Tender

Design & Delivery of Refugee Mentoring Schemes

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10 Sep 2020 at 13:14

Tender Notice
Tender

21 Aug 2020 at 15:06

Tender Notice
Planning

13 Aug 2020 at 08:32

Planned Procurement Notice
Planning

13 Aug 2020 at 08:18

Planned Procurement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Home Office has initiated a public procurement process for the "Design & Delivery of Refugee Mentoring Schemes". This contract aims to establish two mentoring pilots: a Refugee Employment Mentoring Scheme and a Refugee Peer Mentoring Scheme, each with a budget of up to £50,000. The procurement process is currently in the Planning stage, with a deadline for submitting tenders set for 11:00 on 17 September 2020. The anticipated contract period will commence on 9 October 2020 and end on 31 March 2021. This procurement falls under the category of community services and is situated in London, England.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) with relevant expertise in mentoring and refugee services. Companies that provide support services for vulnerable populations or specialise in integration initiatives would be ideally positioned to compete. Engaging in this contract not only allows firms to contribute positively to the community but also to expand their portfolio within the public sector.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Design & Delivery of Refugee Mentoring Schemes

Notice Description

Resettlement, Asylum Support and Integration (RASI) is a division within UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) service within the Home Office and wish to procure a contract (or contracts) for the design, delivery and evaluation of two separate mentoring pilots for Refugees; - 1. A Refugee Employment Mentoring Scheme to enable Home Office civil servants to share their learning and experience of working in the UK with refugees. The purpose is to enhance employment prospects of refugees. 2. A Refugee Peer Mentoring Scheme that enables refugees to share their learning and experience of all aspects of integration with newly resettled refugees. The purpose is to support the integration of refugees. RASI are seeking to procure either one contract covering both schemes, or two contracts, one for each of the schemes up to a value of PS50,000 each for the period October 2020 to 31 March 2021. The timetable for the procurement is, (although this could be subject to change); Contracts Finder Notice/Invitation To Tender: 21 August 2020; Clarification Period for Potential Tenderers to raise questions via the Home Office e-learning portal: 24 August 2020 to 07 September 2020 Deadline for tenders: 11.00 17 September 2020 Evaluation of tenders: 18 September - 30 September 2020 Notification of Award of Contract: w/c 05 October 2020 To register please see the section "Attachments/Additional Text" below. Tenderers must be registered on the Home Office e-sourcing portal to gain access to the event and documentation. Additional information: Registration Information: The Home Office manages its competitions using it's own e-Sourcing portal. This competition (event) will be administered using the Home Office (HO) Jaggaer e-Sourcing portal. In order to bid for funding, bidders will first need to register on the portal via the following link: https://homeoffice.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html Bidders should be approved for registration within 24 hours of registering on the system. After clicking on the e-Sourcing portal link, you will gain access 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 including; * 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. If you do not have a DUNS number, please contact D&B UK directly on 0870 243 2344 (option 3), or online at http://www.dnb.co.uk/duns-form.asp. Once registered as a supplier on the portal, please email confirmation requesting access to the event, including the text "Design and Delivery of Mentoring Schemes for Refugees" in the title, to: RASIcommercialgrantsteam@homeoffice.gov.uk. You will then be given access to the event which will include all the documentation you will need in order to bid. *Please note that from this point all further communications including the submission of your online bid will be managed via the portal. It is imperative you test your portal connection and become familiar with how to submit your bid well in advance of the deadline date. It is conceivable that because the portal operates on the web, internet traffic may affect performance of the portal and this cannot be cited as reason to seek an extension to the submission deadline date. If you have any difficulties registering on the system you should contact the Supplier e-Sourcing Helpdesk: customersupport@jaggaer.com The HO Jaggaer e-Sourcing portal is independent of other e-Sourcing portals. Therefore, if you have registered on the Crown Commercial Service Jaggaer e-Sourcing portal, you will also need to register on the HO Jaggaer e-Sourcing portal. Please note that bids will only be accepted via the HO e-Sourcing portal. Any bids received outside of this system will not be considered by the Authority.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-8077f014-a6c5-42ce-8c71-18a9d433769b
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bb4d8f1b-df8c-4d08-aac2-9f27ba91e963
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Planning, Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure (below threshold)
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

75 - Administration, defence and social security services

CPV Codes

75200000 - Provision of services to the community

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£100,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
10 Sep 20205 years ago
Submission Deadline
17 Sep 2020Expired
Future Notice Date
3 Aug 2020Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
8 Oct 2020 - 31 Mar 2021 1-6 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Cancelled
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
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Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1P 4DF
Post Town
South West London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI35 Westminster and City of London
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
St James's
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Further Information

Notice Documents

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