Find a TenderPast planning noticePreliminary market engagement notice
Published 31 Jul 2025, 11:24 BST

Official UK procurement notice

NRPF Immigration Advice · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Liverpool City Council (Local council)

ServicesAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Planned pipeline value£200,000pipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected Date not publishedfrom the planned procurement notice
Contract term 2 yrsends 12 Feb 2028 · up to 12 Feb 2029 with extensions · starts 13 Feb 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Liverpool City Council are looking to engage immigration legal advice providers to provide legal representation to residents who do not have recourse to public funds owing to the condition of their immigration status, and are being supported by the Council either due to their care and support needs or for factors related to their housing.

This will work in tandem with a newly recruited No Recourse to Public Funds (NRPF) team within the Council who will manage the referral pathways to the provider. The overall aim is to support the resident to progress their immigration status to a point where they do have access to public funds and therefore improving their own personal situation and alleviate pressure on the Council.

CPV: Legal advisory and representation services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1PlannedRenewal 2 yrsSMEVCSE
Contract period: 13 Feb 2026 – 12 Feb 2028 (2 yrs) · up to 12 Feb 2029 with extensions
Delivery: North WestEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: Extension options published

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Past planning notice
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
31 Jul 2025, 11:24 BST
Last source update
31 Jul 2025, 11:24 BST
Authority reference
PR1125 DN784567
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-044656
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Legal advisory and representation services
Delivery area
North West (UKD72)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0569fa Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

31 Jul 2025 → 13 Feb 2026 · 3 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    31 Jul 2025, 11:24 BST
  2. Market engagement
    22 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST

    The purpose of this Preliminary Market Engagement Notice is to enable Liverpool City Council (LCC) to:

    Engage with the supply market to assess the level of interest.

    Understand the key aspects of service delivery.

    Understand the contractual models and solutions that are available.

    Explore innovative ways to enable the Council to deliver its statutory obligations and reduce costs.

    This is an excellent opportunity for the providers to provide their input. If you wish to engage, please complete and return the PME Questionnaire which can be accessed via the link below:

    procontract.due-north.com/Login ↗

    The return deadline for the responses is 4pm on 22 August 2025.

    Following receipt and evaluation of completed questionnaire, LCC may contact the interested providers to seek clarification on any elements of the response and/ or request further information.

    If the providers require a clarification on any elements of the preliminary market engagement questionnaire, please send these through the proactis portal by 4pm on 22 August 2025.

  3. Contract starts257 days ago
    13 Feb 2026

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    31 Jul 2025, 11:24 BST
    UK2

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Liverpool City Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PRVY-7813-WLPG Cunard Building, Liverpool, North West, L3 1DSContact name, email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure