The Home Office (the Authority) has a statutory duty under Section 55 of the Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009 to discharge its immigration and asylum functions having regard to the need to safeguard and promote the welfare of children in the UK. This includes Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children (UASC) who arrive in the UK and enter the immigration system without a parent or guardian. The Support Services for UASC ensure that their immediate needs are met upon arrival in Kent, or elsewhere, prior to entering the care of a local authority. Additionally, there is a need to ensure UASC have access to information and support to help them navigate the asylum process. The services will operate alongside, and in collaboration with the Authority and a range of other services and Authority suppliers, to enable the effective operation of the system to manage and support UASC. It is recognised that service users may require only one, or a combination of these services at any given time. Therefore, all services areas must be available, but would be delivered on an as-required basis, according to the needs of each individual case. The core service areas are: Service Area 1: Delivery of Services at Kent Intake Unit (KIU) Service Area 2: Delivery of Orientation Sessions

Renewal: The Authority may at its sole discretion, choose to exercise a future 12-months extension option if it deems in its commercial best interests to do so.

Procurement Act 2023

Open procedure

Light touch

It is intended that suppliers who express an interest in this opportunity will be invited to participate in the procurement. To proceed, suppliers will be required to sign a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA). Signing the NDA only enables the Authority to share relevant procurement information. To express an interest in participating, suppliers must follow the steps below: 1. To express an interest, participants must first be registered on the Home Office eSourcing Suite. If you have not yet registered this can be done online at: https://homeoffice.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html Please note that, to register, you must have a valid DUNS number (as provided by Dun and Bradstreet) for the organisation which you are registering and who will be entering into a contract if invited to do so. 2. Send an 'Expression of Interest' email following the instructions: a. Email to: [email protected] b. Email subject: Expression of Interest - UASC - NDA Request - (DUNS number) 3. The email must include the following: a. Supplier name (as on Companies House) b. DUNS number c. Jaggaer Account ID d. Contact person - Name, job title, email address, contact number 4. The Supplier will then be asked to complete the NDA and return this document back to the Authority for countersignature. This shall be done via the Jaggaer Portal NDA event. 5. Suppliers whose NDAs have been countersigned will be granted access to the Invitation to Tender Event in Jaggaer