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title: "Erasmus+ and ESC Residual Services and Temporary Worker Visa Sponsorship Services (Tier 5)"
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# Erasmus+ and ESC Residual Services and Temporary Worker Visa Sponsorship Services (Tier 5)

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/erasmus-and-esc-residual-services-and-temporary-worker-visa-sponsorship-services-tier-5-ocds-h6vhtk-02a95f). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Department for Education: "Erasmus+ and ESC Residual Services and Temporary Worker Visa Sponsorship Services (Tier 5)". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 2 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 25 Aug 2021, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: education.app.jaggaer.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Department for Education](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/department-for-education-gov-d6)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 25 August 2021 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 2
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Administration services, Administrative educational services, Government services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £16,189,365 (exc. VAT, 2 contracts)
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/erasmus-and-esc-residual-services-and-temporary-worker-visa-sponsorship-services-tier-5-ocds-h6vhtk-02a95f#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02a95f`

## 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/erasmus-and-esc-residual-services-and-temporary-worker-visa-sponsorship-services-tier-5-ocds-h6vhtk-02a95f#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [education.app.jaggaer.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Feducation.app.jaggaer.com)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/erasmus-and-esc-residual-services-and-temporary-worker-visa-sponsorship-services-tier-5-ocds-h6vhtk-02a95f#participate

## Description
Contract award for Lot 1 - Erasmus+ and European Solidarity Corps (ESC) Residual Activity Services.
Contract award for Lot 2 - Temporary Worker Visa Sponsorship Services (Tier 5).

## Lots (2)
### Lot 1: Erasmus+ and European Solidarity Corps (ESC) Residual Activity Services
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 75121000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Estimated Value:** £12,000,000
- **Description:** Services under Lot 1 include but are not limited to:
• Checks of grant beneficiaries, including compliance checks and assessments
• Monitoring and support to beneficiaries
• Interim and Final project report assessments and payments
• Recovery of EU f...
- **Contract Period:** 01/11/2021 to 31/03/2025

- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 2: Temporary Worker Visa Sponsorship Services (Tier 5)
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 75131000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Estimated Value:** £8,700,000
- **Description:** Services under Lot 2 include but are not limited to:
• Receive applications for Certificates of Sponsorship (CoS) from the sending organisation or
individuals who want to enter the United Kingdom under the provisions of the 2014-2020
Erasmus+ Program...
- **Contract Period:** 01/11/2021 to 30/06/2024

- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (2)
- **Award:** Erasmus+ and European Solidarity Corps (ESC) Residual Activity Services (active)
  - Award id: `002904-2022-Project_5833 / itt_728-1`
  - Supplier(s): **British Council**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-104141`
  - Value: £9,953,486 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Temporary Worker Visa Sponsorship Services (Tier 5) (active)
  - Award id: `002904-2022-Project_5833 / itt_729-2`
  - Supplier(s): **ECORYS UK LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-133077`
  - Value: £6,235,879 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (2)
- **Contract:** Temporary Worker Visa Sponsorship Services (Tier 5) (active)
  - Signed Value: £6,235,879
  - Signed Date: 19/01/2022

- **Contract:** Erasmus+ and European Solidarity Corps (ESC) Residual Activity Services (active)
  - Signed Value: £9,953,486
  - Signed Date: 06/01/2022

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F002904-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-02-01T22:45:05.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-23T14:07:56.290Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02a95f