Planning

Immigration Advice and Services to NRPF Families

LONDON BOROUGH OF NEWHAM

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Planning

19 Jul 2021 at 16:55

Summary of the contracting process

The London Borough of Newham is seeking to procure immigration advice and services for families with No Recourse to Public Funds (NRPF). This planned procurement is titled "Immigration Advice and Services to NRPF Families" and falls under the legal category of legal services (CPV code: 79100000). The procurement is currently in the planning stage, with intentions to start the contract by 1st September 2021. The estimated value of the contract is £76,000 for a duration of 12 months. Interested providers are invited to complete a market test questionnaire and submit it by 2nd August 2021 to the designated contact email.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for organisations specialising in immigration legal services, particularly those with experience in supporting vulnerable families. Providers that can demonstrate the capacity to handle a caseload of 30-38 families at any one time, and those who are registered with the Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner (OISC), will be well-suited to compete. The procurement aims to engage service providers that are able to offer impartial advice and support, essential for both the welfare of the families involved and the successful execution of Newham's children's services initiatives.

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Notice Title

Immigration Advice and Services to NRPF Families

Notice Description

Provision of high quality immigration advice and services to families with No Recourse to Public Funds Organisations are invited to respond to this questionnaire for the provision of high quality immigration advice and services to NRPF families who are destitute or at risk of being destitute. London Borough of Newham is reviewing requirements for the provision of such advice and would like to engage the market to determine the availability of suitable providers to seek quotes from. This is not an invitation to tender. Newham's Children and Young People's Service wishes to test an invest to save model for the Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) for 12 months in order to inform future commissioning arrangements. A suitable provider would be required to enable non-UK nationals referred to MASH to access free and impartial OISC registered immigration advice and services (as specified in Section 82 of the Immigration and Asylum Act, 1999) up to OISC level 3. The requirements of the service would be to: * Provide 1FTE per week of registered immigration advice and services up to and including OISC level 3. This is inclusive of annual leave and sickness. * Maintain an expected caseload of between 30-38 families at any one time, supporting approximately 70-90 families over the 12 months. * Ensure the advisers providing the immigration advice and support are and remain registered with the OISC to a minimum of OISC level 2 for the duration of the contract * Provide ongoing supervision and casework support for the immigration adviser providing the immigration advice and support to comply with the Commissioner's Code of Standards 2016, as published by the OISC. * Work with families to understand the importance of and seek consent to provide regular case updates to Newham's allocated case worker. * Collect and provide agreed contract monitoring data. * Be in place to deliver from 1st September 2021. The estimated value for the 12 months contract is PS76,000 Please complete and return this market test questionnaire by Monday 2nd August to jason.eustice@newham.gov.uk

Lot Information

Lot 1

Newham's Children and Young People's Service wishes to test an invest to save model for the Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) for 12 months in order to inform future commissioning arrangements. A suitable provider would be required to enable non-UK nationals referred to MASH to access free and impartial OISC registered immigration advice and services (as specified in Section 82 of the Immigration and Asylum Act, 1999) up to OISC level 3. The requirements of the service would be to: * Provide 1FTE per week of registered immigration advice and services up to and including OISC level 3. This is inclusive of annual leave and sickness. * Maintain an expected caseload of between 30-38 families at any one time, supporting approximately 70-90 families over the 12 months. * Ensure the advisers providing the immigration advice and support are and remain registered with the OISC to a minimum of OISC level 2 for the duration of the contract * Provide ongoing supervision and casework support for the immigration adviser providing the immigration advice and support to comply with the Commissioner's Code of Standards 2016, as published by the OISC. * Work with families to understand the importance of and seek consent to provide regular case updates to Newham's allocated case worker. * Collect and provide agreed contract monitoring data. * Be in place to deliver from 1st September 2021. The estimated value for the 12 months is PS76,000.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-02c9bf
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016978-2021
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security


CPV Codes

79100000 - Legal services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£76,000 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
19 Jul 20214 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
31 Aug 2021Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Planned
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
LONDON BOROUGH OF NEWHAM
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
jason.eustice@newham.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
N/A
Post Town
Not specified
Country
Not specified

Major Region (ITL 1)
Not specified
Basic Region (ITL 2)
Not specified
Small Region (ITL 3)
Not specified
Delivery Location
TLI41 Hackney and Newham

Local Authority
Not specified
Electoral Ward
Not specified
Westminster Constituency
Not specified

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