Services for Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children (UASC) in Highland

The Highland Council
Scotland
Open procedure
1 April 2027 to 31 March 2029

Holistic support for unaccompanied asylum seeking children referred via the National Transfer Scheme or arriving spontaneously, covering safety, stability, wellbeing, integration and independence. Young people may have experienced displacement and trauma; support continues while they progress through the asylum and immigration process and live in local communities.

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Closes in 27 days· 1 December 2026

Estimated value: £3.6m; Buyer estimate
Published: 15 September 2026
Deadline: 1 December 2026; 27 days left
Contract length: 24 months; Ends 31 March 2029

What the contract covers

Services contract

Provision of holistic support services for unaccompanied asylum seeking children arriving through the National Transfer Scheme across Highland.

A holistic support service for Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children (UASC) referred through the National Transfer Scheme (NTS) and those arriving spontaneously within the Highland area

Lot	Estimated value	SMEs
Lot 1	Not stated	Not stated
Lot 2	Not stated	Not stated

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Services contract
Procedure: Open procedure
Initial term: 24 months
Extensions: 12 months + 12 months + 12 months
Longest it can run: 60 months
Contract dates: 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2029
Certifications asked for: None stated
Lots: 2
Suitable for SMEs: Not stated
Category: Services
CPV codes: 85000000, 85311300, 85312000

Services in this tender

Welfare, advice and wellbeing support for people seeking asylumMain service£61k typicalHolistic support service for unaccompanied asylum seeking children

Lifecycle

Published
15 September 2026
Deadline for bids27 days left
1 December 2026
Contract awardedUsually published within a few months
Contract starts
1 April 2027

The buyer

The Highland Council

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Cite this tender

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/3867437/services-for-unaccompanied-asylum-seeking-children-uasc-in-highland
Buyer reference: org-11
Last checked: 4 November 2026

The Highland Council. Services for Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children (UASC) in Highland. Tender, 15 September 2026. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/3867437/services-for-unaccompanied-asylum-seeking-children-uasc-in-highland (accessed 4 November 2026).