---
title: "Provision of Independent Visa & Immigration Advice and Support"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-07874e"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "National Oceanography Centre"
published: "2026-10-14"
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# Provision of Independent Visa & Immigration Advice and Support

Buyer: National Oceanography Centre  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-07874e

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## Summary

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.

## Notice

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.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/096901-2026 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 14 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 18 Sep 2026 - 31 Aug 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £31,200 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | National Oceanography Centre |
| Locality | SOUTHAMPTON |
| Postcode area | Southampton |
| Postcode | SO14 3ZH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight |
| ITL 3 | TLJ32 Southampton |
| Local authority | Southampton |
| Electoral ward | Bargate |
| Westminster constituency | Southampton Itchen |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Burges Salmon LLP |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79111000 - Legal advisory services

## Release History

- 14 Oct 2026 at 11:24 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/096901-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/096901-2026
  14th October 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://noc.ac.uk/
- https://www.burges-salmon.com/
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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