Notice Information
Notice Title
Provision of Qualification Equivalency and English Proficiency Assessment Services (UK ENIC)
Notice Description
The Provision of Qualification Equivalency and English Proficiency Assessment Services for UK Visa & Nationality (UKVN) service within Home Office
Lot Information
UK ENIC
This service will evaluate and assure evidence from customers who hold International educational qualifications. This service will also check and assure International educational qualifications for equivalency to UK educational standards and levels, assuring the credibility and authenticity of the certificate and qualifications as required under Home Office immigration policy as part of a UK visa application process acting through UK Visas and Immigration. The Home Office (HO) UK Visa & Nationality (UKVN) service is underpinned by the UK National Information Centre (UK ENIC) in line with the Department for Education (DfE) obligations under the Lisbon Recognition Convention and the Global Convention
Options: Option to extend for an additional 2 years (1+1) following the initial 5 year contract term.
UK Visa Recognition of Professional Qualifications verification serviceThe Secretary of State for the Home Department, acting through UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI), is the Authority procuring the UK Visa Recognition of Professional Qualifications verification service. This service will evaluate and assure evidence from customers who hold International educational qualifications. The service will also check and assure International educational qualifications for equivalency to UK educational standards and levels, assuring the credibility and authenticity of the certificate and qualifications submitted
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04027d
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007038-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Planning, 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
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
75 - Administration, defence and social security services
80 - Education and training services
-
- CPV Codes
75130000 - Supporting services for the government
80400000 - Adult and other education services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £50,000,000 £10M-£100M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £53,708,521 £10M-£100M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 21 Feb 20251 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 29 Jan 2024Expired
- Award Date
- 22 Nov 20241 years ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled, Planned
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- HOME OFFICE
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Lisa Griffiths
- Contact Email
- david.bussey@education.gov.uk, lisa.griffiths1@homeoffice.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 2070354848, +44 3700002288
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- SW1P 3BT
- 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
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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