Independent Scrutineer

Lincolnshire County Council
East Midlands
Invited to quote
1 January 2026 to 31 December 2028

The role involves providing independent oversight and critical challenge to the Lincolnshire Safeguarding Children Partnership. The scrutineer is responsible for evaluating the effectiveness of multi-agency arrangements, ensuring statutory compliance, and providing objective feedback to improve safeguarding outcomes for children and young people across the local area.

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Awarded value: £95k; As published
Published: 13 January 2026
Awarded: 29 December 2025; Chris Cook OBE
Contract length: 36 months; Ends 31 December 2028

What the contract covers

Provision of independent scrutiny and quality assurance services for multi-agency safeguarding children partnerships and statutory child protection boards.

Terms and requirements

Procedure: Invited to quote
Initial term: 36 months
Contract dates: 1 January 2026 to 31 December 2028
Certifications asked for: None stated
Lots: 1
Suitable for SMEs: Not stated
CPV codes: 98000000, 85000000

Services in this contract

Safeguarding and domestic homicide reviews, independent chairs and scrutineersMain service£15k typicalIndependent scrutineer for a children's safeguarding partnership

Lifecycle

Published
13 January 2026
Contract awardedto Chris Cook OBE
29 December 2025
Contract starts
1 January 2026
Contract ends
31 December 2028

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Lincolnshire County Council

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Chris Cook OBE

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Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/343105/independent-scrutineer
Buyer reference: PL24.131
Open contracting ID: ocds-h6vhtk-06046c
Last checked: 5 November 2026

Lincolnshire County Council. Independent Scrutineer. Contract award, 13 January 2026. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/343105/independent-scrutineer (accessed 5 November 2026).