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HO UKVI - Migration Business Endorsing Body Services

HOME OFFICE

This public procurement record has 4 releases in its history.

Award

10 Nov 2022 at 08:32

Tender

24 Mar 2022 at 08:56

TenderUpdate

18 Oct 2021 at 21:45

Planning

12 Oct 2021 at 21:45

Summary of the contracting process

The Home Office has recently awarded a contract for Migration Business Endorsing Body Services. The procurement process involved the Home Office seeking to improve immigration arrangements for entrepreneurial talent from overseas, including reforming existing visa routes. The contract was awarded to Geminus Innovation Limited, Envestors Limited, and UK Endorsement Services. The procurement stage was in the "Award" phase, with a contract value of £9,500,000. The service requires endorsing bodies to assess business proposals and oversee their successful implementation in the United Kingdom.

This tender opportunity can benefit businesses interested in providing consultancy services for business analysis within the immigration sector. Companies specializing in financial management consultancy services and supporting entrepreneurial talent from overseas may find this tender particularly suitable for their expertise. The nature of the contract allows for scalability and potential growth opportunities for businesses involved in the migration and business endorsement services sector.

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Notice Title

HO UKVI - Migration Business Endorsing Body Services

Notice Description

The Home Office is seeking to improve immigration arrangements for entrepreneurial talent from overseas, including further reform of existing visa routes. The service requires Endorsing Bodies to assess the credibility and potential of business and investment proposals and to oversee the successful implementation and delivery of businesses subsequently set up in United Kingdom.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The Authority has customers (Visa Applicants) in the UK who include but are not limited to: * those seeking to extend permissions to work or study in the UK; * those seeking to extend permissions to stay or settle with family; * those seeking to evidence their rights as European Economic Area nationals and family members; and * those progressing from earlier immigration permissions to British nationality. The UK Visa & Immigration (UKV&I) service is responsible for making millions of decisions every year about who has the right to visit or stay in the country, with a firm emphasis on national security and a culture of customer satisfaction for people who come here legally. The business endorsement function services the current UK unsponsored business visa programmes covering a number of business/investment routes. To qualify for a visa, applicants must first obtain an endorsement from an approved endorsing body. Endorsement does not guarantee a visa will be issued, but shows the Visa Applicant and their business, has the support of leading business organisations or higher education providers. The Authority may expand the scope of the migration business Endorsing Body services to accommodate future policy decisions in relation to other visa routes to include, but not be limited, to development of the immigration system's offer for business and innovation focused visa routes. The key service requirements are for endorsing bodies to: * Assess and issue endorsements for visa applicants (Customers); * Stay in contact with the Customer, where the Customer has previously been endorsed, at checkpoints after 12 and 24 months, and report on their progress, and in particular alerting the Authority if they are not satisfied with their progress and performance for the duration of their endorsed leave; * Carry out further endorsements and Checkpoint Monitoring where a Visa Applicant applies for a visa extension; * Issue further endorsements in respect of a Customer's settlement application.

Renewal: Up to an additional three (3) years.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-02eb2a
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031781-2022
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security


CPV Codes

72221000 - Business analysis consultancy services

79412000 - Financial management consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£9,500,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£9,500,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£9,500,000 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
10 Nov 20223 years ago
Submission Deadline
28 Apr 2022Expired
Future Notice Date
25 Feb 2022Expired
Award Date
23 Oct 20223 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
HOME OFFICE
Additional Buyers

THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE HOME OFFICE DEPARTMENT

Contact Name
MBEB Procurement Team
Contact Email
bmebprocurementteam@homeoffice.gov.uk, mbebprocurementteam@homeoffice.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
N/A
Post Town
South West London
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI35 Westminster and City of London
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
St James's
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
3
Supplier Names

ENVESTORS

GEMINUS INNOVATION

UK ENDORSEMENT SERVICES

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