Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Stoke-on-Trent City Council
Civic Centre, Glebe Street
Stoke-on-Trent
ST4 1HH
UK
Contact person: Miss Charne Botes
Telephone: +44 1782234225
E-mail: charne.botes@stoke.gov.uk
NUTS: UKG23
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.stoke.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.stoke.gov.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
ESPO Consultancy Framework - Cared for Children Consultancy Programme (CAFS/2025/294)
Reference number: DN785087
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79410000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Children and Families Directorate of Stoke-on-Trent City Council is commissioning a transformation partner to support a programme of targeted change within Children’s Social Care. This work will focus on improving outcomes for children in care, reducing placement costs, and building internal capacity to deliver sustainable, needs-led services.
This procurement was undertaken via a mini competition under the ESPO Framework 664_21 – Lot 4c (Social Care – Children).
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
439 701.25
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
66171000
72221000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKG23
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The scope of this commission includes the design and delivery of a structured programme of support across five interrelated workstreams.
This procurement was undertaken via a mini competition under the ESPO Framework 664_21 – Lot 4c (Social Care – Children).
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 65
Quality criterion: Social Value
/ Weighting: 5
Price
/ Weighting:
30
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Restricted procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2021/S 000-023360
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 1
Contract No: CAFS/2025/294
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
28/08/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
iMPOWER Consulting Ltd
London
EC1R 5HA
UK
NUTS: UKI
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 439 701.25
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Stoke on Trent City Council
Stoke on Trent
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
28/08/2025