Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
London Borough of Newham
London
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKI41 - Hackney and Newham
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Immigration Advice and Services to NRPF Families
Reference number
Immigration Advice and Services to NRPF Families
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 79100000 - Legal services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
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 £76,000
Please complete and return this market test questionnaire by Monday 2nd August to jason.eustice@newham.gov.uk
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £76,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKI41 - Hackney and Newham
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
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 £76,000.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
1 September 2021
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
Market Test Questionnaire
Name of your Organisation
Address
Name of Key Contact
Position
Phone Number
Is your organisation a:
- Private Sector
- Local authority
- Social Enterprise
- Charity
- Voluntary Community Sector/Third Sector
- Other
Please provide a short introduction to your organisation (150 words max.)
Please respond to the questions provided below:
Question 1
Do you provide impartial immigration advice and casework support to NRPF families who are destitute or at risk of destitution? Please provide us with some information on how you currently do this.
Question 2
Do you have capacity to support the estimated required caseload as outlined above (30-38 families at any one-time, 70-90 families over 12 months)?
Question 3
How do you support your current clients' staff members to better understand and be able to respond to the rights and entitlements of migrants and key immigration issues?
Question 4
Would you be in position to deliver in Newham from 1st September 2021 following a Request For Quotes process during August 2021?
Question 5
Would your organisation be interested in providing a quote for the above service? Yes / No