# Procurement of Immigration Telephone Advice Services \(ITA Services\) in England and Wales from 1 September 2019

> A sourced UK public sector contract award published by LEGAL AID AGENCY.

## Key facts

- Buyer: [LEGAL AID AGENCY](/buyers/the-legal-aid-agency/contract-awards)
- Supplier: Optimus Law Ltd
- Award value: £0
- Tender value: £190,000
- Award date: 31 May 2019
- Published: 1 August 2019
- Contract start: 1 September 2019
- Contract end: 31 August 2020
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 337a8183-e6cb-4d76-a1f7-45886d90824c-300547
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-fa1e3302-242b-43c2-a6ce-6367529c3a18

## Description

"The LAA invited applicants who held an existing Legal Aid Contract to submit a tender for the Immigration Telephone Advice \(ITA\) Contract \("the Contract"\)\. The ITA services provide non-means tested telephone-based legal advice on immigration matters to members of the public who are detained in police custody in England and Wales\. In the context of this procurement, the LAA awarded a single contract to an applicant who could deliver the ITA services from 1 September 2019 to 31 August 2020\. The Contract contains a right for the LAA to extend the Contract from 1 September 2020 for a further period of 9 months\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/337a8183-e6cb-4d76-a1f7-45886d90824c-300547)