Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c1e-0fc0-70bd-aa00-34e79b56cd89/cambridge-city-council-asylum-seeker-and-refugee-service awarded GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Cambridge City Council - Asylum Seeker and Refugee Service [Cambridgeshire District Councils](https://tendernation.io/buyers/cambridgeshire-district-councils) Estimated value £50,000 to £66,500 Published 19 Feb 2019 Deadline Closed 17 Jul 2018 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Buyer says suitable for VCSEs The buyer ticked “suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises” on the notice. - Small contract value Valued under £135,018 including VAT, the lowest Procurement Act threshold for goods and services. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender The Council is seeking a supplier to deliver a specialist advice service for asylum seekers and refugees in Cambridge. The service will provide effective information, support and advice. It will help to tackle economic and social marginalisation, assist with immigration status and help people to find accommodation. The Council commissioned a survey in the City to establish how many asylum seekers and refugees are in the city that fall outside the home office schemes and who are in need of the service described below. The survey indicated the need for a service that provides the following:- • Asylum Support information being made available • Help with access to the benefits system for people with entitlements • Improved awareness of health servies available • Information about the job market and volunteering opportunities • Providing specialist immigation and asylum seeking advice • Assist with making applications to the home office on behalf of clients applying for various visas/stays. Additional information: This tender has been awarded to Cambridge Ethnic Community Forum ## CPV classification Other community, social and personal services Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/b23d34e2-170b-42f4-80f9-5faad63de5be) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. [Track tenders free](https://tendernation.io/register) [Buyer profile Cambridgeshire District Councils: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/cambridgeshire-district-councils) [Sector More Other community & personal services tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/community-personal-services) ## More tenders like this [Washing and dry-cleaning services – Accord-cadre à bons de commande de prestations de location, entretien et gestion du linge · Cias Terres de Maurienne - Ehpad Bel'fontaine · 32 days left · 20 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-7395-73b9-a765-1db7e6dd00b5/france-washing-and-dry-cleaning-services-accord-cadre-a-bons-de-commande-de) [Miscellaneous services – Servizio Reception Welcome Desk · Freie Universität Bozen · 32 days left · 20 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-8b73-7187-9c80-2908f2993434/italy-miscellaneous-services-servizio-reception-welcome-desk) [Home-help services – Udbud af helhedspleje og hjemmepleje til borgere i eget hjem i Vejle Kommune · Vejle Kommune · 32 days left · 20 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-a425-7319-a433-bf67841eb48a/denmark-home-help-services-udbud-af-helhedspleje-og-hjemmepleje-til-borgere) [Washing and dry-cleaning services – Gordijnenreiniging · Academisch Ziekenhuis Maastricht · 44 days left · 2 Dec 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-6fdc-7172-8048-7acdb8f50a37/netherlands-washing-and-dry-cleaning-services-gordijnenreiniging) [Washing and dry-cleaning services – Udbud på vask, leje og levering af Linned · Fællesudbud Sjælland · 39 days left · 27 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-8b49-7299-bcbf-f1da15517b5e/denmark-washing-and-dry-cleaning-services-udbud-pa-vask-leje-og-levering-af) [Miscellaneous services – Servicio de Modelos en Vivo para la Facultad de Bellas Artes de la Universidad de Sevilla. · Rectorado de la Universidad de Sevilla · 15 days left · 3 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-8b94-721a-8e8e-f04ca7219006/spain-miscellaneous-services-servicio-de-modelos-en-vivo-para-la-facultad-de)