Published date: 5 December 2022

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 28 October 2022, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

  • Other community, social and personal services - 98000000

Location of contract

England

Value of contract

£54,000

Procurement reference

WIGN001-DN636397-79656234

Published date

5 December 2022

Closing date

28 October 2022

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

14 November 2022

Contract end date

13 November 2024

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No


Description

Wigan Council are looking to recruit an Independent Fostering Vice Chair.

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


More information

Previous notice about this procurement

413 - Independent Fostering Panel Vice Chair

  • Opportunity
  • Published 7 October 2022

Links


Award information

Awarded date

2 December 2022

Contract start date

14 December 2022

Contract end date

12 December 2024

Total value of contract

£54,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Tracey Coffey Consultancy

Address

18 Steeplechase Close,
Aintree,
Liverpool
L9 0NU

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No


About the buyer

Contact name

Craig Arrowsmith

Address

Town Hall
Library Street
Wigan
WN1 1YN
England

Telephone

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Email

Craig.Arrowsmith@wigan.gov.uk

Website

http://www.wigan.gov.uk/