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title: "NNC- Professional Consultancy Service for Care Services"
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# NNC- Professional Consultancy Service for Care Services

Buyer: NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-8b5c0561-0071-47b0-8da8-4dff31b6992e

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## Summary

The North Northamptonshire Council has awarded a contract for professional consultancy services for care services to iMPOWER Consulting Limited. The contract falls under Lot 4C (Social Care (Children)) of the ESPO Consultancy Services Framework Agreement with a value of £324,000. The contract period starts on April 1, 2023, and ends on March 31, 2024. The tender had a selective procurement method, and the tender period ended on March 17, 2023.

This opportunity is suitable for businesses offering general management consultancy services, health services, and social work and related services. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and Voluntary, Community, and Social Enterprise (VCSE) organisations can explore partnering opportunities to deliver improved outcomes for children in care as part of the Circle 2 Success programme. Businesses in the East Midlands region of the United Kingdom should consider engaging with this awarded contract to expand their service offerings in the social care sector.

## Notice

Northamptonshire Children's Trust (hereafter referred to as "NCT", the "Trust") delivers statutory social care services on behalf of North Northamptonshire Council (hereafter referred to as "NNC") and West Northamptonshire Council (hereafter referred to as "WNC") (hereafter collectively referred to as the "Councils"). The relationship between the Councils and NCT is governed by a set of contractual agreements and managed by the Intelligent Client Function (hereafter referred to as the "ICF") which is hosted by NNC on behalf of both Councils. The ICF, on behalf of the Councils, is commissioning the Service Provider to provide consultancy support and to work with NCT to deliver improved outcomes for children in care. NCT will commission Innovate Therapeutic Services to provide additional operational and therapeutic capacity as part of a wider programme of work titled Circle 2 Success which includes the consultancy support provided by the Service Provider to deliver improved outcomes for children in care. The Service Provider will work collaboratively with the ICF, the Councils, NCT and Innovate Therapeutic Services. This procurement is being managed and awarded using the Direct Award option of Lot 4C (Social Care (Children)) of the ESPO Consultancy Services Framework Agreement (Ref No. 664-21). Additional information: This procurement is being managed and awarded through the Direct Award option of Lot 4C (Social Care (Children)) of the ESPO Consultancy Services Framework Agreement (Ref No. 664-21).

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b4da5c47-54fd-4759-8da6-9fdd0fa2da5a |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a framework agreement |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 22 Mar 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 17 Mar 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 22 Mar 2023 |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2023 - 31 Mar 2024 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £324,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £324,000 |
| 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 | NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE COUNCIL |
| Locality | CORBY |
| Post town | Northampton |
| Postcode | NN17 1QG |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire |
| ITL 3 | TLF25 North Northamptonshire |
| Local authority | North Northamptonshire |
| Electoral ward | Lloyds |
| Westminster constituency | Corby and East Northamptonshire |
| Delivery location | TLF East Midlands (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | IMPOWER CONSULTING |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 79411000 - General management consultancy services
- 85100000 - Health services
- 85300000 - Social work and related services

## Release History

- 22 Mar 2023 at 11:25 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b4da5c47-54fd-4759-8da6-9fdd0fa2da5a

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b4da5c47-54fd-4759-8da6-9fdd0fa2da5a
  22nd March 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nnc

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