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Independent Scrutineer of Northumberland Children and Adults Safeguarding Partnership (NCASP)

The role involves providing independent scrutiny and constructive challenge to the Safeguarding Partnership, ensuring statutory partners fulfil their responsibilities for children and adults. The provider must attend quarterly executive and business group meetings to hold partners to account, provide assurance on multi-agency effectiveness, and support the inclusion of service user voices in decision-making processes.

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Awarded value
£60k
As published
Published
28 July 2025
Awarded
29 October 2025
Better Together Safeguarding Services
Contract length
24 months
Ends 31 October 2027

What the contract covers

Services contract

Provision of independent safeguarding scrutiny and professional challenge services for multi-agency children and adults partnership boards and statutory bodies.

  • Independent scrutiny and rigorous constructive challenge supporting Statutory Safeguarding Partners and Relevant Agencies to fulfil safeguarding and welfare responsibilities for children and adults with needs for care and support
  • Assurance regarding the effectiveness of local multi-agency arrangements in Northumberland, focused on practice and inclusion of children’s and adults’ voices in decision making and assurance
  • Scrutiny and challenge across the NCASP Partnership, holding partners to account and providing an independent view of the effectiveness of children’s and adults’ safeguarding arrangements

Terms and requirements

Contract type
Services contract
Procedure
Open procedure
Initial term
24 months
Extensions
12 months + 12 months
Longest it can run
48 months
Contract dates
1 November 2025 to 31 October 2027
Certifications asked for
None stated
Lots
1
Suitable for SMEs
Yes
Category
Services
CPV codes
75120000, 85000000, 85300000

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Northumberland County Council

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Better Together Safeguarding Services

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Cite this contract

Link
https://bidskim.com/tender/325022/independent-scrutineer-of-northumberland-children-and-adults-safeguarding-partne
Buyer reference
NCC1659
Open contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0566c7
Last checked
5 November 2026

Northumberland County Council. Independent Scrutineer of Northumberland Children and Adults Safeguarding Partnership (NCASP). Contract award, 28 July 2025. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/325022/independent-scrutineer-of-northumberland-children-and-adults-safeguarding-partne (accessed 5 November 2026).