Rossendale Resettler Support and Signposting Service (LRSSS)
Description: Rossendale Borough Council is seeking tenders from suitably experienced and qualified providers to deliver the Rossendale Resettler Support and Signposting Service (LRSSS). The Service will provide free, accessible, in-person support and signposting to refugees, asylum seekers, evacuees and other individuals who have arrived in Rossendale through forced migration routes. The Service will support service users with a wide range of issues including, but not limited to, economic inclusion, digital inclusion, housing, healthcare, education, language support, access to mental health services, and administrative support. The Service must include a regular, weekly, in-person drop-in offer totalling a minimum of six hours per week, delivered during core hours (9am-5pm, Monday to Friday, excluding public holidays). Provision must operate from at least two suitable venues located within the Rossendale borough, including the (read more...)
Summary: The Rossendale Borough Council is inviting tenders for the provision of the Rossendale Resettler Support and Signposting Service (LRSSS), aimed at supporting refugees, asylum seekers, and evacuees in the borough through a range of services including economic and digital inclusion, housing, and healthcare. This procurement falls under the social work services with accommodation category and is situated within the Rossendale area in the United Kingdom. Potential providers must deliver a minimum of six hours of in-person support per week at venues in Bacup/Stacksteads and Haslingden. The procurement is currently at the tender stage, employing an open, competitive flexible procedure under the Procurement Act 2023, with submissions required by 29 May 2026. The initial contract is set for 12 months starting 1 July 2026, with a possible extension of up to an additional 12 months.