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Official procurement procedure
Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children (UASC) Support Services
Administrative social services
Social work services
Social work services without accommodation
+2 more
UK
Published value
£4,500,000
Submission deadline 19 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
Generated from official OCDS record
Tenderline Synopsis: Home Office: "Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children (UASC) Support Services". Published status: planned. Published value: £4,500,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 19 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | Home Office | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | Closed 19 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | £4,500,000 |
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Home Office
Market Analytics
Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for Home Office. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Average Price Reduction
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Competition Density
5.3Bids / Report
Supplier ConcentrationHigh Concentration
KAINOS SOFTWARE LIMITEDTop vendor: 56.7% of attributable valuePayment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Coverage: 140 active published awards; 3 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Price reduction compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers With This Authority:
| Supplier Name | Historic Awards | Attributable GBP Value |
|---|---|---|
| KAINOS SOFTWARE LIMITED | 1 win | £110,652,398 |
| CIRRA - Clearsprings (Management) Limited & IRARA Secure Solutions Ltd | 1 win | £63,968,042 |
| Frequentis UK Limited | 1 win | £11,147,119 |
| Royal Mail Group Limited | 1 win | £6,900,000 |
| Bayliss Executive Travel Ltd | 1 win | £1,706,000 |
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityHome Office | Procedure methodNot published | Procurement categoryNot published |
Statusplanned | Framework / DPSNot published | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdNot published | Legal basisNot published | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionNot published | Submission languagesNot published |
Published31 Mar 2026, 09:16 BST | Last source update31 Mar 2026, 09:16 BST | Recurring procurementNot published |
ClassificationAdministrative 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 area UK | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-067887 | ||
What is being bought
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: Deliver Services at Kent Intake Unit (KIU)
Service Area 2: Delivery of Future Orientation Sessions
The content of this Notice, including the estimated contract value and indicative contract timelines, is subject to change.
What changed
From the official release history
- Published value updated to £4,500,000
31 Mar 2026, 09:16 BST - Status changed to planned
31 Mar 2026, 09:16 BST - Official notice release published
31 Mar 2026, 09:16 BST - Submission deadline changed to 19 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
31 Mar 2026, 09:16 BST - Buyer information updated
31 Mar 2026, 09:16 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedplannedPublished value£4,500,000The source published no individual title or description for this lot.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Pipeline notice
31 Mar 2026, 09:16 BST - Procedure published
31 Mar 2026, 09:16 BST - Submission deadline
19 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
Commercial outcome and competition
AwardsNo award published |
ContractsNo contract published |
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
Home Office
Contracting authority GB-PPON-PWGC-6513-PQLZDocuments (1)
Official links; attachments are not copied
- 31 Mar 2026, 09:16 BST
Related procedures (0)
No related procedures published
Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published |
No-engagement rationaleNot published |
Procedure rationaleNot published |