Independent Living Accommodation for Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children 16+

Tender description

The council required a suitably sized HMO property to deliver Temporary Accommodation for Asylum Seeking Children / Young People who are aged 16 plus and moving towards Independent Living. This procurement was to find suitable accommodation for short-term housing of Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children (UASC). The contract is for a short-term lease of a suitably sized property. The majority of UASC who move to this property are stepping down from intensive supported placements and have their settled status and are in the standard process of being allocated a City of Edinburgh Council tenancy. The contract is awarded for 18 months to provide a bridging arrangement while future support systems are tendered through the Council's Temporary Accommodation Framework CT0627.