Planning

Asylum Seeker Therapeutic Support

HOME OFFICE

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Planning

30 May 2022 at 20:52

Planned Procurement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Home Office is currently in the planning stage for a public procurement process titled "Asylum Seeker Therapeutic Support," which aims to provide trauma-informed therapeutic services for vulnerable asylum-seeking adults across the UK. The total budget for this grant competition spans two years, with allocations of £500,000 for the first year and £600,000 for the second year, starting from 1st September 2022 to 31st August 2024. Interested parties must register on the Home Office's e-sourcing portal to participate in the forthcoming competition, which is scheduled to launch formally on 16th June 2022.

This opportunity is well-suited for civil society organisations, including charities, social enterprises, community interest companies, and universities that have experience in delivering therapeutic and welfare services. Businesses eager to grow in this sector should consider partnering with regional organisations for a comprehensive UK-wide response. Furthermore, those that can demonstrate effective collaboration with interpreters and have a solid understanding of the needs of asylum seekers will find this tender particularly advantageous. Bidders will need to submit a clear theory of change that aligns their proposed activities with the overall goal of supporting vulnerable adults.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Asylum Seeker Therapeutic Support

Notice Description

This summer the Home Office is looking for bids from civil society organisations for the Asylum Seeker Therapeutic Support Grant that aims to deliver trauma-informed UK wide direct stabilisation and therapeutic services for vulnerable asylum seeking adults. Such an approach will recognise the need for support with basic amenities, social connection and access to wider services alongside direct therapeutic provision. This aligns with the Home Office goal to protect vulnerable people and communities. For the purposes of this grant a civil society organisation can include charities, charitable incorporated organisations, social enterprises, community interest companies, universities and voluntary and community groups. Grant funding will be made available for bids ranging from a minimum of PS200,000 to a maximum of PS500,000 in year 1 and a maximum of PS600,000 in year 2. The grant funding will be for two years, however, the Home Office will retain the option to extend the successful bidder's project for an additional year. If regional organisations would like to bid we encourage them to do so in partnership with other organisations to ensure a UK-wide offer. Evidence of experience in delivering the above services in partnership with those with lived experiences will be considered positively. Also, evidence of and provision for working with interpreters will be considered positively. The target cohort for this grant are those adults (18 and above) whose appeal rights are yet to be exhausted. Bidders will be required to outline a theory of change which identifies how the proposed activities relate to intermediate and longer term outcomes that will ultimately create a positive impact on the desired cohort of people. The successful bidder will be required to work with the Home Office and the research partner appointed by Home Office to ensure that the evaluation of their project can contribute to wider evaluation, including sharing relevant monitoring and performance data. Measurements of success will include an ability to facilitate join-up with mainstream mental health services. The Funding is to be awarded through a fair, open and transparent competition by means of a Call for Proposals. The competition will be administered using the Home Office e-sourcing portal. To take part in this grant funding opportunity please see the attached Notice which provides important instructions for registration on the portal. Please read all the information in the Notice carefully. Additional information: The Funding is to be awarded through a fair, open and transparent competition by means of a Call for Proposals. The process leading to the award of the grant will be administered using the Home Office eSourcing portal. To take part in this grant funding opportunity please see below which provides important instructions for registration on the portal. Please read all information carefully. If you have any questions or problems regarding registration please email RASIcommercialgrantsteam@homeoffice.gov.uk NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS In December 2016, the Cabinet Office launched its minimum standards for government grants: These include the requirement that competition should be the default option when considering award of grant funding. To comply, the Home Office has decided to manage its competitions using their Jaggaer eSourcing portal. * How to register? In order to gain access to the event and documentation to bid for funding, you will need to register on the portal via the following link: https://homeoffice.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html Bidders should be approved for usage within 24 hours of registering on the system. After clicking on the eSourcing portal link, it should take you to the home page. On the left-hand side of this page, just below the login boxes, there is an option to register. To register as a supplier, you will need to provide information which will include: * the full legal name of your organisation * your DUNS number - a unique nine-digit number provided to organisations free of charge by Dun & Bradstreet * profile information describing your organisation and the size of your business Once registered as a supplier on the portal please send a notification email to RASIcommercialgrantsteam@homeoffice.gov.uk to request access to the associated documents for the grant funding. You will be given access to the event and documents once the competition formally launches in June 2022. If you have any difficulties registering on the system, then you should contact the Supplier eSourcing Helpdesk: customersupport@jaggaer.com The HO Jaggaer eSourcing portal is independent of other eSourcing portals. Therefore, if you have registered on the Crown Commercial Service Jaggaer eSourcing portal, you will also need to register on the HO Jaggaer eSourcing portal. Please note that bids will only be accepted via the HO eSourcing portal. Any bids received outside of this system will not be considered by the Authority. Please note that registering for access to the eSourcing tool will not make you a Home Office supplier. To be considered for award of funding you must first respond to an opportunity. Once successfully registered on the system you should request access to the documents for the grant funding on the e-portal, which will include application guidance, by emailing RASIcommercialgrantsteam@homeoffice.gov.uk.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
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Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fe71ccc2-7a30-452f-80b5-ce562fe88011
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planned Procurement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Not specified
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Other - This is a grant competition
Tender Suitability
VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85312300 - Guidance and counselling services

85312310 - Guidance services

85312320 - Counselling services

85312400 - Welfare services not delivered through residential institutions

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£600,000 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
30 May 20223 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
16 Jun 2022Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
31 Aug 2022 - 31 Aug 2024 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
HOME OFFICE
Contact Name
Grants Commercial
Contact Email
rasicommercialgrantsteam@homeoffice.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
CROYDON
Postcode
CR9 2BY
Post Town
Croydon
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI6 Outer London - South
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI62 Croydon
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Croydon
Electoral Ward
Fairfield
Westminster Constituency
Croydon West

Further Information

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