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Awarded · ResultStage · contract

Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council

WP3982 Independent Safeguarding Scrutineer

Business ServicesCPV 79000000 79400000 79410000 85000000 98000000
Value£86k
Awarded1 Mar 2024
Published9 Feb 2024
RegionWest Midlands
Outcome — awarded

This is a contract result notice, not an open opportunity. Details from the official award data.

Contract value in context
£86ktotal contract value
median £66k
this tender£0£1.6m

This sits in the upper-middle of the Business Services band — a substantial contract for the sector. Based on 57,319 valued Business Services tenders in our corpus.

The brief

Walsall Safeguarding Partnership are seeking applications from individuals whose passion, vision and commitment to safeguarding some of the most vulnerable members of society matches, and challenges that of our own.

This role requires an outstanding individual with proven experience of performing scrutineer activity, managing complex issues and facilitating meetings at a senior level, particularly in partnership settings, and who has a significant operational and strategic understanding of the safeguarding agenda.

The successful candidate will need to evidence they have: • A track record of providing strong leadership and delivering on strategic vision; • Significant experience in providing independent scrutiny and advice within a partnership setting; • Excellent negotiation and influencing skills; • Experience in building and maintaining productive partnerships; • The ability to analyse complex information and provide robust scrutiny and challenge; • Detailed understanding of relevant law, statutory guidance and regulations; • Knowledge and understanding of effective partnership working in safeguarding children and adults.

Note: This is a tender opportunity.

The successful person will contract directly with the Council and will provide the services detailed in the duties and specification documents and will contract under the Councils terms and conditions.

The fees paid for this role will be on a day rate basis.

The contract term is for one year with 2 x one year extension options and the annual value is estimated at up to £28,800 based on attendance of 48 days per annum.

This contract is "for services" and will sit outside of IR35.

It is not an employed position.

IMPORTANT NOTE IN ORDER TO SUBMIT A BID FOR THIS CONTRACT YOU WILL ONLY NEED TO SUBMIT THE FOLLOWING DECLARATION DOCUMENT CV PERSONAL STATEMENT To apply, please go to https://in-tendhost.co.uk/walsallcouncil/aspx/ and submit a bid through the In-tend System.

Closing date - Friday 1st March 2024 at 12 noon Interviews - TBC

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

01

This role requires an outstanding individual

This role requires an outstanding individual with proven experience of performing scrutineer activity, managing complex issues and facilitating meetings at a senior level, particularly in partnership settings, and who has a significant operational and strategic understanding of the safeguarding agenda.

02

The successful candidate will need to evidence

The successful candidate will need to evidence they have:.

03

Significant experience in providing independent scrutiny

Significant experience in providing independent scrutiny and advice within a partnership setting;.

04

Experience in building and maintaining productive partnerships

Experience in building and maintaining productive partnerships;.

05

The ability to analyse complex information

The ability to analyse complex information and provide robust scrutiny and challenge;.

Derived from the notice text — always confirm against the original documents.

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Source & provenance
OCID
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Stage
contract · Contract
Source
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