# Syrian Resettlement Programme 2017-2022

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Reading Borough Council](/buyers/reading-borough-council/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: Reading Refugee Support Group
- Award value: £132,000
- Tender value: £160,000
- Award date: 18 October 2017
- Published: 13 July 2018
- Contract start: 1 December 2017
- Contract end: 30 November 2022
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 7d43134f-8137-4390-b71b-f3a60caf2133-227646
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-bfcb52c8-3e69-437a-b5a8-f3b95e6be46d

## Description

The specification document sets out the requirements to be provided to deliver the front line case work, support and integration of Syrian refugees, who are SVPs of the Government's Syrian Vulnerable Person's Resettlement \(SVPR\) programme, during their first 12 months of arrival in Reading\. The Government's expectation is that the SVPs should be fully integrated into life in the UK by the end of the 12 months\. Reading Borough Council has committed to take three families per year over five years \(2016-2021\) through the Government's Syrian Vulnerable Person's Resettlement \(SVPR\) programme\. These refugees are granted 5 year 'humanitarian leave' to stay in the UK, access to public funds, access to the labour market and the possibility of a family reunion\. The Syrian Vulnerable Person's Resettlement \(SVPR\) programme provides specified funding to local areas for the refugees' housing, medical, education, care and integration support costs\. Additional information: Organisations interested in expressing an interest in this procurement should download the procurement documents which are available on the Council\`s e-tendering system at: https://in-tendhost\.co\.uk/readingbc/aspx/Home and complete as instructed\. The Portal is free of charge - to register please follow the supplier registration guidance which is available on the Portal\. Contractors wishing to be considered for this tendering opportunity must complete the tender documents and return them electronically via the Council\`s e-tendering portal\. Please note: you must register your interest via the Council\`s e-tendering portal if you intend to submit a tender\. Interested parties must log onto the Council\`s e-tendering portal at: https://in-tendhost\.co\.uk/readingbc, to express an interest and download the procurement documents\. All communications regarding this procurement exercise will be conducted through the Council\`s e-tendering portal including requests for clarifications or general enquiries\. The procurement documents will be available for download up until the closing time and date for tender submissions, it is the organisation\`s responsibility to ensure that they download the documents in ample time to ensure that they can be completed and returned electronically, along with supporting documents, prior to the closing time and date stipulated\. Before completing the tender, potential providers/suppliers should ensure that the e-mail address that has been used to register their organisation will be checked regularly as the Council\`s e-tendering system will generate automatic notifications to this e-mail address when there are updates, changes or messages sent relating to the project\. Potential bidders should also check that their organisation\`s details are correct and kept up to date\. Technical questions and assistance regarding the use and operation of the Portal should be addressed to the In-Tend Help Desk - e-mail: support@in-tend\.co\.uk, telephone number \+44 8442728810\. Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7d43134f-8137-4390-b71b-f3a60caf2133-227646)