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title: "Greater Manchester Refugee Integration Partnership RTOF"
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# Greater Manchester Refugee Integration Partnership RTOF

Buyer: GREATER MANCHESTER COMBINED AUTHORITY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-500cd627-6472-49ef-b2dc-c83877db8157

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## Summary

The Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) has awarded the contract for the Greater Manchester Refugee Integration Partnership RTOF programme to a group of suppliers, including Sector 3, Kashmir Youth Project, Afghanistan and Central Asian Association, Manchester Refugee Support Network, and Community Bike Kitchen. The procurement process was conducted through an open procedure and had a contract value of £129,682. The contract period is from 3rd July 2023 to 31st March 2024. The tender deadline was on 8th May 2023. The procurement falls under the category of Other community, social, and personal services.

The procurement of the RTOF programme by GMCA offers opportunities for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and Voluntary, Community, and Social Enterprises (VCSEs) to collaborate in improving employment, housing, and integration outcomes for newly recognised refugees in Greater Manchester. Businesses with expertise in social services, community development, and refugee support are well-suited to compete in providing innovative solutions for refugee integration. The programme aims to generate evidence on effective practices for refugee self-sufficiency and promote collaboration between local authorities and specialist organisations to deliver sustainable support for refugee integration in the long term.

## Notice

RTOF is a national initiative which seeks to improve employment housing and wider integration outcomes for newly recognised refugees. The key aims of the RTOF programme are to Enable innovative and place based approaches to supporting newly recognised refugees in the selected local areas. Improve employment housing and wider integration outcomes for newly recognised refugees in the selected local areas and to increase refugee self sufficiency Generate evidence about what works to be able to evaluate the impact of funded projects on refugee integration and self sufficiency. GMCA acts as the lead partner for rtof or gmrip in GM coordinating and providing strategic oversight to the delivery across all 10 boroughs across its duration from January 2022 to March 2024. GMCA works in collaboration with dedicated key workers and strategic leads in each Local Authority as well as Specialist Employment Support providers Breaking Barriers and Caritas Salfords The Entrepreneurial Refugee Network tern. Once enrolled service users receive 1 to 2 1 holistic support with a keyworker including support to access healthcare sign up to welfare benefits improve English language and digital skills build social connections look for work and find housing. The project also seeks to build and strengthen links between Local Authorities and specialist VCSE organisations already working with refugees in order to develop the systems and partnerships needed to deliver effective place based support for refugee integration in the longer term Eligibility To be eligible individuals must have received refugee status or humanitarian protection on or after 24th February 2020. Individuals must be economically active actively seeking work or ready to take steps towards securing work in the foreseeable future and therefore need to be of working age 18 or over and under the State Pension age not be in full time education be available for work in the foreseeable future even if not ready to work straight away due to factors such as housing mental health or language barriers. Refugees resettled to the UK are unfortunately not eligible. For more information please visit The Chest at www.thechest.org.uk

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b2c63665-e7ee-4b15-a01d-cab45fed2c55 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 12 Jul 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 8 May 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 25 Jun 2023 |
| Contract period | 2 Jul 2023 - 31 Mar 2024 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £139,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £129,682 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | GREATER MANCHESTER COMBINED AUTHORITY |
| Locality | MANCHESTER |
| Post town | Manchester |
| Postcode | M1 6EU |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD3 Greater Manchester |
| ITL 3 | TLD33 Manchester |
| Local authority | Manchester |
| Electoral ward | Deansgate |
| Westminster constituency | Manchester Central |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 5 |
| Supplier names | AFGHANISTAN AND CENTRAL ASIAN ASSOCIATION; COMMUNITY BIKE KITCHEN (CIC; KASHMIR YOUTH PROJECT; MANCHESTER REFUGEE SUPPORT NETWORK (MRSN; SECTOR 3 |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 98 - Other community, social and personal services

### Codes

- 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services
- 98100000 - Membership organisation services

## Release History

- 12 Jul 2023 at 13:48 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b2c63665-e7ee-4b15-a01d-cab45fed2c55

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b2c63665-e7ee-4b15-a01d-cab45fed2c55
  12th July 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=d452dfb5-ffd2-ed11-8121-005056b64545
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## Notice URLs

- http://www.manchesterfire.gov.uk/

## Provenance

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