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Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom
Publication Ref: (2022/S 000-013421/EN)
Nature of contract: Service contract
Procedure: Not applicable
Type of bid required: Not applicable

Prior information notice without call for competition
Services

This notice is for prior information only
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Official name: Home Office
Postal address: Secretary of State for the Home Office, 2 Marsham Street
Town: London
Postal code: SW1P 4DF
Country: United Kingdom
Contact Person: HOSProcurement@homeoffice.gov.uk
Email: HOSProcurement@homeoffice.gov.uk
Internet address(es):
Main address:

Additional information can be obtained from:
the above mentioned address
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local sub-divisions
I.5) Main activity
Education

Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement:
II.1.1) Title: Immersive English Language Training (IELT)

Reference number: C21730
II.1.2) Main CPV code: 80000000
II.1.3) Type of contract: Services
II.1.4) Short Description:
UK Home Office’s International Directorate is currently engaged, to provide and manage English language (EL) training to specified police and law enforcement sectors.
EL training will initially comprise two phases:
• Overseas testing and general EL training
• Immersive general EL training in UK
Below sets out the requirements for UK-based EL suppliers, tendering to provide immersive general EL training to learners.
Overseas training partner
British Council (BC) has been selected as the overseas training partner for this programme and a contract is in place. By overseas we mean training in the end clients’ home country – the immersive training which forms this procurement is conducting in the UK. This PIN relates exclusively to UK based immersive language training courses conducted in UK language schools in the UK.
Tendering EL suppliers are required to be willing and able to work with BC and other training partners where necessary, to provide a strongly aligned learning experience to learners.
Overseas EL testing and training
Learners selected to undergo EL training will be tested using APTIS, a BC-developed English language proficiency test. The test comprises 5 components (grammar and vocabulary, reading, writing, listening, speaking) with results based on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).
Once tested, learners will undergo up to 6 months’ fulltime general EL training in home country, and on completion of the programme be retested using APTIS.
Immersive general EL training in UK
On completion of overseas EL training, selected learners who have a reached a minimum of CEFR level A2 in final testing, will undergo a period of IELT in UK.
Following IELT in UK, returning learners may be retested using APTIS, for benchmarking purposes and evaluation of learner progression.
Outcomes
On completion of 3 months’ IELT:
• Learners at CEFR A2 level on entry, are expected to have progressed to CEFR B1 level (minimum) on completion of studies
• Learners at CEFR B1 level on entry, are expected to have progressed to CEFR B1+ level (minimum) on completion of studies
Accreditation
Tendering EL suppliers are required to hold British Council accreditation (Accreditation UK) for running EL courses in UK, and provide details of their most recent inspection report.
All bidding suppliers’ instructors must hold the following accreditations:
• ADVANCED – Cambridge DELTA or Trinity Diploma (These are called TEFL-Q qualifications)
II.1.5) Estimated total value:
Value excluding VAT: 4878000 Currency: GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots:
The contract is divided into lots: no
II.2) Description:
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
Main CPV code: 80000000

II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code:
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Home Office would like to invite suppliers to express an interest in a tender to award an immersive English language training framework.
Please note, this request for expressions of interest notice may not result in a future procurement. Should a future tender be conducted, it will not be a prerequisite to suppliers’ participation in the tender process.
II.2.5) Award criteria

II.2.14) Additional information: The contract will be in place for 3 years, giving the total expected maximum overall contract value as £4,878,000.00 over the course of the contract.
This will result in an expected maximum overall contract value of £1,626,00.00 per year.
It should be noted however that some requirements may change so there will be no minimum commitments in this contract.

II.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice:2022-07-08
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement(GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: yes
IV.2) Administrative information

Section VI: Complementary information
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
VI.3) Additional information:
The closing date for expressions of interest is 23.59 Saturday 18th June 2022.
The Authority is planning to do some engagement around mid-June, so please register your interest ASAP to ensure you have the chance to be part of this. Please note all respondents will be required to enter into an NDA
Responding schools should be top ranking British Council accredited schools.
When responding to this notice please could you include the following information:
Evidence of current British Council Accreditation
Evidence of instructor qualifications up
1. Specify whether your organisation can provide all requirements for Option 1
2. Please provide the details of the training available and capacities which meet the requirements of the Home Office as set out above. If an alternative training is available which may be suitable to meet our operational needs, please include the details of this within your expression of interest.
3. Please specify if your organisation is already a preferred supplier with another government department (including if it is on a government framework).
Please email your interest to: HOSProcurement@homeoffice.gov.uk quoting ‘Immersive English Language Training C21730’ in the subject header

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:2022-05-19