Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Home Office
London
Contact
MBEB Procurement Team
MBEBProcurementTeam@homeoffice.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/home-office/about/procurement
one.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority
one.5) Main activity
Public order and safety
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
UKVI BUSINESS MIGRATION ENDORSING BODIES
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 72221000 - Business analysis consultancy services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
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
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £3,500,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 79412000 - Financial management consultancy services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
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.
two.2.14) 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,
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
25 February 2022
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) 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, subject to interested parties signing a confidentiality (Non Disclosure) agreement first.
Any organisation intending to submit an expression of interest must be registered as a supplier with the Home office eSourcing Portal. To register, visit the portal's login page at https://homeoffice.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html. Technical assistance on use of the e-Sourcing Suite can be accessed via the same website.
It should also be noted that the Authority through the Project Team intends to facilitate a Supplier Open Day which is currently planned for early November 2021. The Authority will also, if requested, facilitate the communication of an organisation’s details to other prospective bidders who may not want to bid in their own right but may be interested in bidding to supply the services via either a joint venture or sub-contract arrangement.
The Contract Notice is expected to be published in early 2022.
In the meantime, please e-mail your interest in the project with your contact details and any queries to the project team using the email address in section I.1 above. Further information and relevant instructions will be provided at that point