Published date: 15 February 2022

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 9 March 2022, 1pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

Location of contract

England

Value of contract

£10,000

Procurement reference

HOUNSLOW001-DN597359-28253595

Published date

15 February 2022

Closing date

9 March 2022

Closing time

1pm

Contract start date

1 April 2022

Contract end date

31 July 2022

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The London Borough of Hounslow is seeking an experienced safeguarding adults auditor to deliver a multi-agency audit.
The multi-agency safeguarding adults audit will focus on resident records of adult safeguarding activity, which have progressed through the system, from the following organisations:
Adult Social Care Services, LB Hounslow (ASC)
Metropolitan Police West London NHS Trust (WLNHST)
Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG)
Chelsea & Westminster NHS Trust
Hounslow Richmond Community Health (HRCH)
Any other relevant agencies who have engaged with the case

The audit will specifically focus on the following areas.
• Appropriate consideration and use of the Mental Capacity Act 2005
• The appropriate use of advocacy/ representation when an adult at risk lacks capacity
• Making Safeguarding Personal and its relationship with the Mental Capacity Act 2005
• Multi-agency practice, specifically focussing on how organisations work together to manage safeguarding cases

Cases will be identified through LAS and will have had the engagement of at least two agencies.
This will be a desk-based audit using a multi-agency Safeguarding Audit Tool. The audit will, if necessary, include discussion with individual managers and staff for clarification and explanation of issues as necessary.
For further details please refer to the project brief contained within the rfq document which can be accessed via the London Tenders Portal on the following link https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=6194c589-258b-ec11-8110-005056b64545

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About the buyer

Address

Hounslow House
Bath Road, Hounslow
London
TW3 3EB
United Kingdom

Email

tracey.williams@hounslow.gov.uk

Website

http://www.hounslow.gov.uk/