Bedford Borough Safeguarding Children Partnership Independent Scrutineer

Bedford Borough Council
East of England

The role involves providing independent oversight and critical challenge to the effectiveness of the local safeguarding children partnership. The scrutineer evaluates multi-agency arrangements, reviews performance data, and ensures that safeguarding practices meet statutory requirements and local objectives to protect children within the borough.

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Awarded value: £45k; As published
Published: 18 March 2025
Awarded: 1 December 2024; Inspired Improvements Ltd
Contract length: Not stated

What the contract covers

Services contract

Provision of independent scrutiny and quality assurance services for local authority safeguarding children partnerships and multi-agency child protection arrangements.

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Services contract
Certifications asked for: None stated
Lots: 1
Suitable for SMEs: Not stated
Category: Services
CPV codes: 85000000

Services in this contract

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

Lifecycle

Published
18 March 2025
Contract awardedto Inspired Improvements Ltd
1 December 2024
Contract starts
Contract endsEnd date not published

The buyer

Bedford Borough Council

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The supplier

Inspired Improvements Ltd

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Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/922040/bedford-borough-safeguarding-children-partnership-independent-scrutineer
Buyer reference: C BBC CH 06338
Last checked: 5 November 2026

Bedford Borough Council. Bedford Borough Safeguarding Children Partnership Independent Scrutineer. Contract award, 18 March 2025. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/922040/bedford-borough-safeguarding-children-partnership-independent-scrutineer (accessed 5 November 2026).