--- title: "366 B - Independent Fostering Panel Chair Person" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-95820ba6-7a8a-4d21-b308-61676981c7e7" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-95820ba6-7a8a-4d21-b308-61676981c7e7" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-95820ba6-7a8a-4d21-b308-61676981c7e7.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-95820ba6-7a8a-4d21-b308-61676981c7e7.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "WIGAN COUNCIL" published: "2022-04-22" --- # 366 B - Independent Fostering Panel Chair Person Buyer: WIGAN COUNCIL Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-95820ba6-7a8a-4d21-b308-61676981c7e7 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-95820ba6-7a8a-4d21-b308-61676981c7e7) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-95820ba6-7a8a-4d21-b308-61676981c7e7.json) ## Summary Wigan Council is currently seeking proposals for the position of Independent Fostering Panel Chair Person, aimed at enhancing the fostering services within the health and social work industry. This procurement process is at the Tender stage, with the tender period concluding on 13th May 2022. The contract is intended for a duration of two years, commencing on 1st September 2022 until 31st August 2024, with a potential one-year extension. The service will support children aged 0-18 years in the Wigan Borough, focusing on family-based care as a preferred option for fostering. This tender presents an excellent opportunity for businesses involved in social work services, particularly those specialising in foster care and family support. Suitable competitors include small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) that can demonstrate relevant experience and a commitment to improving outcomes for children in care. The role entails significant responsibilities, offering a platform for growth and fostering community engagement within the sector. ## Notice The fostering service is committed to the aims of meeting the placement needs of current and future children looked after and care leavers. We are committed to supporting positive outcomes through understanding the assets and needs of our children looked after and care leaver population, including current provision and identifying measures that need to be put in place to ensure that there is an appropriate range of provision to meet future projected need. In our commitment of permanence and our ambition to find the right placement for children looked after we aim to reduce the number of placements out of the borough and in residential care. We strongly believe that family-based care in the child or young person's community is usually the right option for them, whether that is with a special guardian, foster carers, or connected person/people and ultimately improves outcomes for our children and young people. We will meet placement sufficiency needs by promoting family-based care wherever possible to meet the needs of the Wigan children looked after profile and our vision for children and young people in the Borough. The fostering service main responsibilities are: * Recruitment of Foster Carers * Assessment and Support of Family and Friends Foster Carers * Pre-approval training of Foster Carers * Assessment and approval of Foster Carers * Attracting and retaining Foster Carers * Post Approval Training * Supervision & support of Foster Carers * Delivery of the Mockingbird programme * Consultation and communication with Foster Carers * Referral of children for placements, including emergency and temporary placements * Promoting children's health, emotional development, education and leisure opportunities * Approving, reviewing and terminating approvals of foster carers through the function of a fostering panel Wigan Council are the lead commissioners of this provision. This service will be for an Independent Fostering Panel Chair. The initial contract period for this service will be 2 years. The role will commence on: 1st September 2022 - 31st August 2024. The role also has the option to utilise one separate (1 year) contract extension following annual service reviews and funding being agreed. The recipients of this service will be children and young people in the care system 0-18 years from across all areas of the Wigan Borough and approximately 36 panels each year. The Fostering Panel Chair will be required to be available to chair 18 panels each per year. There will be no formal base for this provision required. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5cd95d4c-ad25-4749-a8eb-57e1ab440a9e | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 22 Apr 2022 | | Submission deadline | 13 May 2022 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 31 Aug 2022 - 31 Aug 2024 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £36,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | WIGAN COUNCIL | | Locality | WIGAN | | Post town | Wigan | | Postcode | WN1 1YN | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLD3 Greater Manchester | | ITL 3 | TLD36 Greater Manchester North West | | Local authority | Wigan | | Electoral ward | Wigan Central | | Westminster constituency | Wigan | | Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services - 98 - Other community, social and personal services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services - 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services ## Release History - 22 Apr 2022 at 11:21 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5cd95d4c-ad25-4749-a8eb-57e1ab440a9e ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5cd95d4c-ad25-4749-a8eb-57e1ab440a9e 22nd April 2022 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - http://www.wigan.gov.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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