Published date: 19 February 2025

This notice was replaced on 26 March 2025

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Awarded contract (published 26 March 2025)

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Contract summary

Industry

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

Location of contract

England

Value of contract

£40,000

Procurement reference

BLACKDARW001-DN764284-17713156

Published date

19 February 2025

Closing date

5 March 2025

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 April 2025

Contract end date

31 March 2026

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes


Description

Blackburn with Darwen has been a supporter of asylum and refugee communities for many years and is a pro-active member of both the regional strategic migration partnership (RSMP) and the RSMP Executive Board along with the Lancashire Refugee and Asylum Strategic partnership.
We have a collaborative approach to the support of asylum seekers and refugee's locally and sub-regionally. Including through the Lancashire Refugee and Asylum Strategic Partnership and BwD Asylum Seeker Multi Agency Forum.
Our approach applies across all asylum and refugee programme's as we look to maintain as higher degree of consistency as possible to all communities.

Blackburn with Darwen would like to implement an asylum seeker integration programme offer at local refugee and asylum seeker hubs in the borough and to have a role in supporting asylum seekers to participate in wider civic society, progress on to further volunteering, learning and employment.


About the buyer

Contact name

Gani Mukadam

Address

10 Duke Street
Blackburn
BB1 1DH
United Kingdom

Telephone

+44 1254585395

Email

Gani.Mukadam@blackburn.gov.uk

Website

http://www.blackburn.gov.uk/