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title: "National child safeguarding facilitator role (local authority focus)"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03fb1c"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION"
published: "2023-09-08"
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# National child safeguarding facilitator role (local authority focus)

Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03fb1c

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## Summary

The Department for Education is planning a procurement process for a National Child Safeguarding Facilitator role with a local authority focus. The role aims to strengthen multiagency safeguarding arrangements until 31 March 2025. The procurement falls under the Welfare services for children and young people category. Interested parties should note the market engagement session scheduled for 26 September and the requirement to join the Educational and Children's Social Care Professionals Dynamic Purchasing System if interested.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses experienced in local authority children's social care practice and improvement. The successful candidate must have expertise in safeguarding, strategy, and governance. Businesses with knowledge of multi-agency safeguarding for children and working with local safeguarding partnerships are well-suited to compete for this role. The procurement will be conducted through the Dynamic Purchasing System, with a focus on supporting and challenging local areas to develop practice in child safeguarding.

## Notice

The DfE is recruiting a National Child Safeguarding Facilitator (local authority focus) up to 31 March 2025 to support the department and its stakeholders to strengthen multiagency safeguarding arrangements. The successful candidate will play a key role in delivering the current package of children's social care reforms as set out in Stable Homes, Built on Love. This will include feeding into current child protection governance structures to provide sector expertise, supporting the delivery and implementation of reform such as updates to statutory guidance, and providing bespoke support to local safeguarding arrangements. Requirement To be effective in this role, the successful candidate must have knowledge and experience of local authority children's social care practice and improvement, including an understanding of relevant guidance and legislation, such as the Children and Social Work Act 2017. They should be able to apply this knowledge to provide challenge, support, and guidance to multi-agency leaders in local safeguarding arrangements. Skills The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate in-depth knowledge and experience of safeguarding in a local authority context and of improvement processes. They should be experienced in strategy, governance and leadership, nationally or locally. The role will require specific knowledge and experience of multi-agency safeguarding for children and of working with local safeguarding partnerships. The individual will be expected to work closely with the other national facilitators for health, police and education in supporting and challenging local areas to develop practice. The DfE plans to run this recruitment through the Educational and Children's Social Care Professionals Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS). More information about how to join the DPS is available here: https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/db987548-9c78-4581-ad0b-fabda89bbfec Please ensure you add yourself as soon as possible to this DPS if you are interested. There will be a market engagement session at 1pm on Tuesday 26 September . Please contact hester.carro@education.gov.uk and susie.clarke@education.gov.uk to add yourself to this.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The DfE is recruiting a National Child Safeguarding Facilitator (local authority focus) up to 31 March 2025 to support the department and its stakeholders to strengthen multiagency safeguarding arrangements. The successful candidate will play a key role in delivering the current package of children's social care reforms as set out in Stable Homes, Built on Love. This will include feeding into current child protection governance structures to provide sector expertise, supporting the delivery and implementation of reform such as updates to statutory guidance, and providing bespoke support to local safeguarding arrangements. Requirement To be effective in this role, the successful candidate must have knowledge and experience of local authority children's social care practice and improvement, including an understanding of relevant guidance and legislation, such as the Children and Social Work Act 2017. They should be able to apply this knowledge to provide challenge, support, and guidance to multi-agency leaders in local safeguarding arrangements. Skills The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate in-depth knowledge and experience of safeguarding in a local authority context and of improvement processes. They should be experienced in strategy, governance and leadership, nationally or locally. The role will require specific knowledge and experience of multi-agency safeguarding for children and of working with local safeguarding partnerships. The individual will be expected to work closely with the other national facilitators for health, police and education in supporting and challenging local areas to develop practice. The DfE plans to run this recruitment through the Educational and Children's Social Care Professionals Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS). More information about how to join the DPS is available here: https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/db987548-9c78-4581-ad0b-fabda89bbfec Please ensure you add yourself as soon as possible to this DPS if you are interested. There will be a market engagement session at 1pm on Tuesday 26 September . Please contact hester.carro@education.gov.uk and susie.clarke@education.gov.uk to add yourself to this.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026580-2023 |
| Notice type | Planning Notice |
| Procurement type | Dynamic |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 8 Sep 2023 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 21 Sep 2023 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £130,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planned |
| Lots status | Planned |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1P 3BT |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | St James's |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85311300 - Welfare services for children and young people

## Release History

- 8 Sep 2023 at 09:21 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026580-2023

## Notice URLs

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/db987548-9c78-4581-ad0b-fabda89bbfec
- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-education

## Provenance

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