Chair of the Fostering Panel

Official notice

Authority: Blackpool Borough Council (Local council)

Below threshold - unknown

Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: North West (UKD42)

Awarded value£72,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 13 Oct 2026

Awarded to Raising Aspirations Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

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.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: North West

85300000 Social work and related services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - unknown
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 16 Oct 2026, 07:55 BST
Last source update: 16 Oct 2026, 07:55 BST
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-097694
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: North West (UKD42)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0788ff Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Contract details notice published
16 Oct 2026, 07:55 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £72,0001 contract exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 13 Oct 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Raising Aspirations LimitedSME	£72,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Chair of the Fostering Panel · Raising Aspirations LimitedSME
Signed
13 Oct 2026
Value
£72,000
Period
13 Oct 2026 – 30 Sept 2029 · up to 30 Sept 2030 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
Subject to review and budget

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Blackpool Borough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PHHB-5249-RZVD PO Box 11, Town Hall, Blackpool, North West, FY1 1NBContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Raising Aspirations LimitedAwarded supplierGB-COH: 10319741GB-PPON: PTDR-9237-QQXT C/O Topping Partnership Incom House, Waterside, Trafford Park, Manchester, North West, M17 1WDContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Signed contract contractSigned contractPDF

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender16 Oct 2026, 07:55 BST