Erasmus+ Government Authorised Exchange Visa Sponsor

**THIS PMEN NOTICE IS TO NOTIFY SUPPLIERS OF A POTENTIAL UPCOMING REQUIREMENT THAT WE ANTICIPATE COULD BE ADVERTISED **

For the purposes of this notice, we have listed the Department for Education as the contracting authority for any awarded contract.

We are looking to understand the market available to deliver our potential requirements, so that we can better understand how we may structure our requirements and develop our strategy. All details in this PMEN are subject to being updated or changed in the tender notice.

This PMEN does not signify the commencement of any procurement process and does not constitute any commitment by the Department for Education.

This is a Preliminary Market Engagement Notice (PMEN) for information purposes only. It is not a formal invitation to tender. You will need to respond to any tender notice that may be issued in order to be considered for any upcoming contract.

The PMEN fulfils the requirement for a Preliminary Market Engagement Notice to be issued under the Procurement Act 2023.

We will be holding a virtual supplier event on 24th February 2026. Please see below for details.

How to engage

There will be an introductory market engagement webinar via Microsoft Teams at 11am 24th February 2026, which will run for approximately 60 minutes.

The purpose of the event is to:

Provide an overview of the responsibility of a GAE visa sponsor.

Provide indicative timelines, and thinking of the department on the procurement process.

Gather feedback on the design (including timelines) and scope of the tender.

We would encourage the attendance of interested suppliers at the market engagement event. We are keen to speak to as many organisations as possible to allow the market to shape our thinking and to ensure that the requirements of any invitation to tender that we may issue are deliverable.

Jaggaer

All communication and information will be released through Jaggaer. All information from the day, including Q&A, will be made available via Jaggaer to those who are unable to attend.

To participate in this opportunity and register your organisation’s interest in attending the webinar, please register for an account and view the “current opportunities” page at Jaggaer education.app.jaggaer.com ↗ and search for: “project_ project_10326 - Erasmus+ Temporary Worker Visa Sponsorship Services

Once you have located project_ 10326, please confirm your interest by selecting “Express Interest” to receive full access to the opportunity. All relevant documentation will be made available in the Data Room, which can be accessed via the “Buyer Attachments” section, under “ITT Details”.

Please note, you must answer the question within the “My Response” section and submit your response to ensure registration at the webinar. You can then use the messaging function to provide attendee details.