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Published 3 Oct 2025, 12:30 BST

Official UK procurement notice

EOI for Visa Application Services

Official notice

Authority: Department for Transport (Central government)

ServicesBelow thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: IT Services & Software (72)Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: UK
Planned pipeline value£60,000pipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected 17 Oct 2025from the planned procurement notice
Contract term Ends 3 Dec 2025starts 1 Dec 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The purpose of this Preliminary Market Engagement Notice/Expression of Interest (EOI) is to determine market appetite and to gather information pertaining to cabability and potential costs. This will aid the Department is refining the requirement.

The Department for Transport (DfT) has a requirement for the provision of an experienced third-party provider to deliver comprehensive visa sponsorship services for skilled workers. The appointed supplier will be responsible for the end-to-end management of sponsorship activities, ensuring full compliance with UK Government Home Office regulations.

The Department for Transport (DfT) has held an A-rated license to sponsor employees for skilled worker visas for several years, with an allocation of eight certificates per year, with an intention to apply for eight more.

Interested suppliers are required to created an account to access DfTs e-sourcing platform:

Once successfully registered, please access the EOI by selecting the below link:

CPV: Application service providers · Legal services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1PlannedSMEVCSE
Contract period: 1 Dec 2025 – 3 Dec 2025
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
72416000 Application service providers79100000 Legal services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Past planning notice
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
3 Oct 2025, 12:30 BST
Last source update
3 Oct 2025, 12:33 BST
Authority reference
EOI-VISA-TRHR01
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-062117
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Application service providersLegal services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a7d2 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

3 Oct 2025 → 1 Dec 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Planning notice published389 days ago
    3 Oct 2025, 12:30 BST
  2. Tender notice expected374 days ago
    17 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
  3. Market engagement374 days ago
    17 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST

    Interested suppliers are required to created an account to access DfTs e-sourcing platform:

    Once successfully registered, please access the EOI by selecting the below link:

  4. Contract starts330 days ago
    1 Dec 2025

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 3 Oct 2025
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    3 Oct 2025, 12:30 BST
    UK2
  2. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    3 Oct 2025, 12:33 BST
    UK2

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Department for Transport

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PLTC-5358-LTWZ Great Minster House, 33 Horseferry Road, London, London, SW1P 4DRContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure