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Immigration Legal Advice Service

LONDON BOROUGH OF HAVERING

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31 Jul 2026 at 09:54

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Summary of the contracting process

The London Borough of Havering procured an immigration legal advice service to provide support for its immigration-related legal needs. The requirement falls within legal services and was bought by the council, whose address is in Romford. The appointed provider is RakLAW Solicitors, a large legal services business based in London. The work is therefore relevant to solicitors’ firms and other legal practices able to advise on immigration matters and support a local authority client. The procurement concerns a single service requirement rather than separate publicly described work packages. Its focus is specialist legal advice and associated support, rather than general legal services, so firms without immigration expertise are unlikely to be well matched.

The procurement has been completed and awarded. London Borough of Havering used a below-threshold limited competition. RakLAW Solicitors was awarded the contract on 1 July 2026. The awarded value is £179,000 excluding the stated gross amount of £214,800 including taxes, in GBP. The contract runs from 1 August 2026 to 31 January 2028. There was one bid at the final stage, and it was from an SME; the published supplier is classified as large, so the size statistics and supplier classification differ. The tender contained one completed lot. An award amendment records that the agreed amount was incorrect, while the published award value is £179,000 net and £214,800 gross. The award is active.

This procurement is useful market evidence for immigration law practices monitoring local-authority demand. The buyer selected a specialist legal services supplier through a limited competition, indicating that firms need a clear immigration advice capability and the capacity to support a council rather than only private clients. Relevant competitors would be established solicitors’ practices able to organise advice and case support at the scale of a continuing public service, with sufficient staffing, professional systems and experience of public-sector requirements. The single-bid outcome shows that this type of requirement may attract a narrow field, while the appointed supplier’s large-business classification indicates that larger firms can compete. Smaller specialist practices may still be relevant where they can demonstrate dependable service capacity and appropriate immigration expertise.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Immigration Legal Advice Service

Notice Description

Immigration Legal Advice Service Support

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d850
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/072513-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - limited competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

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
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£179,000 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
31 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
1 Jul 20263 months ago
Contract Period
1 Aug 2026 - 31 Jan 2028 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
LONDON BOROUGH OF HAVERING
Contact Name
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Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Buyer Location

Locality
ROMFORD
Postcode
RM1 3BB
Postcode Area
Romford
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI5 Outer London - East and North East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI52 Barking & Dagenham and Havering
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Havering
Electoral Ward
St Edward's
Westminster Constituency
Romford

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

RakLAW Solicitors

Further Information

Notice Documents

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