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title: "Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children (UASC) Support Services"
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# Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children (UASC) Support Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/unaccompanied-asylum-seeking-children-uasc-support-services-ocds-h6vhtk-067882). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Home Office: "Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children (UASC) Support Services". Published status: active. Published Value: £4,500,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 21 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST. Published submission portal: homeoffice.app.jaggaer.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (open for submissions, 0 days left when this document was generated)
- **Buyer:** [Home Office](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/home-office-gov-d16)
- **Published Value:** £4,500,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 21 October 2026 at 23:59 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Administrative social services, Social work services, Social work services without accommodation, Welfare services for children and young people, Welfare services not delivered through residential institutions
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 4 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/unaccompanied-asylum-seeking-children-uasc-support-services-ocds-h6vhtk-067882#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-067882`

## Before you bid
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- **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/unaccompanied-asylum-seeking-children-uasc-support-services-ocds-h6vhtk-067882#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [homeoffice.app.jaggaer.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fhomeoffice.app.jaggaer.com%2Fweb%2Flogin.html)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/unaccompanied-asylum-seeking-children-uasc-support-services-ocds-h6vhtk-067882#participate

## Description
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

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 85310000, 85311300, 85312000, 85312400, 85321000
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £4,500,000

- **Contract Period:** 25/01/2027 to 24/01/2030
- **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%2F086663-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-10-12T18:03:25.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T06:21:34.063Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-067882