--- title: "364 - Independent Scrutineer" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-49722521-0b3b-47ce-ac6b-1ccd92ce5def" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-49722521-0b3b-47ce-ac6b-1ccd92ce5def" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-49722521-0b3b-47ce-ac6b-1ccd92ce5def.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-49722521-0b3b-47ce-ac6b-1ccd92ce5def.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "WIGAN COUNCIL" published: "2022-04-22" --- # 364 - Independent Scrutineer Buyer: WIGAN COUNCIL Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-49722521-0b3b-47ce-ac6b-1ccd92ce5def [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-49722521-0b3b-47ce-ac6b-1ccd92ce5def) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-49722521-0b3b-47ce-ac6b-1ccd92ce5def.json) ## Summary The Wigan Council is currently seeking a qualified Independent Scrutineer to ensure the effectiveness of multi-agency safeguarding arrangements for children in Wigan Borough. This is part of a contractual process classified under Education and Training Services as well as Health and Social Work Services, set to start from June 1, 2022, until May 31, 2024. The tender period for submissions will close on May 13, 2022. This procurement is being conducted through an open procedure, allowing a diverse range of participants to engage in the process. This tender offers significant opportunities for businesses that specialise in social work, community services, or educational oversight, particularly those that can provide independent scrutiny and quality assurance. Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprises (VCSEs) with a track record in safeguarding practices and a commitment to collaborative working will find this tender especially suited to their capabilities. Engaging in this process can enhance their visibility and reputation, allowing them to contribute to pivotal safeguarding efforts in the community. ## Notice The Children Act 2004 and as amended by Children and Social Work Act 2017 requires the three safeguarding partners to have a shared and equal duty to make arrangements to work together to safeguard and promote the welfare of all children in a local area. Working Together to Safeguard Children 2018 has set out the arrangements for an independent scrutiny function, which should provide the critical challenge and appraisal of the multi-agency safeguarding arrangements. The role of Scrutineer will be independent of the Safeguarding Partnership. In the Wigan Borough the Safeguarding Children's Partnership will encompass the requirements of the Safeguarding Children Partnership as per the Children and Social Work Act 2017. The Independent Scrutineer is accountable to the strategic leads appointed by the three safeguarding partners and will work in collaboration with Independent Chair of the Wigan Safeguarding Children's Partnership. Within Wigan, our Safeguarding Partnership is in a key position to help deliver our collective ambitions for the borough outlined in our Deal for 2030 Strategy, as well as help shape and deliver our joint locality plans. The scrutineer role is being introduced to help the partnership shape and develop our joint approaches that assist with embedding a whole family, life course approach to safeguarding, and critically to help us draw in the lived experience of young people and their families into planning and delivery of strength-based interventions and practice. The role of Independent Scrutineer is to: * Provide assurance in judging the effectiveness of multi-agency arrangements to safeguard and promote the welfare of all children in the Wigan Borough, including arrangements to identify and review serious child safeguarding cases. * Provide independent scrutiny as part of a wider system which includes the independent inspectorates' single assessment of the individual safeguarding partners and the Joint Targeted Area Inspections * Act as a constructive critical friend and promote reflection to drive continuous quality improvement * Consider how effectively the safeguarding arrangements are working for children, young people and their families as well as for practitioners; and how well the safeguarding partners are providing strong and effective leadership * Contribute to an annual report which will be published on the Wigan Safeguarding Children's Partnership website. (DfE, 2018: Paragraphs 31 to 35). Mandatory statement The Safeguarding Partners are committed to complying with the European General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) and meeting the requirements of the Information Commissioner's office (regulating data protection compliance in the UK). It is your responsibility to ensure that the work you undertake is compliant with the General Data Protection Regulations. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1546b56f-f5b6-48f5-8d8f-920ee71228b9 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 22 Apr 2022 | | Submission deadline | 13 May 2022 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 31 May 2022 - 31 May 2024 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | WIGAN COUNCIL | | Locality | WIGAN | | Post town | Wigan | | Postcode | WN1 1YN | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLD3 Greater Manchester | | ITL 3 | TLD36 Greater Manchester North West | | Local authority | Wigan | | Electoral ward | Wigan Central | | Westminster constituency | Wigan | | Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 80 - Education and training services - 85 - Health and social work services - 98 - Other community, social and personal services ### Codes - 80000000 - Education and training services - 85000000 - Health and social work services - 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services ## Release History - 22 Apr 2022 at 11:34 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1546b56f-f5b6-48f5-8d8f-920ee71228b9 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1546b56f-f5b6-48f5-8d8f-920ee71228b9 22nd April 2022 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=6db35386-edbf-ec11-8113-005056b64545 Advert ## Notice URLs - http://www.wigan.gov.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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