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NKDC Resettlement Services

Community ServicesCPV 85300000

Value£1.5m

Deadline9 Sept 2026

Published4 Aug 2026

RegionNationwide

Timeline

Published 4 Aug 202635 days leftCloses 9 Sept 2026

Who to contact

customer_services@n-kesteven.gov.uk

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

How to submit

Open the submissions portal

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The submission route named on the official notice.

Contract value in context

£1.5mtotal contract value

median £380k

this tender£0£16.5m

This sits in the upper-middle of the Health & Social Care band — a substantial contract for the sector. Based on 32,734 valued Health & Social Care tenders in our corpus.

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The brief

Lincolnshire is a rural County that has welcomed many displaced people.

We have responded to the ever-changing world events by welcoming people who must leave their homes, families, friends and Country to find a safer place for them and their children.

It is therefore important that we provide a flexible, informed and culturally aware services.

We would like to work with a service that has a passion and understanding of the journey refugees take to find safety and security and create a new fulfilled life in Lincolnshire.

The aims of the contract are to ensure that every refugee can access the required advice, information, and support, and feels welcome in Lincolnshire, regardless of their visa status or language.

It is integral that they feel integrated into their community and know how to access mainstream services such as health, education, employment, and benefits.

Requirements

What the notice asks for

We have responded to the ever-changing world

We have responded to the ever-changing world events by welcoming people who must leave their homes, families, friends and Country to find a safer place for them and their children.

It is therefore important that we provide

It is therefore important that we provide a flexible, informed and culturally aware services.

The aims of the contract are

The aims of the contract are to ensure that every refugee can access the required advice, information, and support, and feels welcome in Lincolnshire, regardless of their visa status or language.

It is integral that they feel integrated

It is integral that they feel integrated into their community and know how to access mainstream services such as health, education, employment, and benefits.

Sentences from the notice that state an obligation, surfaced automatically and shown in the order they appear. Not an exhaustive list — always confirm against the tender documents.

What it takes to bid this

25–40 daysof bid-team effort

£17.1k–£27.4kat typical UK bid-team rates

Typical UK bid effort for the £1m–£10m band — an estimate, not a quote.

Qualify & bid/no-bid ~10% · SQ / PQQ ~20% · Written response ~55% · Review & presentation ~15%

Typical for this category — confirm against the ITT pack

Hold at bidCQC registration / safeguarding policies
Plan for deliveryDBS-checked staff & vetting process
Plan for deliveryTUPE (incumbent staff often transfer)
Show at bidComparable references / case studies
Hold at bidFinancial standing (accounts, often ~2× contract value turnover)
Hold at bidInsurance cover (PL / EL, often PI)
Show at bidSocial value commitments

Hold at bid = pass/fail conditions of participation. Show at bid = scored in the quality response. Plan for delivery = contract obligations from day one.

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