Request for Quotation for the Provision of Intense Resettlement Support for refugee families who have arrived via the United Kingdom Resettlement Scheme (UKRS)

Tender description

<p>The United Kingdom Resettlement Scheme (UKRS) is grant funded by the Home Office to resettle displaced refugee families from within the Middle East North Africa (MENA) region. The UKRS replaces the successful Syrian Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme (VPRS) and the Vulnerable Childrens Resettlement Scheme (VCRS) which closed to new arrivals 25th February 2021. VPRS provided sanctuary to those fleeing the Syrian conflict to neighbouring countries specifically Jordan, Iraq, Lebanon, Turkey and Egypt. VCRS was specifically designed to resettle vulnerable refugee children and their families from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Under the UKRS, the government has made a commitment to resettle up to 5000 refugees within the UK commencing April 2021 through to March 2022. At this time, it is uncertain as to whether the government plan to have a rolling UKRS programme, annually. As a City of Sanctuary ( https://oxford.cityofsanctuary.org/ ), Oxford is proud of it&rsquo;s ongoing support to vulnerable refugee families welcoming their wealth of knowledge, experience and diversity into our community. Assuming that appropriate, affordable and sustainable properties can be secured within the city boundary, Oxford City Council are hoping to support up to 8 families before March 2022. This tender is aiming to commission the support services needed to aid the families in their immediate arrival in the UK and up to 18 months thereafter to ensure they are welcomed and assisted in reaching their goals to achieve a safe and comfortable life in Oxford. Experience and knowledge gained from working within the VPRS and VCRS and with our partners, identified some good practices, but also identified areas for improving the customer journey into happy resettlement.</p> Keywords: Refugee, Rehousing, Resettlement scheme