Independent Critical Friend Servicel

Tender description

Hartlepool & Stockton-On-Tees Safeguarding Children Partnership (HSSCP) are looking to establish a Select list of suitably qualified and experienced individuals who can offer advice on multi-agency practice and service delivery across the whole safeguarding system, in the role of an ‘Independent Critical Friend’. Those who pass this initial procurement process will be invited to join a preferred provider list and may be selected to undertake specific peer review activities around an identified issue or theme, based on their background and experience. No form of exclusivity or volume guarantee has been granted by the Local Authority for Services from the Provider and the Local Authority is at all times entitled to enter into other contracts and agreements with other Providers for the provision of any of the Services. Keywords: mentoring, safeguarding, advise, social care