---
title: "Chair of the Fostering Panel"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0788ff"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Blackpool Council"
published: "2026-10-16"
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# Chair of the Fostering Panel

Buyer: Blackpool Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0788ff

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## Summary

Blackpool Borough Council commissioned a chair for its fostering panel. The role is to chair panel meetings and provide independent oversight, ensuring that foster-carer approvals and reviews are considered fairly and consistently and comply with relevant legislation, regulations and fostering standards. This is a social work and related service delivered in Blackpool. The requirement is focused on independent panel leadership and decision-making oversight within the council’s fostering service.

The procurement is complete and the contract has been awarded to Raising Aspirations Limited; the contract is active and was signed on 13 October 2026. The single lot covers the fostering panel chair service. The contract value is £72,000 excluding VAT (£86,400 including VAT). The contract runs from 13 October 2026 to 30 September 2029, with a possible extension to 30 September 2030, subject to review and budget. The procurement was below threshold. The published details do not set out a separate evaluation basis or eligibility conditions.

For organisations providing fostering and social-work services, this award shows Blackpool Borough Council’s demand for experienced, independent leadership of fostering-panel meetings. A credible competitor would need to chair formal panel discussions impartially, assess foster-carer approvals and reviews consistently, and apply relevant legislation, regulations and fostering standards. The service requires sound judgement and the ability to provide independent oversight in a local-authority fostering context. The council selected a specialist supplier for a defined, continuing service rather than a broad range of social-work provision; suppliers should therefore be able to demonstrate directly relevant panel-chairing capability and dependable continuity over a multi-year engagement. The contract also includes a possible extension, subject to review and budget.

## Notice

Chairs fostering panel meetings and provides independent oversight to ensure foster carer approvals and reviews are considered fairly, consistently and in accordance with relevant legislation, regulations and fostering standards.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/097694-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - unknown |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 16 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 13 Oct 2026 - 30 Sep 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £72,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Blackpool Council |
| Locality | BLACKPOOL |
| Postcode area | Blackpool |
| Postcode | FY1 1NB |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD4 Lancashire |
| ITL 3 | TLD42 Blackpool |
| Local authority | Blackpool |
| Electoral ward | Talbot |
| Westminster constituency | Blackpool South |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Raising Aspirations Ltd |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85300000 - Social work and related services

## Release History

- 16 Oct 2026 at 07:55 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/097694-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/097694-2026
  16th October 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-24127

## Notice URLs

- https://www.blackpool.gov.uk
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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