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title: "Additional supported accommodation for Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Young People"
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# Additional supported accommodation for Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Young People

Buyer: NOTTINGHAMSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-8681f7ab-f4e7-420f-a78e-7a725ca3eef2

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## Summary

The Nottinghamshire County Council has initiated a tender titled "Additional supported accommodation for Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Young People" in the social work services with accommodation category. The procurement stage is at the award phase, with a tender value of £8,866,000 and a closing date for tenders set for 2nd February 2023 at 15:30 hours, offering opportunities for SMEs and voluntary and community sector enterprises to compete for a framework agreement lasting up to 11 years.

This procurement process by Nottinghamshire County Council presents a chance for businesses to provide additional supported accommodation for Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children. Suitable providers can bid for either or both lots outlined in the service specification, aiming to cater to the increasing demand for supported accommodation for UASC. The Council will evaluate tenders through an open procedure, providing potential suppliers with a detailed opportunity accessible via the East Midlands Tenders portal with a deadline for tender questions set for 26th January 2023.

## Notice

Nottinghamshire County Council (the Council) commissioned a service to provide accommodation and support to Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children (UASC) which commenced in August 2022. However, the current demand for supported accommodation outweighs existing capacity and therefore the Council is looking to commission additional supported accommodation for USAC. The Council is seeking to establish a framework of suitable providers who are able to provide additional supported accommodation for UASC against two lots detailed in the service specification. The UASC service will offer safe accommodation and support to those requiring a planned transition into supported accommodation and to those requiring emergency accommodation further details of the services that will be purchased under the Framework by the Council are as set out in the service specification; An open multi-provider framework agreement will be put in place which means that during the framework Term the Council may re-open the Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Young People's Supported Accommodation Service tender exercise to run further competitive processes to allow new providers to be appointed to the framework. Bidders may tender for one or more of the following lots: Lot 1: Core and Cluster - Single Provider Award Lot 2: Emergency supported accommodation provision - Multi-Provider Award The framework agreement will be established with an initial duration of 5 years, with option to extend for a further three of up to two-year extensions to a maximum of 11 years with a proposed contract start date of the 1st of April 2023. This is a new competitive procurement process using an open procedure conducted in accordance with the light touch regime of the Public Procurement 2015 Regulations and advertised in the Find a Tender Service Find high value contracts in the public sector - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) This opportunity can be accessed via the East Midlands Tenders portal https://www.eastmidstenders.org/ Reference DN643351 Please read all the tender documents. If you have any questions, please submit them through the procurement portal using the messaging facility. The deadline for questions prior to tender submission is the 26th of January 2023, this is to allow time for questions to be answered before the deadline. The closing date for all tenders is at 15:30 hours on the 2nd of February 2023

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/844369c8-4490-4003-8027-dc64701834d6 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 9 Jul 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 2 Feb 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 28 Mar 2023 |
| Contract period | 9 May 2023 - 9 May 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £8,866,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £14,443,000 |
| 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 | NOTTINGHAMSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Locality | NOTTINGHAMSHIRE |
| Post town | Nottingham |
| Postcode | NG2 7QP |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLF1 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire |
| ITL 3 | TLF16 South Nottinghamshire |
| Local authority | Rushcliffe |
| Electoral ward | Trent Bridge |
| Westminster constituency | Rushcliffe |
| Delivery location | TLF East Midlands (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 5 |
| Supplier names | AVANTIS LIVING; BRIGHTSIDE CARE SOLUTIONS; TM HEALTHCARE SERVICES; YMCA ROBIN HOOD GROUP; YOUNG PEOPLE FIRST |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85311000 - Social work services with accommodation

## Release History

- 9 Jul 2024 at 10:30 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/844369c8-4490-4003-8027-dc64701834d6
- 3 Jan 2023 at 15:31 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ddfc439d-a11b-497e-8606-8a659760d0a9

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/844369c8-4490-4003-8027-dc64701834d6
  9th July 2024 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ddfc439d-a11b-497e-8606-8a659760d0a9
  3rd January 2023 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- http://www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk
- https://www.eastmidstenders.org/

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