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title: "Specialist Immigration Advice Services (SIAS)"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-069f50"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "GREATER LONDON AUTHORITY (GLA)"
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# Specialist Immigration Advice Services (SIAS)

Buyer: GREATER LONDON AUTHORITY (GLA)  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-069f50

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## Summary

The Greater London Authority (GLA) is in the planning phase to procure Specialist Immigration Advice Services (SIAS) with an aim to contribute to the Mayor's Rough Sleeping Plan of Action. The tender, managed by the GLA in collaboration with Transport for London, focuses on delivering essential immigration advice to support the prevention and resolution of rough sleeping in London. The procurement process is expected to commence between April and July 2027, encompassing 4 to 5 London sub-regions. A preliminary market engagement stage is being conducted from 8th to 18th June 2026, inviting feedback to refine service models and ensure they're effective and sustainable. The total projected contract value extends up to £31.9 million, under a 'services' category involving a competitive flexible procedure.

This procurement offers significant business growth opportunities, particularly for companies involved in legal, immigration, or social support services. Organisations with expertise in these fields and experience in flexible service delivery models could greatly benefit. The contract supports small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprises (VCSEs), making it accessible to a range of business types capable of innovating in service provision. By addressing immigration-related challenges for homeless individuals, businesses can play a transformative role in tackling rough sleeping while capitalising on a long-term government contract.

## Notice

The Greater London Authority (GLA) is preparing to procure Specialist Immigration Advice Services (SIAS). This commissioning process presents a vital opportunity to reshape the future of rough sleeping services to achieve the Mayor's Rough Sleeping Plan of Action (https://www.london.gov.uk/programmes-strategies/housing-and-land/mayors-priorities-londons-housing-and-land/homelessness/services-people-experiencing-homelessness-including-sleeping-rough/mayors-rough-sleeping-plan-action) with the ambitious goal of ending rough sleeping in London by 2030. We are seeking to transform service delivery models to enable rough sleeping prevention alongside targeted and sustainable routes off the streets. The Specialist Immigration Advice Services will provide specialist immigration advice for single adults sleeping rough, and those at risk of rough sleeping, who need support to clarify and/or regularise their immigration status so they can in turn prevent or end their rough sleeping. The services will support 4 or 5 of the London Sub-regions - to be determined - and will form an essential element of London's preventative and responsive rough sleeping support system for homeless single migrants. The dates are indicative at this stage, with the intention being for the contract to commence between April and July 2027.

### Planning Information

A Preliminary Market Engagement Questionnaire will be open to engage all relevant organisations, including prospective referring agencies and suppliers of Specialist Immigration Advice Services (SIAS) and seek their input on: 
• Contract structures to enable practical and flexible delivery and demonstrate value for money. 
• Service innovations including specific interventions and revised delivery models to improve outcomes. 
• Challenges and opportunities within the operating environment to achieve high performing services and maximise efficiencies. 
• Pricing model options, including approaches to incorporating Legal Aid to support sustainable and effective delivery. 
A SIAS prospectus should be obtained and read before responding to the questionnaire. The prospectus can be obtained by emailing SOCIALIMPACTINITIATIVES@tfl.gov.uk. 
If you have insights, experience, or proposals that could inform the design of future services, please complete our questionnaire https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/DJNpEfiPkw 
This will be available from 11 am on Monday 8th June until 17:00 on Thursday 18th June. 
If you experience any issues accessing or completing the form, or have specific questions about the engagement process, please contact us via email at: SOCIALIMPACTINITIATIVES@tfl.gov.uk 
The first section of the questionnaire is open to all relevant organisations and it will gather broad feedback on how similar currently grant funded services are working and help inform the design of the future procured service model, ensuring it meets the needs of both clients and the wider support system. 
For those respondents that indicate an interest in bidding, a second section of the questionnaire will open which will focus on supplier specific issues, including potential enablers and barriers to commissioning and delivery. 
Please note that the values indicated in this notice reflect the provisional total value of all possible lots for up to 6 years, including potential use of options in the contracts for up to 50% of the core value. For the annual value please see the prospectus.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/053633-2026 |
| Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Competitive flexible procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 8 Jun 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 1 Oct 2026 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2027 - 31 Mar 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £26,608,212 |
| 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 | GREATER LONDON AUTHORITY (GLA) |
| Additional buyers | TRANSPORT FOR LONDON |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | East London |
| Postcode | E16 1ZE |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East |
| ITL 3 | TLI41 Hackney and Newham |
| Local authority | Newham |
| Electoral ward | Stratford Olympic Park |
| Westminster constituency | Stratford and Bow |
| Delivery location | TLI London |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79110000 - Legal advisory and representation services
- 79140000 - Legal advisory and information services

## Release History

- 8 Jun 2026 at 08:58 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/053633-2026
- 21 May 2026 at 13:17 - Planning - UK1 - Pipeline Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/047144-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/053633-2026
  8th June 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/047144-2026
  21st May 2026 - Pipeline notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/DJNpEfiPkw
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- https://www.london.gov.uk/programmes-strategies/housing-and-land/mayors-priorities-londons-housing-and-land/homelessness/services-people-experiencing-homelessness-including-sleeping-rough/mayors-rough-sleeping-plan-action

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