--- title: "Immigration Advice and Services to NRPF Families" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-02c9bf" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-02c9bf" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-02c9bf.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-02c9bf.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "LONDON BOROUGH OF NEWHAM" published: "2021-07-19" --- # Immigration Advice and Services to NRPF Families Buyer: LONDON BOROUGH OF NEWHAM Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02c9bf [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-02c9bf) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-02c9bf.json) ## Summary 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. ## Notice 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. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016978-2021 | | 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 | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 19 Jul 2021 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 31 Aug 2021 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £76,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planned | | Lots status | Planned | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | LONDON BOROUGH OF NEWHAM | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | Not specified | | Postcode | N/A | | Country | Not specified | | ITL 1 | Not specified | | ITL 2 | Not specified | | ITL 3 | Not specified | | Local authority | Not specified | | Electoral ward | Not specified | | Westminster constituency | Not specified | | Delivery location | TLI41 Hackney and Newham | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ### Codes - 79100000 - Legal services ## Release History - 19 Jul 2021 at 16:55 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016978-2021 ## Notice URLs - http://www.newham.gov.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-02c9bf. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-02c9bf.json.