Contract award · 22 Jan 2025

Provision of Qualification Equivalency and English Proficiency Assessment Services

Department for Education awarded “Provision of Qualification Equivalency and English Proficiency…” to Ecctis Limited for £20.7m on 22 Jan 2025.

Public administration & defence servicesLondon

Value £20.7m
WinnerEcctis Limited

Open competition

Open procedure: the contract was advertised and any supplier could submit a bid.

Key facts

Buyer
Department for Education · Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
Value
£20,724,114
Procedure
Open procedure (above threshold)
Sector
Public administration & defence services · General public services (CPV 75110000)
Region
London
Timeline
  1. Contract date22 Jan 2025
  2. Published20 Feb 2025Published 29 days after the contract date

Description

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.

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