Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13cb7-1180-7218-ae2a-14d742dc0863/greater-manchester-refugee-integration-partnership-rtof awarded GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Greater Manchester Refugee Integration Partnership RTOF [Greater Manchester Combined Authority](https://tendernation.io/buyers/greater-manchester-combined-authority) Estimated value £139,000 Published 12 Jul 2023 Deadline Closed 8 May 2023 ## 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. - 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 RTOF is a national initiative which seeks to improve employment housing and wider integration outcomes for newly recognised refugees. The key aims of the RTOF programme are to Enable innovative and place based approaches to supporting newly recognised refugees in the selected local areas. Improve employment housing and wider integration outcomes for newly recognised refugees in the selected local areas and to increase refugee self sufficiency Generate evidence about what works to be able to evaluate the impact of funded projects on refugee integration and self sufficiency. GMCA acts as the lead partner for rtof or gmrip in GM coordinating and providing strategic oversight to the delivery across all 10 boroughs across its duration from January 2022 to March 2024. GMCA works in collaboration with dedicated key workers and strategic leads in each Local Authority as well as Specialist Employment Support providers Breaking Barriers and Caritas Salfords The Entrepreneurial Refugee Network tern. Once enrolled service users receive 1 to 2 1 holistic support with a keyworker including support to access healthcare sign up to welfare benefits improve English language and digital skills build social connections look for work and find housing. The project also seeks to build and strengthen links between Local Authorities and specialist VCSE organisations already working with refugees in order to develop the systems and partnerships needed to deliver effective place based support for refugee integration in the longer term ### Eligibility To be eligible individuals must have received refugee status or humanitarian protection on or after 24th February 2020. Individuals must be economically active actively seeking work or ready to take steps towards securing work in the foreseeable future and therefore need to be of working age 18 or over and under the State Pension age not be in full time education be available for work in the foreseeable future even if not ready to work straight away due to factors such as housing mental health or language barriers. Refugees resettled to the UK are unfortunately not eligible. For more information please visit The Chest at [thechest.org.uk](https://www.thechest.org.uk) Read full description ## CPV classification Other community, social and personal services Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/500cd627-6472-49ef-b2dc-c83877db8157) 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. 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