Services for Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children (UASC) in Highland
- Buyer
- The Highland Council
- Value
- £3,600,000
- Closes
- 1 December 2026
- Where
- Inverness, Scotland
- Type
- Open tender
In plain English
The Highland Council wants a provider to deliver holistic support to Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children, meaning young people who arrive in the UK without a parent or guardian. The children may be referred through the National Transfer Scheme or arrive independently in the Highland area. The initial contract runs from April 2027 to March 2029, with up to three further one-year extensions to March 2032, but extensions depend on continued UK Government funding.
What the buyer wants
• Provide a holistic support service for each child, covering wellbeing, housing, education access, legal and immigration signposting, and transition to adulthood. • Work safely with vulnerable young people under the council's child protection and corporate parenting arrangements, with trained, vetted staff. • Deliver consistent reporting, outcomes monitoring and partnership working with the council, schools, health services and other agencies.
Likely requirements
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Without a Care Inspectorate registered service, a track record delivering specialist support to asylum-seeking children, and the financial capacity to hold a contract of around £3.6 million over two years (or several million more with extensions), most small businesses would be disqualified at the pre-qualification stage.
How to bid
This is an open tender: any eligible business can respond directly to the buyer by the deadline, with no framework membership needed.
How to write a tender response
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