Supported Accommodation for Separated Migrant Children (SMC)
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Overview
Birmingham Children's Trust is undertaking preliminary market engagement in relation to the proposed procurement of supported accommodation services for Separated Migrant Children (SMC). The purpose of the engagement is to help the Trust understand the current market, provider capacity and capability, and to obtain feedback to inform the development of the service requirements and proposed procurement approach. The proposed requirement covers supported accommodation for separated migrant children and young people, including: Under 18 SMC Supported Accommodation – Ofsted-registered supported accommodation for separated migrant children aged 16–17; and 18+ Former SMC Supported Accommodation – supported accommodation for young people who have previously been accommodated through children's services and continue to require accommodation and support following their eighteenth birthday. Providers are invited to participate in the market engagement exercise by completing the market sounding questionnaire. Feedback received through the exercise will be considered by the Trust when developing the final service requirements and procurement approach. Participation in the market engagement does not form part of the evaluation of any subsequent procurement.
Procurement Act 2023
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We are keen to hear from providers to better understand market capacity and capability, potential delivery models and any opportunities or challenges that we should consider when developing our future requirements. We are particularly interested in hearing from Birmingham-based and regional providers with experience and expertise in supporting both under-18s and over-18s. Please find attached a Market Engagement Questionnaire - Market Engagement Questionnaire – Fill in form. We would be grateful if you could complete and return this by noon 23rd October 2026 to [email protected]. This exercise is for market engagement purposes only and does not form part of a formal procurement process. The feedback received will be used to help inform the Trust’s future approach. Thank you for taking the time to contribute.