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Services for Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children (UASC) in Highland

The Highland Council

Estimated value
£3,600,000
Excluding VAT
Where
Scotland
Buyer in Scotland
Trade
Health and social care
Health and social work services
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Worked out by Evendraft from the notice’s own data, on 24 Oct 2026. The official notice is the one to rely on.

Time to bid
25 full UK working days before the closing day, Tue 1 Dec 2026 (Scotland bank holidays left out).
Time allowed
The buyer allowed 41 days from publication to the closing day: longer than the median for open health and social care tenders (31 days).
Value
£3.6m is below the median (£4.05m) of the 249 open health and social care tenders that state a value.
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3 more open tenders from The Highland Council listed here.

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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.

Official notice
Find a Tender, notice 099247-2026
Buyer
The Highland Council
Buyer’s region
Scotland
Where the work is
Scotland
Listed on Evendraft under
Scotland
Published
21 Oct 2026
Tender deadline
1 Dec 2026, 12:00 UK time
Estimated value
£3,600,000 (excluding VAT)
Trade
Health and social care
CPV codes
  • 85000000 Health and social work services
  • 85311300 Welfare services for children and young people
  • 85312000 Social work services without accommodation
Procedure
Open procedureOne stage: any supplier can send a full tender.
Framework
Not stated on the notice
Lots
Not divided into lots
Suitable for small businesses The buyer’s answer
Not stated on the notice
Suitable for charities and social enterprises The buyer’s answer
Not stated on the notice
Good for small firms Evendraft’s filter
No (not marked suitable for small businesses by the buyer; estimated value over £1m)Good for small firms means the buyer marked it suitable for small businesses, the estimated value is £1m or less (or not stated), it is open to new suppliers, and it is not a framework with more than 20 places. Tenders where the buyer didn't say are left out.
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