Find a TenderAwardedContract award notice

Published 27 Oct 2025, 20:24 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Asylum-Seeking Children - Responsible Adult and Appropriate Adult Service

Official notice

Authority: Home Office (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdLight touch regimeSME suitableVCSE suitable

Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: UK

Budget not disclosed£0exc. VAT

Submissions closed 28 Nov 2025awarded 9 Jul 2026

Award (standstill) to NINI SOCIAL CARE SERVICES CIC

Contract term 2 yrs 2 moends 31 Mar 2028 · up to 31 Mar 2029 with extensions · starts 1 Feb 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Home Office intends to enter into a contract for the provision of Responsible Adult and Appropriate Adult services to NINI SOCIAL CARE SERVICES CIC – Company number 07449057.

The contract covers the provision of Responsible Adults and Appropriate Adults to accompany unaccompanied asylum-seeking children during key interactions with the Home Office within ensuring that young people feel safe, understood and able to participate meaningfully.

The service will operate alongside, and in collaboration with, the Home Office and other relevant services and suppliers to support the effective operation of arrangements for managing and supporting unaccompanied asylum-seeking children.

The contract was awarded following a competitive procurement process conducted through the Home Office Jaggaer eSourcing portal.

CPV: Social work services · Social work services without accommodation · Welfare services for children and young people

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1AwardedRenewal 2 yrs 2 moSMEVCSEPublished value£0

Contract period: 1 Feb 2026 – 31 Mar 2028 (2 yrs 2 mo) · up to 31 Mar 2029 with extensions

Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible

Extensions: An optional 12 month extension to the contract is available.

85310000 Social work services 85311300 Welfare services for children and young people 85312000 Social work services without accommodation

What it takes to win
i
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more

How bids were scored

Quality: 60%Price: 40%

Published award criteria (2)

Quality: Includes Social Value
Price: Includes implementation

What this means for your bid

Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Open procedure
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime: Light touch regime
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 27 Oct 2025, 20:24 GMT
Last source update: 14 Aug 2026, 16:49 BST
Award evaluation window: Submission end – 15 Dec 2025
Authority reference: Project 19042
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-068748
Latest notice: Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV): Social work servicesSocial work services without accommodationWelfare services for children and young people
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05d4ac Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on JAGGAER

Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail

Submission deadline: 28 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline: 14 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed
Accepted languages: en

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

The Home Office eSourcing Portal, Jaggaer, is used for sourcing activities. Please follow the steps below to participate in this procurement:

If you have not already registered, this can be done online at:

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.

Complete a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA)

This can be done online at:

homeoffice.app.jaggaer.com/go/08433849019A274A5367 ↗

Upload completed NDA

You will be required to download the NDA form, complete and sign, and upload to the Portal.

Once the above steps are completed, access to the ITT documents and Data Room of resources will be made available via the Portal.

Timeline

27 Oct 2025 → 14 Aug 2026 · 8 dates

Tender notice published354 days ago
27 Oct 2025, 20:24 GMT
Clarification questions by336 days ago
14 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
Submission deadline322 days ago
28 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
Award decision expected by305 days ago
15 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
Contract starts258 days ago
1 Feb 2026
Assessment summaries sent92 days ago
17 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
Standstill ends80 days ago
28 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
Latest notice published63 days ago
14 Aug 2026, 16:49 BST

Notice history

7 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 27 Oct 2025

Tender notice published
27 Oct 2025, 20:24 GMT
UK4
Tender notice published
27 Oct 2025, 20:25 GMT
UK4
Contract award notice published
17 Jul 2026, 11:58 BST
UK6
Status changed to complete
17 Jul 2026, 11:58 BST
Contract signature expected
29 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled
Contract details notice published
14 Aug 2026, 15:35 BST
UK7
Contract award notice published
14 Aug 2026, 16:49 BST
UK6

Routine re-releases (5)

2025-10: 2 releases · 27 Oct 2025, 27 Oct 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1some still in standstill

Awarded value £392,9541 award exc. VAT

Bids received 55 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 31 Jul 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
NINI SOCIAL CARE SERVICES CICVCSEAsylum-Seeking Children - Responsible Adult and Appropriate Adult29 Jul 2026 – 29 Jul 2028 · up to 28 Jul 2029Extensions: One year optional extension	£392,954	9 Jul 2026standstill to 28 Jul 2026	Standstill

Contracts

Asylum-Seeking Children - Responsible Adult and Appropriate Adult · NINI SOCIAL CARE SERVICES CICVCSE
Signed
31 Jul 2026
Value
£392,954
Period
31 Jul 2026 – 31 Jul 2028 · up to 30 Jul 2029 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
The Buyer may extend the Contract for a period of up to 12 Months by giving not less than 30 Working Days' notice in writing to the Supplier prior to the Expiry Date. The Conditions of the Contract shall apply throughout any such extended period.

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
5final-stage tenders	5	1	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Home Office

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PWGC-6513-PQLZ 2 Marsham Street, London, London, SW1P 4DFContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

NINI SOCIAL CARE SERVICES CICAwarded supplierGB-COH: 07449057 45 Canterbury Close, BIRMINGHAM, West Midlands, B23 7QLContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (6)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Signed contract contractSigned contractPDFSigned Contract for Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children - RA/AA

Notices published for this procedure

Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender14 Aug 2026, 16:49 BST
Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender14 Aug 2026, 15:35 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender17 Jul 2026, 11:58 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender27 Oct 2025, 20:25 GMT
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender27 Oct 2025, 20:24 GMT