National child safeguarding facilitator role (Local Government focus)

Contract summary

Industry

• Social work and related services - 85300000

Location of contract

Any region

Procurement reference

tender_281549/984405

Published date

30 July 2021

Closing date

12 August 2021

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

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Description

Strong and effective multi-agency safeguarding arrangements sit at the heart of cross-government efforts to ensure the best outcomes for all children and families.

The Department for Education is seeking to engage with the market for an upcoming procurement "National child safeguarding facilitator role (local government focus)". The Department is looking for an individual who understands and has experience of the workings of local government and in particular multi-agency safeguarding for children at a senior level, to work in partnership with national facilitators for police and health in supporting and challenging local safeguarding children's partnerships.

The individual will be required to support the local government response to the safeguarding partners reform work and the development of existing national policy to improve safeguarding outcomes for children and young people.

This will include, but is not limited to:
- Identifying and assessing emerging issues and threats within local multi-agency safeguarding partnerships and developing plans to address these in partnership with other national facilitators.
- Liaising with all local safeguarding partnerships in England and engage relevant safeguarding leads in local government to promote effective arrangements, to map and share best practice.
- Providing appropriate peer review and challenge to support development of robust local arrangements.

Relevant safeguarding experience within a multi-disciplinary team along with knowledge and understanding of children's social care practice including guidance, appropriate legislation and issues relevant to children particularly the Children and Social Work Act 2017 is essential.

We anticipate this will be an 18-month service contract with an option to extend for 1 year at an approximate cost of £200,000.

The tender is likely to be issued in September.

If you are interested in speaking to us about this upcoming opportunity please contact us at safeguarding.reform@education.gov.uk
The closing date for this prior engagement is 12th August 2021.

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About the buyer

Address

Sanctuary Building
London
SW1P 3BT
England

Email

safeguarding.reform@education.gov.uk