Notice Information
Notice Title
Isolation Accommodation for newly arrived Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children with Communicable Infectious Diseases (SC240023)
Notice Description
Kent County Council has a statutory responsibility for Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking (UAS) Children under the Children Act 1989. In response to the High Court Ruling in July 2023, the Council is seeking a provider with immediate access to a registered Children's Home to accommodate those children under 16 arriving in the UK and require isolation due to suspected or confirmed communicable infectious diseases.
Lot Information
Lot 1
The services required to fulfill the offer of a Reception Centre is made up of: * Accommodation for UASC males; must be single bedrooms with en-suite bathrooms with some shared facilities i.e., kitchen and dining facilities and shared lounges. * Accommodation for staff such as offices, meeting rooms and communal areas to deliver the independence skills required, various assessments and administrative functions. * Housing support from the landlord including furniture, safety equipment such as CCTV and concierge services. * Support staff/Social Worker support. Ideally, the Reception Centre must be able to flex to an increasing need, potentially by having bedrooms and communal space of a size to fit more than one single male in one room. Physical Accommodation Requirements * A single building or grouped buildings on the same site of between 80-120 units. We will NOT be interested in small properties dispersed across the county. * The building/grouped buildings must have the correct planning permission in place to be able to deliver this service to this specific cohort. * A location within the geographical boundary of the East Kent or South Kent. * Set in a discrete location to have minimal impact on the local community. * Catering facility able to accommodate the number of occupants. * Only male aged 16-17 occupancy. * Minimum capacity of 80 placements, ideally up to 120 placements. * Communal areas are available for socialising, lessons, and briefings. * Low maintenance costs. * Easy to repair given propensity for damage. * Space for office accommodation for the SUASC Operational Team (22 staff).
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0434f3
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005345-2024
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Planning Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
85 - Health and social work services
-
- CPV Codes
85311300 - Welfare services for children and young people
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 19 Feb 20242 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 5 Mar 2024Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 29 Feb 2024Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- KENT COUNTY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Mr Jordan Gurr
- Contact Email
- jordan.gurr@kent.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 3000414141
Buyer Location
- Locality
- MAIDSTONE
- Postcode
- ME14 1XQ
- Post Town
- Rochester
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ4 Kent
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ45 Mid Kent
- Delivery Location
- TLJ4 Kent
-
- Local Authority
- Maidstone
- Electoral Ward
- Penenden Heath
- Westminster Constituency
- Maidstone and Malling
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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