PROVISION OF UK BASED LANGUAGE TRAINING
Key Details
Estimated Value
£28,800,000
Deadline
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified
Procurement Method
Not specified
CPV Code
80580000 - Provision of language courses
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Key requirements
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- Estimated value
- £28.8m£36m including VAT
- Contract period
- 1 Apr 2028 to 31 Mar 2033 (5 years)
- Legal basis
- Procurement Act 2023
- CPV code
- 80580000 Provision of language courses
- Suitability (buyer's flag)
- SME-suitable
Description
FCDO intends to procure a supplier(s) for professional language services training in up to 87 languages and management of the FCDO Language Centre. FCDO are also exploring the feasibility for Centres of Excellence to deliver a range of language training including but not limited to French, Arabic and Spanish. The new language training model has been designed to be scalable to meet the future needs of FCDO and HMG in terms of both volumes and languages available. FCDO is conducting a preliminary market engagement (PME) to inform the future procurement strategy, understand market capability, and ensure the designed competitive procedure is fair, accessible, and effective.
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