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Provision of Independent Visa & Immigration Advice and Support

National Oceanography Centre

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14 Oct 2026 at 11:24

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The National Oceanography Centre (NOC) appointed a legal services provider for ad hoc UK visa and immigration advice and support. The work covers advice on immigration routes, sponsor licence compliance, immigration legislation and related visa and immigration queries. This is specialist legal advisory work, delivered for NOC in the United Kingdom. NOC is the buying organisation; the appointed provider is Burges Salmon LLP, based in Bristol. The requirement is focused on immigration advice for NOC rather than general legal services.

The procurement is complete and the contract is active. NOC used a below-threshold limited competition. Burges Salmon LLP was awarded the contract, signed on 18 September 2026, for £31,200 excluding VAT (£37,440 including VAT). The contract runs from 18 September 2026 to 31 August 2027, with an option at NOC’s discretion to extend it by up to a further 12 months, to 30 August 2028. The procurement was organised as one lot. The award record identifies legal advisory services, but gives no separate scoring or evaluation criteria.

For this buyer’s future requirement, a credible competitor would need specialist UK immigration-law expertise and the capacity to provide ad hoc advice across immigration routes, sponsor licence compliance, legislation and individual visa-related queries. The selected supplier was a large legal firm, suggesting that an established legal-services provider able to respond across this range is relevant to the requirement. Firms with a focused immigration practice and experience advising organisations on sponsor obligations and UK immigration matters would be well placed to compete when comparable support is next required. The work is a defined advisory service for the National Oceanography Centre, rather than a broad programme of legal support.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Provision of Independent Visa & Immigration Advice and Support

Notice Description

NOC has appointed a specialist legal services provider to provide ad hoc UK visa and immigration advice and support. The services include advice on immigration routes, sponsor licence compliance, immigration legislation and related visa and immigration queries.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-07874e
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/096901-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details 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

79111000 - Legal advisory services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£31,200 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
14 Oct 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
18 Sep 2026 - 31 Aug 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
National Oceanography Centre
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
SOUTHAMPTON
Postcode
SO14 3ZH
Postcode Area
Southampton
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ32 Southampton
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Southampton
Electoral Ward
Bargate
Westminster Constituency
Southampton Itchen

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Burges Salmon LLP

Further Information

Notice Documents

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