Blackpool Borough Council awards Fostering Panel Chair contract

Tender information last checkedLast checked 16 Oct 2026, 09:26.

Opportunity overview

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.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Raising Aspirations Limited

Matched by number

Contract value: £72k
Awarded: Not supplied
Contract signed: 12 Oct 2026
Including VAT: £86.4k
Award ID: 1
Status: active
Identifier: GB-COH 10319741
Location: Manchester, UKD34, M17 1WD, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Contract details notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗
contractSignedOpen source ↗

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id: ocds-h6vhtk-0788ff
Status: complete
Procurement Method Details: Below threshold - unknown

Legal basis

Id: 2023/54
Scheme: UKPGA
Uri: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ↗

Lots and requirements

Entry 1

Id: 1
Status: complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1

Name: Blackpool Borough Council
Id: GB-PPON-PHHB-5249-RZVD

Identifier

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PHHB-5249-RZVD

Address

Street Address: PO Box 11, Town Hall
Locality: Blackpool
Postal Code: FY1 1NB
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKD42

Contact

Email: FTSprocurementnotices@blackpool.gov.uk

Roles

buyer

Details

Url: https://www.blackpool.gov.uk ↗

Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: UK_CA_TYPE
Id: publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description: Public authority - sub-central government

Organisation 2

Name: Raising Aspirations Limited
Id: GB-COH-10319741

Identifier

Scheme: GB-COH
Id: 10319741

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PTDR-9237-QQXT

Address

Street Address: C/O Topping Partnership Incom House, Waterside, Trafford Park
Locality: Manchester
Postal Code: M17 1WD
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKD34

Contact

Email: garypickles01@gmail.com

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale: sme
Vcse: No

Award information

Award 1

Id: 1
Status: active
Main Procurement Category: services

Items

Item 1

Id: 1
Related Lot: 1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: CPV
Id: 85300000
Description: Social work and related services

Delivery locations

Entry 1

Region: UKD42
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-COH-10319741
Name: Raising Aspirations Limited

Related lots

Contracts and changes

Entry 1

Id: 1
Award ID: 1
Title: Chair of the Fostering Panel
Status: active
Has Renewal: Yes
Above Threshold: No
Date Signed: 13 Oct 2026, 00:00

Period

Starts: 13 Oct 2026, 00:00
Ends: 30 Sept 2029, 23:59
Max Extent Date: 30 Sept 2030, 23:59

Renewal

Description: Subject to review and budget

Value

Including VAT: 86,400
Amount: 72,000
Currency: GBP

Documents

Entry 1

Id: A-24127
Document Type: contractSigned
Url: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-24127 ↗
Format: application/pdf

Entry 2

Id: 097694-2026
Document Type: contractNotice
Notice Type: UK7
Description: Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Url: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/097694-2026 ↗
Published: 16 Oct 2026, 07:55
Format: text/html

Recorded locations

Buyer location · Blackpool · UKD42 · FY1 1NB · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION

097694-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender · 16 Oct 2026, 07:55

PROCURAAXIS AWARD ANALYSIS

Award outcome intelligence

Evidence-bound analysis of the published award appears below the official tender and award information.

ANALYSIS PREVIEW

Award intelligence at a glance

Blackpool Borough Council has awarded and signed a contract for an independent Chair of the Fostering Panel. The supplier is RAISING ASPIRATIONS LIMITED (company number 10319741).

Published outcome signals

Published noticeContract details notice published 16 October 2026Evidence: Release history and contract document 097694-2026 give publication date 2026-10-16.
Award statusActiveEvidence: Award 1 has status 'active'.
Contract statusActive and signedEvidence: Contract 1 has status 'active', dateSigned 2026-10-13, and includes a document typed 'contractSigned'.

98% approved-analysis confidence1 supplier record analysed5 source limitations

SOURCE AND FRESHNESS

Traceable procurement data

Source: Find a Tender
Notice reference: 097694-2026
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0788ff
First published: 16 Oct 2026
Last checked: 16 Oct 2026, 09:26
Notice versions reviewed: 1

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HOW THIS WAS PREPARED

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

ProcuraAxis structures information found in published procurement records, checks the result for consistency and publishes only approved analysis. Confidence describes the completeness and consistency of the available source information; it is not a guarantee of eligibility or contract award.

