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title: "English Language and Employment Support for Ukrainian and Hong Kong BN(O)s"
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# English Language and Employment Support for Ukrainian and Hong Kong BN(O)s

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/english-language-and-employment-support-for-ukrainian-and-hong-kong-bn-o-s-ocds-h6vhtk-05227e). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government: "English Language and Employment Support for Ukrainian and Hong Kong BN(O)s". Published status: complete. Published Value: £12,480,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 20 Jun 2025, 17:00 BST. Published submission portal: atamis-5407.my.site.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/ministry-of-housing-communities-local-government-gov-d1419)
- **Published Value:** £12,480,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 20 June 2025 at 17:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Training services
- **Delivery Location:** UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ, UKK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £12,480,000 (exc. VAT, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 12 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/english-language-and-employment-support-for-ukrainian-and-hong-kong-bn-o-s-ocds-h6vhtk-05227e#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05227e`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/english-language-and-employment-support-for-ukrainian-and-hong-kong-bn-o-s-ocds-h6vhtk-05227e#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [atamis-5407.my.site.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fatamis-5407.my.site.com%2Flogin%3Flocale%3Dus)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/english-language-and-employment-support-for-ukrainian-and-hong-kong-bn-o-s-ocds-h6vhtk-05227e#participate

## Description
Scope/ Key Deliverables
The programme is a priority for the Ministry. The Supplier will need to deliver at pace the following three objectives:
Objective 1: To assess learners' initial English Language skills and identify barriers to entering the employment market, or into higher paid roles, and develop tailored support plans.
Measure of Success 1: For 90% of all students to have a tailored support plan which identifies barriers to employment with agreed steps to reducing these barriers. For 85% of all students that have completed the course to report that employment support sessions were helpful, at the point of their completion of the course (to be determined by exit survey).
Objective 2: To provide English Language tuition to up to 4,000 individuals comprising of 50% Ukrainians and 50% HK BN(O)s, of which two thirds are unemployed and one third are in low-paid employment.
Measure of Success 2: For all eligible learners to have improved by at least half a level of Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) qualification compared to their baseline at the start of the programme.
Objective 3: To provide high-quality, individualised employability support to up to 4,000 Ukrainians and HK BN(O)s in parallel to providing English Language classes.
For English Language Provision:
Provide virtual intensive English language lessons of up to 20 hours a week as a minimum, delivered flexibly to suit the cohort's needs and a less intensive option of 3 days a week. This will include (but is not limited to):
1. Assessing students English learning needs.
2. Helping students improve reading, writing, speaking and listening in English aimed to enable them to access the employment market.
3. Providing specific language skills for those seeking employment in specific professional employment e.g., healthcare and education professions.
4. One to one support including regular check-ins to motivate and monitor progress.
5. Regular checks on attendance levels and learning of the English language.
6. End of course assessment leading to English certificate.
For Employability Support
Employment support should be delivered 1-2 hours per week after week three, increasing in intensity from week seven or fifteen if offering the less intense option. Depending on individual's needs, these sessions may be one-to-one support or provided in group settings. This will include (but is not limited to):
1. Assessing student's employment support needs.
2. Support with seeking recognition of existing professional qualifications where the qualification is relevant to the employment sought. The Supplier will not be expected to fund these but instead support beneficiaries through the application process.
3. Signposting to job boards and/or job opportunities.
4. Support with CV writing and job applications.
5. Undertaking interview practice including providing actionable feedback and role-playing cultural norms around interviewing as needed;
6. Support in preparing for self-employment, incl...
> [Read full procurement scope and specification on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/english-language-and-employment-support-for-ukrainian-and-hong-kong-bn-o-s-ocds-h6vhtk-05227e)

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 80500000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ, UKK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £12,480,000

- **Contract Period:** 31/08/2025 to 31/08/2026
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **CENTRAL BRITISH FUND FOR WORLD JEWISH RELIEF(THE), THE CENTRAL BRITISH FUND FOR WORLD JEWISH RELIEF**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH:01874886`, `GB-CHC:290767`
  - Value: £12,480,000 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 17/07/2025

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £12,480,000
  - Signed Date: 28/09/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F026317-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-09-30T11:17:23.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T13:31:42.574Z
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