More Than a Standalone Answer

In tenders, safeguarding is often asked as a specific question — but it should also run through your answers on quality, governance, workforce, and risk management.

Commissioners look for consistency. If you claim strong safeguarding practices in one answer but fail to reference safeguarding responsibilities elsewhere, it undermines your credibility.

Where Safeguarding Should Appear

Beyond the safeguarding question itself, reference safeguarding throughout your tender where relevant:

• Workforce: How training, supervision, and recruitment processes safeguard people.
• Quality: How audits, feedback, and learning from incidents improve safeguarding practice.
• Governance: Board oversight, designated leads, and reporting mechanisms.
• Culture: How your service creates an open culture where safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility.

Resources to Support Your Approach

Explore practical resources to strengthen safeguarding evidence across your tenders:

➡️ Safeguarding Method Statements Collection

➡️ Safeguarding Policy Template

➡️ Bid Strategy & Training for Social Care Providers

Written by Mike Harrison, Founder of Impact Guru Ltd — specialists in bid writing and strategy for social care providers

Visit impact-guru.co.uk to browse downloadable strategies, method statements, or get in touch about tender support.