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title: "Supported Accommodation for Separated Migrant Children (SMC)"
url: "https://tenderline.uk/tenders/separated-migrant-children-supported-accommodation-ocds-h6vhtk-06dec3"
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# Supported Accommodation for Separated Migrant Children (SMC)

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/separated-migrant-children-supported-accommodation-ocds-h6vhtk-06dec3). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Birmingham Children's Trust: "Supported Accommodation for Separated Migrant Children (SMC)". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Birmingham Children's Trust](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/birmingham-children-s-trust-coh-10762047)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Competitive flexible procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Social work services with accommodation
- **Delivery Location:** UKG31
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/separated-migrant-children-supported-accommodation-ocds-h6vhtk-06dec3#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06dec3`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/separated-migrant-children-supported-accommodation-ocds-h6vhtk-06dec3#tl-md)

## Description
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.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 85311000
- **Delivery regions:** UKG
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

- **Contract Period:** 01/03/2027 to 28/02/2031
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F095979-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-10-12T10:11:40.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-21T04:31:38.557Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06dec3