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title: "UKVI BUSINESS MIGRATION ENDORSING BODIES"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-02eb28"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE HOME OFFICE DEPARTMENT"
published: "2021-10-12"
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# UKVI BUSINESS MIGRATION ENDORSING BODIES

Buyer: THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE HOME OFFICE DEPARTMENT  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02eb28

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## Summary

The Secretary of State for the Home Office Department is planning a tender for "UKVI Business Migration Endorsing Bodies" services, aimed at enhancing immigration pathways for entrepreneurial talent. This procurement falls within the industry category of business analysis consultancy services and is intended to be launched early in 2022, following a Supplier Open Day scheduled for early November 2021. The total budget for this initiative is £3,500,000, and interested suppliers must register with the Home Office eSourcing portal to participate in the tender process.

This tender presents significant opportunities for consultancy firms that specialise in business analysis and financial management services, particularly those with expertise in supporting immigration processes and business start-ups. Companies that can demonstrate capability in assessing business proposals and providing mentorship for prospective entrepreneurs would be well-suited to compete. The procurement process aims to establish commercial relationships with multiple Endorsing Bodies, thus creating a collaborative environment for businesses aiming to contribute to the UK's entrepreneurial landscape.

## Notice

The Home Office is seeking to improve immigration arrangements for entrepreneurial talent from overseas, including further reform of the existing Innovator route. Applicants to the route must have an innovative, viable and scalable business idea which has been endorsed by an approved home office organisation. ( Endorsing bodies ) The service requires Endorsing Bodies to assess the credibility and potential of business proposals and to oversee the successful implementation and delivery of businesses subsequently set up in United Kingdom

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The Home Office is seeking to improve immigration arrangements for entrepreneurial talent from overseas, including further reform of the existing routes. As an example one of the routes (Innovator route) offers a pathway for the worlds brightest and best entrepreneurs looking to come to the UK to establish new and pioneering businesses in the UK with the potential for high and early growth. Applicants to the route must have an innovative, viable and scalable business idea which is supported by an Endorsing Body. The role of Endorsing Bodies in assessing the credibility and potential of business proposals, is key to the effective operation of the routes. The Home Office currently has 56 different Endorsing Bodies, and the purpose of this tendering exercise is to put the endorsing body relationship on a commercial footing allowing the system to be streamlined and scaled to ensure the best candidate business founders are identified and allowing a smooth and efficient process for migrants. The Home Office's intention is to launch a competition early in 2022 to find new provider or providers to deliver Endorsing Bodies services throughout the UK. Bids will be welcomed from single organisations, and it is the intention that a number of single contracts will be awarded. The number of Endorsing Bodies taken on to the route will be dictated by the quality and number of bids. There is potential for the service requirement in respect of the role of Endorsing Bodies in supporting business migration to expand beyond current arrangements, and further information about this will be provided in due course. Indicative timescales are of competition launch in early 2022, these dates are indicative only, and may be subject to change. Following the publication of this PIN, there will be a Supplier Event in order to engage with potential bidders and provide further information, and to afford prospective bidders an opportunity to ask questions. Additional information: Prospective suppliers are invited to express an interest in the provision of services by e-mailing the project at the address given at section I.1. of this notice. The Authority uses an eSourcing toolkit to enable its sourcing activities to be conducted over the internet. Further documentation will be made available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge via the eSourcing portal,

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/025531-2021 |
| Notice type | Planning Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 12 Oct 2021 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 25 Feb 2022 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £3,500,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planned |
| Lots status | Planned |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE HOME OFFICE DEPARTMENT |
| Locality | 2 MARSHAM STREET LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1P 4DF |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | St James's |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 72221000 - Business analysis consultancy services
- 79412000 - Financial management consultancy services

## Release History

- 12 Oct 2021 at 21:45 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/025531-2021

## Notice URLs

- https://homeoffice.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html
- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/home-office/about/procurement

## Provenance

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