Resettlement Support Service

Plymouth City Council with Devon Integrated Commissioning Board (ICB) wishes to engage with providers that would be interested in delivering a Refugee Integration and Support Service, ensuring full collaboration and integration with the strong voluntary, community and social enterprise VCSE sector locally.

We are looking for providers to work collaboratively as partnerships who have the capability and capacity to take part in the delivery.

The full scope of the services is in the process of being defined, and the Commissioners will be holding a series of market engagement activities with the aim of:

• Engaging with and enabling the market
• Understanding the interest there might be in providing such services from suitably qualified VCSE providers, and the manner in which the services can best be collaboratively provided
• Informing the commissioning and contracting process

The expected service under consideration for commissioning is anticipated to be in the region of GBP450k per annum over a 4 year period, with an option to extend up to a further 5 years and will deliver the following:

An innovative and trauma-informed place based approach to support refugees and deliver support, help and guidance to Group 1 and Group 2 refugees with recourse to public funds and others arriving through managed resettlement schemes enabling them to settle and integrate into the host community.

The outcomes of this contract: will help service users meet their aspirations and feel socially included, build on their on their assets, skills and attributes to enable them to participate and contribute fully in society. Specific outcomes will include

• Improved access to housing and maximization of incomes via welfare benefits
• Improved English language acquisition via assistance with accessing ESOL and achieving accredited qualifications
• Increased self-sufficiency via employment and community integration
• Improved positive health and wellbeing outcomes

For further details and instructions on how to apply to express an interest please visit www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk project DN666997 Resettlement Support Service under Plymouth City Council opportunities.