Support and Accommodation for Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Young People (UASC) (16 - 21 years) (C-012548)

Tender description

1.1 Newcastle City Council (‘’the Council”) is seeking to award Providers to a Framework Agreement (Contract) under the Social and Other Specific Services procurement route (‘Light Touch Regime’): 1) Supported Accommodation with assessment services (larger group of up to 10 Young People in one Premises) – Lot 1, 2) Dispersed Supported Accommodation with assessment services (smaller group environment of up to 10 Young People with no more than three Young People per Premises) – Lot 2, and 3) Dispersed Supported Accommodation with floating support (smaller dispersed Premises for up to 10 Young People with no more than three Young People per Premises) – Lot 3. Although it is anticipated that the majority of Young People to receive services through this Framework Agreement will be UASC, the Council reserves the right to purchase services through this Framework for care experienced Young People, 16/17 year olds who present as homeless, and Care Leavers, where deemed appropriate. Keywords: Independent residential services, Independent specialist education services, Residential short break services, Supported Accommodation services, UASC, Pre-Post 16 education