Official UK procurement notice
Independent Legal Advice in Barnsley
Authority: Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council (Local council)
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Yorkshire & Humber (UKE3)
Awarded value£68,600published contract · exc. VAT · 1 inc.-VAT-only award not summed · operator revenue, not the authority's budget
Awarded 15 Jan 2026no call for competition
Awarded to South Yorkshire Refugee Law and Justice2 awards
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionBarnsley Metropolitan Borough Council (the Council) has procured a contract for the provision of an IAA-accredited service to provide independent legal advice to all residents of Barnsley. The aims of the service will be to: Provide independent mlegal advice to people in Barnsley, helping the community access support in order to prevent destitution and homelessness, while promoting independence and well-being.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - without competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Concession
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 21 Jan 2026, 09:04 GMT
- Last source update
- 21 Jan 2026, 09:04 GMT
- Authority reference
103891- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-005088- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-060a90Find a Tender
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Contract details notice published21 Jan 2026, 09:04 GMTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 2
Awarded value £68,6001 contract exc. VAT · 1 published inc. VAT only, not summed
Contracts signed 2latest 15 Jan 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Yorkshire Refugee Law and JusticeVCSE | £68,600 † | — | Awarded |
| South Yorkshire Refugee Law and JusticeVCSE | £82,320 inc. VAT † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Independent Legal Advice in Barnsley · South Yorkshire Refugee Law and JusticeVCSE
- Signed
- 15 Jan 2026
- Value
- £68,600
- Period
- 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2027
- Status
- active
5 agreed KPIs: • Clients seen · • Follow-up casework (anonymised) · Referrals Made …
- • Clients seen, Electronic recording of numbers (anonymised).
- • Follow-up casework (anonymised), Including the number of hours worked.
- Referrals Made, Number of referrals made to other services, i.e. food bank.
- Referrals Received, The total number of referrals received (including type of referral).
- Outcomes, Number of cases closed where destitution is prevented.
Contract 2 · South Yorkshire Refugee Law and JusticeVCSE
- Signed
- 15 Jan 2026
- Value
- £82,320 inc. VAT
- Period
- 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2027
- Status
- active
5 agreed KPIs: Clients seen · • Follow-up casework (anonymised) · Number of Referrals …
- Clients seen, Electronic recording of numbers (anonymised).
- • Follow-up casework (anonymised), Including the number of hours worked.
- Number of Referrals, Number of referrals made to other services, i.e. food bank.
- Number of Referrals, The total number of referrals received (including
- Outcomes, Number of cases closed where destitution is prevented.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- South Yorkshire Refugee Law and JusticeAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender