Supported Accommodation for Asylum Seeking Children (Age 16+)

Financial Capacity: Please see P-0992 ITT Document

Legal Capacity:

Suppliers must demonstrate that they have an Ofsted inspection rating of either 'Good' Grade 2, or 'Outstanding' Grade 1. This will be assessed as a pass/fail criterion. Suppliers will be required to provide their URN (unique reference number), your current Ofsted rating, the date of Children's Social Care registration and/or the date of your last inspection.

Suppliers that have an Ofsted rating of Grade 3 'Requires Improvement, 'and date of last inspection before 01st January 2024, will be required to outline the steps they have taken to improve their score for their next inspection. If deemed satisfactory by the council, and the supplier is identified as the most advantageous tender, the supplier will be required to evidence an inspection rating of Grade 2 'Good' or Grade 1 'Outstanding' by 09th June 2026. Failure to do so will result in a fail in relation to Legal Capacity and the Supplier's tender will be excluded from the procurement

Suppliers that have an Ofsted rating of Grade 4 'Inadequate', or Grade 3 'Requires Improvement' and have been inspected since 01st January 2024, will fail in relation to Legal Capacity and the Supplier's tender will be excluded from the procurement.

Suppliers that are yet to receive their Ofsted inspection and rating, and registered before 10th February 2026, will be required to explain how they provide quality care in line with the Social care common inspection framework (SCCIF) Social care common inspection framework (SCCIF): secure children's homes - GOV.UK

Suppliers that satisfy that they are able to provide quality care, in line with the SCCIF will pass. Failure to do so will result in a 'fail' in relation to Legal Capacity and the Supplier's tender will be excluded from the procurement

All Suppliers tendering for this contract must be registered and awaiting inspection under the relevant framework.

During the course of the contract, the awarded Supplier is required to uphold an Ofsted rating of grade 1 or 2. If after inspection, the awarded Supplier receives a grade of 3 or 4, the Council would be required to review whether the contract can continue.

Suppliers without an Ofsted rating and registered after 10th February 2026, will fail in relation to Legal Capacity and the Supplier's tender will be excluded from the procurement.

Suppliers must demonstrate that they have relevant experience. This will be assessed as a pass/fail criterion. A pass can be achieved in one of the following ways, (otherwise relevant experience will be assessed as a 'fail' and the Supplier's tender will be excluded from the procurement):

• The Supplier (if not a consortium) demonstrates experience of at least one relevant contract examples and of a similar nature and value to this contract opportunity from within the last three years which reflects the requirements of this contract, outlined in Appendix B: Specification; or
• The Supplier (if not a consortium) does not have at least one contract example but demonstrates in the Procurement Specific Questionnaire that they have relevant experience of a similar nature and value to this contract opportunity within the last three years. The response should include justification on why the experience is relevant and details for a reference person that the Council can contact. This experience should be reflective of the requirements outlined within Appendix B: Specification; or
• Where the Supplier is relying on an Associated Person to meet the technical ability, there are at least two relevant contract examples of a similar nature and value to this contract opportunity. The examples should cover both the Supplier and the Associated Person, or one example relating to the Supplier's experience and one relating to the Associated Person's; or
• For consortium bids involving more than two parties, three relevant contract examples of a similar nature and value to this contract opportunity should be provided covering the principal members of the consortium. Where this is not possible (e.g. if the consortium is newly formed or a special purpose vehicle is to be created for the contract), three separate examples should be provided between the principal member(s) of the proposed consortium or members of the special purpose vehicle or sub-contractors (three examples are not required from each member).

Business Continuity

Suppliers must provide their business continuity plan and provide details on how they intend to ensure continuity of supply for this contract.

Suppliers must clearly demonstrate how they will ensure the provision of supported accommodation for asylum seeking children in the event of major disruption. The response should outline the risks to service/supply delivery and the mitigation plan to overcome this.

This will be assessed as a pass/fail criterion and suppliers that are unable to demonstrate an effective business continuity plan will fail and the Supplier's tender will be excluded from the procurement.