AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Coventry City Council recorded an award to IMPOWER CONSULTING LIMITED for specialist consultancy supporting the design and implementation phase of the One Coventry Prevention Programme. The contract record states £365,000 and a signed date of 20 October 2026. However, the only related lot is marked cancelled while the award and contract records are active.
Published outcomeThe published record identifies IMPOWER CONSULTING LIMITED as the sole supplier on award 099206-2026-1. The contract data records an active contract and an explicit signed date, but the conflicting cancelled lot status should be considered when interpreting delivery status.
Market significanceThis is a £365,000 public-sector consultancy engagement using a direct award under the ESPO Consultancy Services Framework (664_25), focused on operating-model design, outcomes measurement, programme design, testing and implementation planning.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
IMPOWER CONSULTING LIMITED
96% confidenceAward 099206-2026-1 · Lots 1 · 365000 GBP · Active award; associated contract record active
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Award 099206-2026-1 names Impower Consulting Limited as its sole supplier; verified company identity is IMPOWER CONSULTING LIMITED (company number 03876501). The associated contract value is £365,000.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceAward and contract notice
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Release history tags: award, contract.
Contract record status
98% confidenceActive
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Contract 099206-2026-1 has status active.
Contract signed date
99% confidence20 October 2026
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Contract 099206-2026-1 dateSigned: 2026-10-20T00:00:00+01:00.
Related lot status
99% confidenceCancelled
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Lot 1, the sole lot related to the award, has status cancelled.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published contract value
99% confidence£365,000
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Contract 099206-2026-1 value: 365000 GBP.
Value allocation
93% confidenceContract-level value associated with the single published award; no separate lot pricing supplied.
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The contract is linked to award 099206-2026-1; no lot value is published.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Discovery phase completed
88% confidenceMay 2026
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Lot description states that the discovery phase was completed in May 2026.
Notice publication
99% confidence20 October 2026
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Process published_at: 2026-10-20T17:28:12+01:00.
Contract signed
99% confidence20 October 2026
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Contract dateSigned: 2026-10-20T00:00:00+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Service category
99% confidenceBusiness analysis consultancy services
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Primary CPV 72221000: Business analysis consultancy services.
Programme scope
98% confidenceConsultancy support for operating-model development, outcomes and benefits measurement, programme design and testing, and implementation planning.
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Process and lot descriptions.
Delivery area
93% confidenceUKG33
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Item delivery address region: UKG33.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceLimited procedure
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Process procurementMethod: limited.
Award route
99% confidenceDirect award under ESPO Consultancy Services Framework (664_25)
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Procurement method rationale states the contract was awarded via a direct award under the framework.
Call for competition
99% confidenceAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
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Process procurementMethodDetails.
Competition information
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No bid count, bidder list, evaluation scores or ranking is provided.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract status in source data
98% confidenceActive
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Contract 099206-2026-1 status: active.
Start and end dates
99% confidenceUnknown
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Process contract_start_at and contract_end_at are null; no dates are supplied in the contract record.
Options
97% confidenceNo options recorded for lot 1
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Lot 1 hasOptions: false.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial route
99% confidenceFramework direct award
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The procurement rationale identifies a direct award under ESPO Consultancy Services Framework 664_25.
Published evaluation basis
88% confidencePrice
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Lot 1 award criteria lists price.
Published rationale for supplier selection
99% confidenceNot supplied
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The notice does not provide supplier-specific evaluation reasoning, scores or comparative pricing.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Conflicting lifecycle statuses
99% confidenceThe sole related lot is marked cancelled, whereas the award and associated contract records are marked active and the contract includes a signed date.
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Lot 1 status: cancelled; award status: active; contract status: active; contract dateSigned: 20 October 2026.
Award date
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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Award record award_date is null.
Term and pricing detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No contract start/end dates, lot value, pricing breakdown or extension terms are provided.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The sole lot is marked cancelled, conflicting with the active award and contract records; the analysis does not resolve this conflict or infer delivery status.
- No award date, contract start date, contract end date, extension term, renewal provision, lot-level value or pricing breakdown is published.
- No bid count, competing suppliers, evaluation scores, ranking or supplier-specific award rationale is published.
- No lot title is supplied.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Coventry City CouncilIMPOWER CONSULTING LIMITEDOne Coventry Prevention ProgrammeESPO Consultancy Services Frameworkpublic sector consultancy contractbusiness analysis consultancy services
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was named as supplier for the One Coventry Prevention Services Phase 2 award?
IMPOWER CONSULTING LIMITED was named as the sole supplier for award 099206-2026-1.
What value was published for the contract?
The associated contract record states £365,000 GBP.
Was the contract signed?
The contract record explicitly lists a signed date of 20 October 2026. The source also marks the related lot as cancelled, while the award and contract are active.
How was the supplier selected?
The notice states that the contract was a direct award under the ESPO Consultancy Services Framework (664_25), without prior publication of a call for competition.
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