Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Qualification Equivalency and English Proficiency Assessment Services (UK ENIC)
Authority: Home Office (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe Provision of Qualification Equivalency and English Proficiency Assessment Services for UK Visa & Nationality (UKVN) service within Home Office
CPV: Adult and other education services · Supporting services for the government
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · no lot values publishedLot #1UK ENICAwarded
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
Lot #2UK Visa Recognition of Professional Qualifications verification servicePlanned
The 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
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (4)
- Technical: 70
- Commercial Price: 20
- price: 100
- Social Value: 10
Published award criteria (4)
- Technical: 70
- Social Value: 10
- Commercial Price: 20
- Price: 100
- Price carries 120 of 200 points: a 10% discount moves about 12 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 21 Sept 2023, 09:46 BST
- Last source update
- 21 Feb 2025, 17:31 GMT
- Authority reference
Contract_15583- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-007038- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04027dFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- —
Timeline
29 Jan 2024 → 21 Feb 2025 · 2 dates- Next notice expected29 Jan 2024
- Notice published21 Feb 2025, 17:31 GMT
Notice history
3 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 18 Dec 2024- Status changed to complete18 Dec 2024, 18:54 GMT
- Procurement method changed18 Dec 2024, 18:54 GMT
- Buyer details updated21 Feb 2025, 17:31 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · UK ENIC2 awards | |||
| Ecctis Ltd | £20,724,114 † | — | Awarded |
| Ecctis LtdUK ENIC Service and Adjacent Services | £32,984,407 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Provision of Qualification Equivalency and English Proficiency Assessment Services (UK ENIC) · Ecctis Ltd
- Signed
- 22 Jan 2025
- Value
- £20,724,114
- Status
- active
UK ENIC Service and Adjacent Services · Ecctis Ltd
- Signed
- 22 Nov 2024
- Value
- £32,984,407
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · UK ENIC | 5bids | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Department for EducationContracting authorityMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsEducation
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Ecctis LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.