Refugee Integration and Independence Service Framework

Tender description

Staffordshire County Council (SCC) wishes to commission a Refugee Integration and Independence Framework to ensure eligible refugees living in Staffordshire are supported to connect with their local communities and have the skills to live independently. The Framework will consist of three service elements:- 1) Targeted Support Service Support for Syrian Refugees during the second and third year of the Syrian resettlement programme this will include: - Targeted Practical support to the whole family in order to promote and enable sustainable independent living and integration within the local community - Targeted Emotional and Behavioural support through the use of mentoring and advocacy for those refugee families with psychological/emotional issues thus impacting on their health, wellbeing and development 2) Unaccompanied Asylum Seeker Children (UASC) Community Integration Support. The service will support community cohesion between eligible UASC and local community assets 3) Resettlement support. The service will meet and greet new arrival refugees and provide practical support to settle and integrate the refugees in the local communities. This element will only be required if a further tranche of refugees are allocated to Staffordshire. Interested bidders are asked to register on the E tendering Proactis system (below) and express an interest in the opportunity and download the tender documents. To participate in this process we would like to invite organisations interested in this opportunity to: - Register an expression of interest, using the contract reference number SCHG00170 for this procurement process on our E tendering Alito system https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login - Download and complete the tender documents