---
title: "IMPOWER Better Homes Phase 2"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-042e26"
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buyer: "CORNWALL COUNCIL"
published: "2024-01-18"
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# IMPOWER Better Homes Phase 2

Buyer: CORNWALL COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-042e26

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## Summary

The Cornwall Council has awarded a contract for "IMPOWER Better Homes Phase 2" to Impower Consulting Ltd, with an active status. This procurement involved business services in the category of law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing, and security. The contract, initiated through a tender process, was valued at £195,000 and signed on January 1st, 2024. The procurement method used was an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition.

This contracting opportunity provides a chance for businesses, particularly SMEs, specializing in business services to engage with Cornwall Council. The focus of the tender is on delivering support for recruitment and retention of in-house foster carers, embedding Valuing Care into fostering services, and providing advice and support around Valuing Care. Companies with capabilities in these areas would be well-suited to compete for this contract and contribute to the Cornwall Council's objectives in foster care services.

## Notice

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.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

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.

### Procurement Information

Awarded via a framework ESPO 664_21

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001717-2024 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 18 Jan 2024 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 1 Jan 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £195,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | CORNWALL COUNCIL |
| Locality | TRURO |
| Post town | Truro |
| Postcode | TR1 3AY |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK3 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly |
| ITL 3 | TLK30 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly |
| Local authority | Cornwall |
| Electoral ward | Truro Boscawen & Redannick |
| Westminster constituency | Truro and Falmouth |
| Delivery location | TLK3 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly |

## Supplier

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

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

## Release History

- 18 Jan 2024 at 11:30 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001717-2024

## Notice URLs

- http://www.cornwall.gov.uk
- https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:528967-2021:TEXT:EN:HTML

## Provenance

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