Analysis status: Approved for publication
Analysed: 17 Oct 2026

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AWARD OUTCOME

What happened

Blackpool Borough Council has awarded and signed a contract for an independent Chair of the Fostering Panel. The supplier is RAISING ASPIRATIONS LIMITED (company number 10319741).

Published outcome

Award 1 is active and linked to an active contract signed on 13 October 2026. The published contract period runs to 30 September 2029, with a stated maximum extent date of 30 September 2030.

Market significance

The contract is valued at £72,000 excluding VAT (£86,400 including VAT) for specialist fostering-panel oversight services in Blackpool.

AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS

1 supplier record analysed

RAISING ASPIRATIONS LIMITED

99% confidence

Award 1 · Lots 1 · £72,000 excluding VAT; £86,400 including VAT (contract-level value) GBP · Verified supplier; active award and contract

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Supplier verification confirms company number 10319741 and verified legal name RAISING ASPIRATIONS LIMITED. Award 1 names the supplier and Contract 1 gives the contract value.

LIFECYCLE

Award or contract stage

Published notice

99% confidence

Contract details notice published 16 October 2026

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Release history and contract document 097694-2026 give publication date 2026-10-16.

Award status

99% confidence

Active

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Award 1 has status 'active'.

Contract status

99% confidence

Active and signed

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Contract 1 has status 'active', dateSigned 2026-10-13, and includes a document typed 'contractSigned'.

Contract start

99% confidence

13 October 2026

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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-10-13.

Current stated end date

99% confidence

30 September 2029

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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2029-09-30.

VALUES

Published values explained

Contract value excluding VAT

99% confidence

£72,000

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Contract 1 value.amount is 72000 GBP.

Contract value including VAT

99% confidence

£86,400

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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 86400 GBP.

Value allocation

92% confidence

Contract-level value; one published supplier and one related lot

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Contract 1 is linked to Award 1; Award 1 names one supplier and relates to Lot 1. No separate lot value is published.

TIMELINE

Procurement timeline

Contract signed

99% confidence

13 October 2026

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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-13.

Contract period begins

99% confidence

13 October 2026

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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-10-13.

Notice published

99% confidence

16 October 2026

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The contract-details notice and release history record 2026-10-16.

Contract period ends

99% confidence

30 September 2029

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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2029-09-30.

Maximum stated extent

99% confidence

30 September 2030

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Contract 1 period.maxExtentDate is 2030-09-30.

SCOPE

What was awarded

Requirement

99% confidence

Chair fostering panel meetings and provide independent oversight of foster-carer approvals and reviews.

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Published process description.

Service category

99% confidence

Social work and related services (CPV 85300000)

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Award item additional classification.

Delivery area

95% confidence

Blackpool (UKD42)

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Award delivery address region is UKD42; buyer is Blackpool Borough Council.

Lot structure

99% confidence

One published lot (Lot 1); no lot title or description supplied.

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Tender and award records identify Lot 1 only.

PROCEDURE

Procedure and competition

Procurement route

99% confidence

Below threshold - unknown

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Tender procurementMethodDetails is 'Below threshold - unknown'.

Threshold status

99% confidence

Below threshold

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Contract 1 aboveThreshold is false.

Competition information

99% confidence

Unknown

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Information not supplied in the published notice.

Evaluation and award rationale

99% confidence

Unknown

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Information not supplied in the published notice.

CONTRACT TERMS

Published contract terms

Contract period

99% confidence

13 October 2026 to 30 September 2029

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Contract 1 period startDate and endDate.

Extension or renewal

99% confidence

Renewal is stated as subject to review and budget; maximum stated extent is 30 September 2030.

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Contract 1 hasRenewal is true; renewal description is 'Subject to review and budget'; maxExtentDate is 2030-09-30.

Pricing basis

99% confidence

£72,000 excluding VAT; £86,400 including VAT

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Contract 1 value amount and amountGross.

