Description
Rossendale Borough Council is seeking tenders from suitably experienced and qualified providers to deliver the Rossendale Resettler Support and Signposting Service (LRSSS).
The Service will provide free, accessible, in‑person support and signposting to refugees, asylum seekers, evacuees and other individuals who have arrived in Rossendale through forced migration routes. The Service will support service users with a wide range of issues including, but not limited to, economic inclusion, digital inclusion, housing, healthcare, education, language support, access to mental health services, and administrative support.
The Service must include a regular, weekly, in‑person drop‑in offer totalling a minimum of six hours per week, delivered during core hours (9am-5pm, Monday to Friday, excluding public holidays). Provision must operate from at least two suitable venues located within the Rossendale borough, including the Bacup/Stacksteads area and the Haslingden area. Venues must be accessible, welcoming and capable of supporting confidential one‑to‑one consultations.
The provider will be required to deliver casework, accept referrals from Lancashire Refugee Integration Team and other agencies, manage self‑referrals, and provide ongoing support to service users. The Service must include access to a monthly legal drop‑in delivered by an Immigration Advice Authority (IAA) accredited immigration adviser.
The provider will work in partnership with Rossendale Borough Council and the Lancashire Refugee Integration Team and must utilise the Lancashire Asylum Seeker and Resettlement Case Management System to record support provided and monitor outcomes, in line with data protection and information‑sharing requirements.
The initial contract period will be 12 months, with an option to extend for up to a further 12 months at the Council's discretion, subject to satisfactory performance and funding availability. The maximum contract end date will be 31 March 2028.