NACOSA seeks the services of a reputable legal service provider to provide a legal opinion on suspension of services or the barring the access to services under the People who Use Drugs (PWUD) programme. Deliverables: A legal opinion from a legal service provider on the suspension of programmes for People who Use Drugs (PWUD) specifically related to harm reduction and needle and syringe services and/or attempt to bar PWUD’s access to harm reduction services. Following deliverables is required from a legal service provider: • A review of other countries’ (international and regional) stance regarding harm reduction and needle and syringe services and assess whether those countries’ possible inclusion of its implementation within their legislation, policies and guidelines. Particular focus on access to services for people under age of 18 years old; • Completion of desktop research on the authority of South African government (national, provincial and local) to suspend healthcare services that are supported by national policy and the Constitution. This should include review of South African national policies, guidelines and legislation referring to harm reduction services and needle and syringe programmes; • NACOSA have cases where district officials and community bodies have suspended harm reduction needle and syringe programmes or attempted to bar the access to harm reduction services for certain cohorts of the PWUD such as injectors younger than 18 years old. Thus, interviews to be conducted with those affected by the suspension of needle and syringe and other services by community and government officials, to determine the harm inflicted on the individual/s and the community; • A report completed on insights provided from the interviews, with an assessment of particular rights affected by the suspension and restitutions available to those individuals affected; • Compilation of a legal opinion for potential use towards strategic litigation; • Advisement of legal process to be followed in future, should the programme be threatened with suspension or PWUD’s access to services are challenged. (Tender №105492059)