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: Rossendale Borough Council is currently seeking bids for the "Rossendale Resettler Support and Signposting Service (LRSSS)" under an open procurement method with a competitive flexible procedure. The service, under the social work services with accommodation category, is set to operate within the Rossendale borough, specifically in the Bacup/Stacksteads and Haslingden areas. This tender is in the tender update stage, with key dates including tender submissions due by 29 May 2026 and the contract award period ending on 15 June 2026. The project, intended to run initially for 12 months from 1 July 2026 with a potential extension of an additional year, aims to support economic and social integration for refugees and asylum seekers in the locality.