Financial Sustainability Support · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Stockton on Tees Borough Council (Local council)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: North East (UKC11)

Awarded value£300,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 1 Oct 2026no call for competition

Awarded to IMPOWER Consulting Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Council is engaging IMPOWER to the existing identify areas of service redesign to deliver efficiencies and savings.

CPV: Business and management consultancy and related services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: North East

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £300,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 1 Oct 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
IMPOWER Consulting LimitedSME	£300,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 103718-2026-1 · IMPOWER Consulting LimitedSME
Signed
1 Oct 2026
Value
£300,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 2 Nov 2026, 12:59 GMT
Last source update: 2 Nov 2026, 12:59 GMT
Authority reference: FDR.29.2627
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-103718
Classification (CPV): Business and management consultancy and related services
Delivery area: North East (UKC11)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-079590 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: The framework used allows for a Direct Award.
Engaging IMPOWER will enable the Council to draw on specialist expertise and experience gained from supporting other local authorities facing similar challenges. This external perspective will provide independent challenge, benchmarking, insight into emerging best practice and additional capacity to accelerate the identification and delivery of sustainable improvements. The Council's previous experience of working with IMPOWER through the Valuing Care model also provides confidence in their approach and enables the work to focus on outcomes rather than designing new methodologies.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Stockton on Tees Borough Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Dunedin House, Columbia Drive, Thornaby, Stockton on Tees, North East, TS176BJContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

The High Court of JusticeReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

IMPOWERAwarded supplierGB-COH: 03876501 London, London

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.