# Transforming Foster Carer Recruitment

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Wolverhampton City Council](/buyers/wolverhampton-city-council/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: [iMPOWER Consulting Ltd](/contract-winners/impower-consulting/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £99,000
- Tender value: £99,000
- Award date: 13 January 2017
- Published: 3 February 2017
- Contract start: 23 January 2017
- Contract end: 30 June 2017
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: f1006d83-8bdc-4f1c-97b0-6d42198915b5-128677
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-09e38a76-7ad4-400c-956b-2169d923aa6c

## Description

The City of Wolverhampton Council \(CWC\) has experienced recent rapid growth in Looked After Children placement demand, and whilst a number of initiatives are now in place to manage this, for Fostering in particular there has been an increased reliance on Independent Fostering Agencies, and on-going issues with regards to the placement of older children and children with complex needs\. CWC requires a programme of working and learning together with peers, with the successful provider delivering an approach which is 'customer-led' and aims to support placement sufficiency by enabling the improvement and growth of 'in-house' fostering services based on insight from foster carers\. Additional information: This was further competition exercise through ESPO Framework 664 - Consultancy Services\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f1006d83-8bdc-4f1c-97b0-6d42198915b5-128677)