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ITT ref 2841: Invitation to Tender Notice for DfE: The UK ENIC Service & Adjacent Services and for Home Office: The Provision of Qualification Equivalency and English Proficiency Assessment Services

Department for Education
Open procedure
22 January 2025 to 30 November 2029

The contract involves operating the UK National Information Centre (UK ENIC) and providing qualification equivalency services for the Home Office and Department for Education. Key activities include maintaining databases for qualification and English proficiency, operating a contact centre, issuing statements of comparability, and performing identity and provenance verification for visa applicants. The service supports the Lisbon Recognition Convention and requires managing high-volume case complexities, website maintenance, and ad-hoc advisory services for early years and teaching regulation sectors.

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Awarded value: £20.7m; As published
Published: 9 April 2024; Contracts Finder
Awarded: 22 January 2025; Ecctis Ltd
Contract length: 58 months; Ends 30 November 2029

What the buyer is asking for

Provision of international qualification recognition, equivalency assessment, and English proficiency verification services for government immigration and education policy requirements.

Category: General public services

Lifecycle

Publishedon Contracts Finder
9 April 2024
Contract awardedto Ecctis Ltd
22 January 2025
Contract starts
22 January 2025
Contract ends
30 November 2029

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Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/309399/itt-ref-2841-invitation-to-tender-notice-for-dfe-the-uk-enic-service-and-adjacen
Buyer reference: tender_299740/1454440
Open contracting ID: ocds-b5fd17-f88d42a9-e165-46f2-bd06-a0f98a4e9ca0
Source: Contracts Finder
Last checked: 12 October 2026

Department for Education. ITT ref 2841: Invitation to Tender Notice for DfE: The UK ENIC Service & Adjacent Services and for Home Office: The Provision of Qualification Equivalency and English Proficiency Assessment Services. Contract award, 9 April 2024. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/309399/itt-ref-2841-invitation-to-tender-notice-for-dfe-the-uk-enic-service-and-adjacen (accessed 12 October 2026).