Awarded· 29 Dec 2025
Independent Scrutineer
Lincolnshire County Council · Lincoln, East Midlands
Lincolnshire County Council has awarded Independent Scrutineer. It is a contract for other health and social care in Lincoln.
Source: Find a Tender, published 13 Jan 2026. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Contract awarded
Chris Cook Obe
2026
Contract starts
2026
Award notice published
UK7 - Contract Details Notice · 11:22
View noticeNext
2028
Contract ends
3 years after it starts
About this tender
In brief
Lincolnshire County Council has awarded Independent Scrutineer. It is a contract for other health and social care in Lincoln. The contract went to Chris Cook Obe. It was awarded on 29 December 2025. The contract value is £95,040. The contract runs from 1 January 2026 to 31 December 2028. It lasts 3 years.
It is run as a below threshold - limited competition. Find a Tender published it on 13 January 2026. The notice number is 002565-2026. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-06046c.
Summary of the contracting process
The procurement process for the "Independent Scrutineer" contract, managed by Lincolnshire County Council, has been successfully completed. This tender falls under the services category, specifically focusing on community, social, and personal services, as well as health and social work services, within the UKF3 region. The procurement method employed was a limited competition, under the threshold.
The contract, awarded to Chris Cook OBE, is active from 1 January 2026 to 31 December 2028, with a total value of £95,040. The legal basis for this tender is regulative document 2023/54, with the contract notice published on 13 January 2026. This contract presents promising business growth opportunities for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) specialising in community and social services, especially those experienced in safeguarding and scrutinising roles.
The notice in full
Lincolnshire Safeguarding Children Partnership seeks to appoint an Independent Scrutineer on a three-year contract.
Lots: no lot details came through with this notice. The official notice and the tender pack have the full breakdown.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other health and social care
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- 1 Jan 2026 to 31 Dec 2028 (3 years)
- Awarded to
- Chris Cook Obe
- Number of suppliers
- 1
Procedure
- Notice type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement method
- Limited
- Procedure
- Below threshold - limited competition
- Current stage
- Award
- Stages so far
- Award
- Published on
- Find a Tender Service
- Awardee scale
- SME
Values
- Contracts value
- £95,040
Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, awards value.
Status
- Tender
- Complete
- Lots
- Complete
- Awards
- Active
- Contracts
- Active
References
- Find a Tender notice
- 002565-2026
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-06046c
- CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services; 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services; 98 - Other community, social and personal services
Location
- Local authority
- Lincoln
- Town
- Lincoln
- Postcode
- LN1 1YL
- Electoral ward
- Carholme
- Constituency
- Lincoln
- Region
- East Midlands
- Sub-region
- Lincolnshire CC
- Area
- Lincolnshire
- Country
- England
Buyer and supplier
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Lincolnshire County Council
- Category
- Services
- Contact
- Matt Moore
- Address
- Lincoln, LN1 1YL · East Midlands · England
Not stated in the notice: phone.
Awarded supplier
- Supplier
- Chris Cook Obe
- Awardee scale
- SME
- Number of suppliers
- 1
- Awards value
- Not stated
- Company record
- Search Companies House
Documents and links
Questions about Independent Scrutineer
Who won the Independent Scrutineer contract?
Lincolnshire County Council awarded the contract to Chris Cook Obe on 29 December 2025. It is due to end on 31 December 2028, which is when a re-tender would normally follow.
How much is the Independent Scrutineer contract worth?
The contract value is £95,040. The contract runs from 1 January 2026 to 31 December 2028 (3 years).
Who is the buyer for Independent Scrutineer?
Lincolnshire County Council, based in Lincoln, East Midlands. The named contact is Matt Moore.
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