RFP QuestBeta
OpenStage · planning

Home Office

Market testing for Home Office English Language Testing (HOELT) services

Business ServicesCPV 75110000
Value£1130.0m
Deadline
Published28 Aug 2024
RegionNationwide
Who to contact
HOELT Commercial Team
HOELT2024@homeoffice.gov.uk

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

Contract value in context
£1130.0mtotal contract value
median £400k
this tender£0£1220.4m

This is a large award for Government & Public Administration — above three-quarters of comparable contracts. Based on 5,438 valued Government & Public Administration tenders in our corpus.

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The brief

This notice is to introduce market engagement for the testing of a new delivery model for provision of English Language Testing services and gain an understanding of the products, services, and innovations available in the market.

UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) is seeking input from the market to build a business case to inform future specifications to ensure that the service is delivered with the highest current levels of security, integrity and customer satisfaction.

This market data gathering will include but not be limited to testing the feasibility of potential procurement options and the market's capacity and capability for delivery.

Secure English Language Testing is currently delivered by multiple concessionaires who are responsible for providing their version of the test, test facilities, and all associated services.

The Home Office is planning to move away from a concession model and contract directly with suppliers.

The service is also planned to be disaggregated into two service lines: 1) The development, evaluation and ongoing support of a Home Office branded test to be used globally for all HOELTs, and 2) The facilitation of tests globally, including a customer booking platform, test centre provision, invigilation, and ID-verification.

The two services will be lotted as outlined below.

The contract value is an estimate only, developed using estimated test volumes, and is therefore subject to change.

The content of this PIN, including the nature of works, services and estimated value, may be subject to change.

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

01

UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) is seeking

UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) is seeking input from the market to build a business case to inform future specifications to ensure that the service is delivered with the highest current levels of security, integrity and customer satisfaction.

02

Secure English Language Testing is currently delivered

Secure English Language Testing is currently delivered by multiple concessionaires who are responsible for providing their version of the test, test facilities, and all associated services.

Derived from the notice text — always confirm against the original documents.

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Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0495f8
Stage
planning · Planning
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
027422-2024
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