COMMERCIAL VIEW

Commercial observations

Market segment

94% confidence

Specialist independent governance and panel-chairing support within fostering and social-work services.

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Requirement description and CPV 85300000.

Commercial scale

99% confidence

£72,000 excluding VAT across the published initial period.

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Contract value and period are published in Contract 1.

Extension condition

99% confidence

Any continuation beyond the stated end date is conditional on review and budget.

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Published renewal description.

ANALYSIS QUALITY

98%overall confidence

Confidence reflects the completeness and consistency of the published award data.

Reference: ocds-h6vhtk-0788ff
Analysed: 17 Oct 2026

APPROVED AWARD ANALYSIS

BUYER CONTEXT

Buyer context

Buyer

99% confidence

Blackpool Borough Council

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Buyer party in the published contract data.

Buyer type

99% confidence

Sub-central government public authority

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Buyer classification is publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment.

Buyer location

99% confidence

Blackpool, United Kingdom

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Buyer address lists Blackpool, FY1 1NB, United Kingdom.

SUPPLIER CONTEXT

Supplier context

Legal supplier identity

99% confidence

RAISING ASPIRATIONS LIMITED, company number 10319741

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Supplier verification matched the supplier by company number and returned verified company name RAISING ASPIRATIONS LIMITED.

Supplier status

99% confidence

Active company

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Supplier-verification record gives verifiedCompanyStatus as Active.

Supplier classification

99% confidence

SME

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Published supplier party details set scale to 'sme'.

Source trading/name evidence

99% confidence

Raising Aspirations Limited

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The supplier party and source supplier name use this casing; verification confirms the corresponding legal name in uppercase.

RENEWAL OUTLOOK

Renewal outlook

Estimated renewal decision window

90% confidence

By 30 September 2029, subject to review and budget; this is an estimate based on the stated contract end date, not a procurement forecast.

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Contract 1 ends 2029-09-30 and states that renewal is subject to review and budget.

Potential maximum duration

99% confidence

Up to 30 September 2030 if the stated maximum extent is used

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Contract 1 maxExtentDate is 2030-09-30.

DATA QUALITY

Gaps and source limitations

Supplier identity

99% confidence

Verified

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Supplier identity was matched by company number 10319741 to RAISING ASPIRATIONS LIMITED.

Award date

99% confidence

Not supplied in the published notice.

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Award 1 has no award_date in the supplied award data.

Lot detail

99% confidence

Lot 1 has no published title, description or separate value.

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Supplied lot record contains null title, description and value.

Competition and evaluation

99% confidence

Information not supplied in the published notice.

View supporting evidence

No bid count, scores, criteria outcome or award rationale is provided.

SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS

Information not supplied in the published notice

The published award does not provide an award decision date.
Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
Bid numbers, bidder identities, evaluation scores, award rationale and pricing breakdown are not supplied.
The procurement method is recorded only as 'Below threshold - unknown'.
The notice does not state whether the maximum extent date will be used; renewal is subject to review and budget.

MARKET THEMES

Relevant award themes

COMMON QUESTIONS

About this award

Who won the Chair of the Fostering Panel contract?

RAISING ASPIRATIONS LIMITED, company number 10319741, is the verified supplier named for Award 1.

What is the contract value?

The published contract value is £72,000 excluding VAT and £86,400 including VAT.

When does the contract run?

The stated period is 13 October 2026 to 30 September 2029, with a maximum stated extent date of 30 September 2030.

Is the contract signed?

Yes. The published contract data gives a signing date of 13 October 2026 and identifies a contract-signed document.

ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.

Chair of the Fostering Panel

Opportunity overview

Awarded to

Raising Aspirations Limited

Classification

Lots

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Scope, procedure and submissions

Legal basis

Lots and requirements

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Identifier

Address

Contact

Roles

Details

Classifications

Identifier

Additional Identifiers

Address

Contact

Roles

Details

Award information

Items

Additional Classifications

Delivery locations

Suppliers

Related lots

Contracts and changes

Period

Renewal

Value

Documents

Recorded locations

Notice and amendment history

Award intelligence at a glance

Published outcome signals

Traceable procurement data

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