e26 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: Awarded via a framework ESPO 664_21

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £195,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 11 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 1 Jan 2024

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
IMPOWER Consulting LimitedSME	£195,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

IMPOWER Better Homes Phase 2 · IMPOWER Consulting LimitedSME
Signed
1 Jan 2024
Value
£195,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic	1	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Cornwall Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services County Hall, Treyew Road, Truro, South West, TR1 3AYContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Impower Consulting LtdAwarded supplier London, South West

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.