Immigration Advice and Support Service

Published date: 11 February 2025

Contract summary

Industry

Health and social work services - 85000000

Location of contract

England

Value of contract

£175,000

Procurement reference

HACK001-DN762746-21827963

Published date

11 February 2025

Closing date

13 March 2025

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 August 2025

Contract end date

31 July 2028

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Other

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

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Description

The London Borough of Hackney Children & Families Service is pleased to invite bids from suitably qualified organisations for the supply of a Immigration Advice and Support service.

The Service will be provided through casework support, specialist immigration advice and/or second-tier advice and signposting. The service works with families who have no recourse to public funds who are in receipt of section 17 support from Hackney Children and Families Services, in order to support the timely resolution of their immigration issues.

We will be seeking to engage a specialist organisation who will provide a worker who is qualified at OISC level 1 or above for a minimum of 2.5 days per week, to provide casework support, specialist immigration advice, and/or second-tier advice and signposting to families that are referred to them by the Council's No Recourse to Public Funds Team.

The Contract will be awarded for three (3) years starting 01st August 2025 with an option to extend for up to a further 2 years in increments of one year.

The Council anticipates that the Transfer of Undertakings (TUPE) may apply to this contract. TUPE Information will be made available upon request.

The Council is undertaking this tender process via its electronic (e) tendering portal, the London Tenders Portal [LTP]. Tender documents may be obtained by download from the LTP.

The closing date for expressions of interest is Thursday 13th March 2025 12pm Midday

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More information

Links

https://procontract.due-north.com/Procurer/Advert/AdvertSummary?projectId=795df975-3de6-ef11-8134-005056b64545&projectStepId=7f5df975-3de6-ef11-8134-005056b64545

Immigration Advice and Support Service

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How to apply

Follow the instructions given in the description or the more information section.

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About the buyer

Contact name

Claudette Lewis

Address

Hackney Service Centre
1 Hillman Street
Hackney
E8 1DY
United Kingdom

Telephone

+44 2083563000

Email

claudette.lewis@hackney.gov.uk

Website

http://www.hackney.gov.uk

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