Tender: Safe Transitions: Accessible Guidance and Support to Reduce Homelessness for New Refugees and Migrants in Greater Manchester

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The Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) is seeking a supplier to deliver the Safe Transitions: New Community Guidance Project to improve access to information, strengthen integration outcomes and reduce the risk of homelessness among newly granted refugees and other migrant communities across Greater Manchester. Greater Manchester currently hosts over 8,500 people living in asylum support accommodation (June 2025), and evidence shows people with asylum backgrounds are disproportionately represented in homelessness and rough sleeping services due to limited understanding of UK systems, fragmented transition support and barriers to accessing housing, welfare and local services. The project will deliver three core strands: accessible, multilingual guidance resources in written and multimedia formats covering rights, entitlements, healthcare, housing, public services and everyday life; regular information briefings and early support within asylum accommodation and community settings; and system engagement and partnership development with local authorities, statutory agencies, VCFSE and other partners to promote the resources, support consistent messaging and strengthen support pathways. The service aims to prevent homelessness, reduce pressure on public services, support independence and inclusion, and improve consistency and accessibility of information, with delivery expected to be trauma-informed, culturally competent, person-centred and shaped by lived experience. Total contract value is £307,691.66, with delivery running from 1 October 2026 to 31 March 2029.