AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Bracknell Forest Borough Council awarded a direct, below-threshold training-services contract to IMPOWER CONSULTING LIMITED for five senior leaders to attend the Complex Transformation Academy.
Published outcomeThe contract is recorded as active, was signed on 14 October 2026, and is scheduled to run from 1 November 2026 to 31 March 2027.
Market significanceThis is a £55,000 net (£66,000 gross) single-supplier leadership training engagement awarded without competition.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
IMPOWER CONSULTING LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £55,000 net; £66,000 gross GBP · Active contract
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Verified supplier identity is IMPOWER CONSULTING LIMITED (company number 03876501). Award 1 names Impower Consulting Ltd as supplier; the single contract linked to award 1 states £55,000 excluding VAT and £66,000 gross.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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Published document is described as “Contract details notice on Find a Tender”.
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 has status “active”.
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 has status “active”.
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned 14 October 2026
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Contract 1 states dateSigned: 2026-10-14.
Contract period
99% confidence1 November 2026 to 31 March 2027
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Contract 1 period states startDate 2026-11-01 and endDate 2027-03-31.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£55,000
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Contract 1 value.amount is 55000 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£66,000
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 66000 GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence14 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-14.
Notice published
99% confidence16 October 2026
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The contract details notice datePublished is 2026-10-16T16:10:23+01:00.
Scheduled contract start
99% confidence1 November 2026
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Contract 1 startDate is 2026-11-01.
Scheduled contract end
99% confidence31 March 2027
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Contract 1 endDate is 2027-03-31.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidencePlaces for a cohort of five senior leaders at the Complex Transformation Academy
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The opportunity description states: “Places for a cohort of 5 senior leaders to attend the Complex Transformation Academy delivered by Impower.”
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is services.
Classification
99% confidenceTraining services (CPV 80500000)
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Award item additional classification is CPV 80500000, Training services.
Delivery location
95% confidenceUKJ11
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Award item delivery address region is UKJ11.
Lot
99% confidenceLot 1
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Award 1 and contract 1 are linked to lot 1.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceDirect
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Tender procurementMethod is direct.
Competition basis
99% confidenceBelow threshold - without competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails is “Below threshold - without competition”.
Tender status
99% confidenceComplete
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Tender and lot 1 each have status “complete”.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract title
99% confidenceComplex Transformation Academy
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Contract 1 title is “Complex Transformation Academy”.
Above threshold
99% confidenceNo
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Contract 1 aboveThreshold is false.
Term
98% confidenceApproximately five months
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The stated period runs from 1 November 2026 to 31 March 2027.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Award structure
98% confidenceSingle-supplier award for a defined cohort training requirement
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One award and one linked active contract name Impower Consulting Ltd as supplier; the description specifies a cohort of five senior leaders.
Route to market
99% confidenceDirect below-threshold purchase without competition
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The tender states direct procurement and “Below threshold - without competition”.
Published price basis
98% confidenceA total contract value is published, but no unit price per attendee or pricing breakdown is provided
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Contract values are £55,000 net and £66,000 gross; no pricing schedule is included in supplied data.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity
99% confidenceVerified
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Supplier verification records an exact-name match to IMPOWER CONSULTING LIMITED (company number 03876501).
Award-value allocation
98% confidenceThe contract value can be associated with the sole supplier because one contract is linked to award 1, which names one supplier
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Contract 1 awardID is 1; award 1 lists one supplier; contract 1 provides the value.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or separate value
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Lot 1 is supplied with null title, description and value fields.
Competition and evaluation detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No bid count, evaluation criteria, scores or award rationale is provided in the supplied data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bidder numbers, evaluation methodology, scores, selection rationale and comparative pricing.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description, separate value or value basis.
- No extension, renewal option or follow-on procurement arrangement is published.
- No unit pricing or detailed cost breakdown is supplied.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Bracknell Forest Borough CouncilIMPOWER CONSULTING LIMITEDComplex Transformation Academytraining servicesdirect awardleadership training
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Complex Transformation Academy contract?
IMPOWER CONSULTING LIMITED, verified under company number 03876501, is the supplier on award 1.
What is the contract value?
The contract value is £55,000 excluding VAT and £66,000 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
The published contract period is 1 November 2026 to 31 March 2027.
Was the contract competed?
The notice records a direct, below-threshold procurement without competition.
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