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    ContractsFostering Panel Chair
    Awarded contract

    Fostering Panel Chair

    Awarded
    £72k
    Published 16 Oct 2026

    Lead fostering panel meetings and ensure fair, compliant oversight of foster carer approvals and reviews.

    🇬🇧United Kingdom· North WestPublished 16 Oct 2026· 1 week agoviaFind a Tender
    Awarded
    £72k
    Published 16 Oct 2026

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      £72,000
      Pounds sterling
    • Closing date
      Not published
      No closing date published
    • Sector
      Social Care
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom
      North West

    Suppliers

    1 supplier
    • RA
      Raising Aspirations Limited
    Lead contractor

    Lifecycle

    Awarded

    Contract awarded. Originally published 1 week ago.

    16 October 2026
    Awarded — no open tender advertised

    Brief

    This role involves chairing fostering panel meetings and providing independent oversight of foster carer approvals and reviews. The Panel Chair ensures all decisions are made fairly, consistently, and in compliance with relevant legislation, regulations, and fostering standards. Key responsibilities include leading panel discussions, maintaining procedural integrity, and safeguarding the welfare of children in foster care by verifying that carers meet required standards.

    Track record

    9 awards · 9 winners
    Open field

    No single supplier dominates the field.

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    2. WAITE PSYCHOLOGY LIMITED1× · 11%
    3. Lancashire Women1× · 11%
    4. THE GUIDE DOGS FOR THE BLIND ASSOCIATION1× · 11%
    5. POINT1× · 11%
    6. FCMS (NW) Ltd1× · 11%

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    Publisher
    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    find-tender.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    ocds-h6vhtk-0788ff

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    Blackpool Borough Council
    Sector
    Social Care