Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Cornwall Council
County Hall, Treyew Road
Truro
TR1 3AY
UK
Contact person: Miss Tamsyn Willcocks
Telephone: +44 1872322562
E-mail: tamsyn.willcocks@cornwall.gov.uk
NUTS: UKK3
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.cornwall.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.cornwall.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
IMPOWER Better Homes Phase 2
Reference number: DN707479
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short 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.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
195 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKK3
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
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.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 0
Price
/ Weighting:
100
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
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive
Explanation
Awarded via a framework ESPO 664_21
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 202-528967
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 1
Contract No: DN707479
Title: IMPOWER Better Homes Phase 2
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
01/01/2024
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
UK
NUTS: UKK3
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 195 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Cornwall Council
Truro
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
18/01/2024