Isolation Accommodation for newly arrived Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children with Communicable Infectious Diseases (SC240023)

The services required to fulfill the offer of a Reception Centre is made up of:

• Accommodation for UASC males; must be single bedrooms with en-suite bathrooms with

some shared facilities i.e., kitchen and dining facilities and shared lounges.

• Accommodation for staff such as offices, meeting rooms and communal areas to deliver the

independence skills required, various assessments and administrative functions.

• Housing support from the landlord including furniture, safety equipment such as CCTV and

concierge services.

• Support staff/Social Worker support.

Ideally, the Reception Centre must be able to flex to an increasing need, potentially by

having bedrooms and communal space of a size to fit more than one single male in one room.

Physical Accommodation Requirements

• A single building or grouped buildings on the same site of between 80-120 units. We will

NOT be interested in small properties dispersed across the county.

• The building/grouped buildings must have the correct planning permission in place to be

able to deliver this service to this specific cohort.

• A location within the geographical boundary of the East Kent or South Kent.
• Set in a discrete location to have minimal impact on the local community.
• Catering facility able to accommodate the number of occupants.
• Only male aged 16-17 occupancy.
• Minimum capacity of 80 placements, ideally up to 120 placements.
• Communal areas are available for socialising, lessons, and briefings.
• Low maintenance costs.
• Easy to repair given propensity for damage.
• Space for office accommodation for the SUASC Operational Team (22 staff).