Awarded contract

PA138 - Independent Fostering Panel Member Contracts

Details

Buyer: Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council
Supplier(s): Lesley, Paula
Value: £8,000
Duration: 1 year
Published: 1 October 2026
Source: uk:procontracts

Tender description

An additional panel member is required to support the smooth running of the Fostering Panel. A strong central list is essential to a fostering panel because it ensures the panel is legally compliant, has the right mix of skills, operates safely, and delivers consistent, high-quality, and transparent decision-making. Keywords: Independent, fostering, Panel

Timeline

Completed: Award published1 October 2026
Current notice
Completed: Award date7 October 2026
Next: Contract expiry date8 October 2027in 11 months

About the buyer

Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council is a local authority in Greater Manchester, and buys through its own Procurement and Performance team. Smaller contracts go to a limited number of quoted suppliers rather than open tender. Frameworks from the Crown Commercial Service and ESPO cover many common goods and services. Commissioning plans are published jointly with partner NHS trusts and Wigan and Leigh College.

Over the past 5 years, most of Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council's contract awards have been in construction work, business services and architectural and engineering services.

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@wigan-metropolitan-borough-council.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@wigan-metropolitan-borough-council.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@wigan-metropolitan-borough-council.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@wigan-metropolitan-borough-council.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@wigan-metropolitan-borough-council.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@wigan-metropolitan-borough-council.gov