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title: "Erasmus+ Government Authorised Exchange Visa Sponsor"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-064e9a"
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# Erasmus+ Government Authorised Exchange Visa Sponsor

Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-064e9a

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## Summary

The Department for Education is currently in the Tender stage of procuring an overarching sponsor for the Erasmus+ Government Authorised Exchange Visa, aimed at facilitating inbound mobilities to the UK for supernumerary work placements. The procurement process is being conducted under an open procedure with a total estimated value of £12,118,000. The tender, with a submission deadline of 26 May 2026, focuses on services within administrative and educational support, catering to activities related to traineeships and various assignments. The process emphasises opportunities for Small to Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs), Voluntary, Community, and Social Enterprises (VCSEs) and consortia. It is spearheaded out of London, United Kingdom, underlining the strategic importance of compliance with Home Office requirements for the visa scheme.

This tender offers promising opportunities for businesses specialising in administrative, educational, and support services. With the Department for Education keen to include a broad range of enterprises, businesses, particularly SMEs and VCSEs, find an excellent opportunity to collaborate in consortia or tender individually. This contract, which includes future extension options, could serve as a significant growth catalyst for service providers in business operations, administration, call centres, customer support, and travel services, offering avenues to enhance market presence and reputation. The focus on quality and pricing ensures that competitive bidders with robust services and efficiency are positioned well to succeed.

## Notice

On 17 December, the UK and the European Commission reached an agreement in principle for the UK to associate to Erasmus+ in 2027. Erasmus+ is the European Union's flagship programme to support education, training, youth, and sport in Europe and beyond, with an overall estimated budget of EUR26.2 billion for the period 2021-27. It is a grant funding scheme offering a broad range of opportunities for learners and staff across the education, training, youth, and sport sectors. Procurement of a Visa Sponsor Separately, the Department is seeking to procure an overarching sponsor to issue Certificates of Sponsorship and ensure compliance with Home Office requirements for a new Erasmus+ Government Authorised Exchange (Temporary Work) visa scheme, for inbound mobilities to the UK where participants are undertaking supernumerary work placements such as traineeships, teacher assignments or training assignments. The DfE is keen to maximise opportunities to participate in procurement for Small to Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) and Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprises (VCSEs). Consideration will also be given to consortia and collaborative bids from all forms of organisations.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: Up to 12 month extension options, which can be applied at the Department's discretion.

### Planning Information

**THIS PMEN NOTICE IS TO NOTIFY SUPPLIERS OF A POTENTIAL UPCOMING REQUIREMENT THAT WE ANTICIPATE COULD BE ADVERTISED **
For the purposes of this notice, we have listed the Department for Education as the contracting authority for any awarded contract.
We are looking to understand the market available to deliver our potential requirements, so that we can better understand how we may structure our requirements and develop our strategy. All details in this PMEN are subject to being updated or changed in the tender notice.
This PMEN does not signify the commencement of any procurement process and does not constitute any commitment by the Department for Education.
This is a Preliminary Market Engagement Notice (PMEN) for information purposes only. It is not a formal invitation to tender. You will need to respond to any tender notice that may be issued in order to be considered for any upcoming contract.
The PMEN fulfils the requirement for a Preliminary Market Engagement Notice to be issued under the Procurement Act 2023.
We will be holding a virtual supplier event on 24th February 2026. Please see below for details.
How to engage
There will be an introductory market engagement webinar via Microsoft Teams at 11am 24th February 2026, which will run for approximately 60 minutes.
The purpose of the event is to:
Provide an overview of the responsibility of a GAE visa sponsor.
Provide indicative timelines, and thinking of the department on the procurement process.
Gather feedback on the design (including timelines) and scope of the tender.
We would encourage the attendance of interested suppliers at the market engagement event. We are keen to speak to as many organisations as possible to allow the market to shape our thinking and to ensure that the requirements of any invitation to tender that we may issue are deliverable.
Jaggaer
All communication and information will be released through Jaggaer. All information from the day, including Q&A, will be made available via Jaggaer to those who are unable to attend.
To participate in this opportunity and register your organisation’s interest in attending the webinar, please register for an account and view the “current opportunities” page at Jaggaer https://education.app.jaggaer.com and search for: “project_ project_10326 - Erasmus+ Temporary Worker Visa Sponsorship Services
Once you have located project_ 10326, please confirm your interest by selecting “Express Interest” to receive full access to the opportunity. All relevant documentation will be made available in the Data Room, which can be accessed via the “Buyer Attachments” section, under “ITT Details”.
Please note, you must answer the question within the “My Response” section and submit your response to ensure registration at the webinar. You can then use the messaging function to provide attendee details.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034267-2026 |
| Notice type | UK4 - Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning, Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 15 Apr 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 26 May 2026 |
| Future notice date | 15 Apr 2026 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 31 Aug 2026 - 30 Dec 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £12,118,000 |
| Lots value | £12,118,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1P 3BT |
| 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

- 63 - Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services
- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
- 75 - Administration, defence and social security services
- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 63515000 - Travel services
- 72253000 - Helpdesk and support services
- 72253100 - Helpdesk services
- 75100000 - Administration services
- 75112000 - Administrative services for business operations
- 75121000 - Administrative educational services
- 75125000 - Administrative services related to tourism affairs
- 79342300 - Customer services
- 79512000 - Call centre
- 79994000 - Contract administration services

## Release History

- 15 Apr 2026 at 13:18 - TenderUpdate - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034267-2026
- 15 Apr 2026 at 10:03 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034076-2026
- 15 Apr 2026 at 09:52 - Planning - UK3 - Planned Procurement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034073-2026
- 12 Feb 2026 at 10:15 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012713-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034267-2026
  15th April 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034076-2026
  15th April 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034073-2026
  15th April 2026 - Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012713-2026
  12th February 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://education.app.jaggaer.com
- https://education.app.jaggaer.comProject_10326
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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