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English Language and Employment Support for Ukrainian and Hong Kong BN(O)s

MINISTRY OF HOUSING, COMMUNITIES & LOCAL GOVERNMENT

This public procurement record has 6 releases in its history.

Implementation

30 Sep 2026 at 12:17

UK9 - Contract Performance Notice
Implementation

16 Jun 2026 at 11:47

UK9 - Contract Performance Notice
Implementation

08 Apr 2026 at 10:39

UK9 - Contract Performance Notice
Award

14 Oct 2025 at 15:08

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Award

22 Jul 2025 at 09:10

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

23 May 2025 at 13:23

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government commissioned English-language tuition and employment support for Ukrainian and Hong Kong BN(O) learners across England. The programme is designed to help participants overcome barriers to work or progress into better-paid roles. It includes initial English and employment-needs assessments, tailored support plans, flexible virtual language classes, one-to-one check-ins and end-of-course assessment leading to an English certificate. Tuition covers reading, writing, speaking and listening, with language support tailored to professional fields such as healthcare and education. Employment support includes help with CVs, applications and interview practice, recognition of relevant existing qualifications, job-search signposting and preparation for self-employment. The programme also provides access to paid vocational or technical training to a recognised standard. Delivery covers England’s North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East and South West.

The procurement has been awarded and the contract is active. The Central British Fund for World Jewish Relief was selected as supplier. The award was made on 18 July 2025, and the contract was signed on 29 September 2025. Its recorded contract period runs from 29 September 2025 to 9 October 2026, with optional extensions of up to two further years, subject to funding, approvals, requirements and supplier performance. The contract value is £12.48 million excluding VAT (£14.976 million including VAT). This was a single-lot open procedure. Eight valid bids were received. The award used a most advantageous tender approach, assessing the relationship between suppliers’ quality scores and price through a price-per-quality-point model; technical response carried the full stated weighting. The original tender submission deadline was 20 June 2025.

This contract demonstrates demand for a provider able to combine intensive, flexible online English teaching with practical employment services for refugee and migrant learners across England. A credible competitor would need capacity to assess and support a large, geographically dispersed cohort, including learners with different starting language levels and employment needs. The delivery model calls for language teaching alongside individual or group employability sessions, with the ability to support professional qualification recognition, job applications, interview preparation and self-employment. Providers would also need to monitor attendance and learning, assess progress against recognised English levels, and organise course-end assessment and certification. The buyer’s evaluation placed the full stated weighting on technical response and compared quality with price, so a strong operational plan and demonstrable ability to deliver measurable learner and employment outcomes would be central to competing when this requirement next reaches market.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

English Language and Employment Support for Ukrainian and Hong Kong BN(O)s

Notice Description

Scope/ Key Deliverables The programme is a priority for the Ministry. The Supplier will need to deliver at pace the following three objectives: Objective 1: To assess learners' initial English Language skills and identify barriers to entering the employment market, or into higher paid roles, and develop tailored support plans. Measure of Success 1: For 90% of all students to have a tailored support plan which identifies barriers to employment with agreed steps to reducing these barriers. For 85% of all students that have completed the course to report that employment support sessions were helpful, at the point of their completion of the course (to be determined by exit survey). Objective 2: To provide English Language tuition to up to 4,000 individuals comprising of 50% Ukrainians and 50% HK BN(O)s, of which two thirds are unemployed and one third are in low-paid employment. Measure of Success 2: For all eligible learners to have improved by at least half a level of Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) qualification compared to their baseline at the start of the programme. Objective 3: To provide high-quality, individualised employability support to up to 4,000 Ukrainians and HK BN(O)s in parallel to providing English Language classes. For English Language Provision: Provide virtual intensive English language lessons of up to 20 hours a week as a minimum, delivered flexibly to suit the cohort's needs and a less intensive option of 3 days a week. This will include (but is not limited to): 1. Assessing students English learning needs. 2. Helping students improve reading, writing, speaking and listening in English aimed to enable them to access the employment market. 3. Providing specific language skills for those seeking employment in specific professional employment e.g., healthcare and education professions. 4. One to one support including regular check-ins to motivate and monitor progress. 5. Regular checks on attendance levels and learning of the English language. 6. End of course assessment leading to English certificate. For Employability Support Employment support should be delivered 1-2 hours per week after week three, increasing in intensity from week seven or fifteen if offering the less intense option. Depending on individual's needs, these sessions may be one-to-one support or provided in group settings. This will include (but is not limited to): 1. Assessing student's employment support needs. 2. Support with seeking recognition of existing professional qualifications where the qualification is relevant to the employment sought. The Supplier will not be expected to fund these but instead support beneficiaries through the application process. 3. Signposting to job boards and/or job opportunities. 4. Support with CV writing and job applications. 5. Undertaking interview practice including providing actionable feedback and role-playing cultural norms around interviewing as needed; 6. Support in preparing for self-employment, including but not limited to, signposting to local entrepreneurship services, and training to understand business, the UK tax system and how to access financial support and start-up capital. 7. Ensure that paid-for vocational and/or technical training is provided to a recognised standard (for example, in-line with qualification levels in England). 8. The supplier should be mindful of other employability schemes

Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: The contract will be for an initial period of 12 months only. There will be the option to extend this contract in yearly increments (+1+1) representing up to two additional years. Any extension to this contract will be subject to requirement, funding, ministerial approval, approval from HMT and the suppliers performance in the initial contract period.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05227e
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/092319-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK9 - Contract Performance Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Large, SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

80 - Education and training services

CPV Codes

80500000 - Training services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£12,480,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
£12,480,000 £10M-£100M
Awards Value
£12,480,000 £10M-£100M
Contracts Value
£12,480,000 £10M-£100M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
30 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
20 Jun 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
18 Jul 20251 years ago
Contract Period
29 Sep 2025 - 9 Oct 2026 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
MINISTRY OF HOUSING, COMMUNITIES & LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON UNITED KINGDOM
Postcode
SW1P 4DF
Postcode Area
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
TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
St James's
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Central British Fund for World Jewish Relief

Further Information

Notice Documents

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