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PROVISION OF UK BASED LANGUAGE TRAINING

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 23 Sept 2026, 12:01.

Opportunity overview

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.

Classification

  • CPV80580000 — Provision of language courses

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-068530
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
Status
planned

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Communication

Future Notice Date
4 Jan 2027, 23:59

Amendments

Entry 1
Description
The estimated publishing date of the tender was indicated as 28th August 2026. However, due to the Business Case being delayed the indicative date to issue tender documents and planned procurement notice will now be now be January 2027. If there are any other comms, I will advise on this notice.
Id
088094-2026

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Has Renewal
Yes
Status
planned

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Contract period

Starts
1 Apr 2028, 00:00
Ends
31 Mar 2033, 23:59
Max Extent Date
31 Mar 2036, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
80580000
Description
Provision of language courses

Planning and budget

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Description
1. Notice Title UK2 – Preliminary Market Engagement Notice for Languages Training 2. Contracting Authority Details Organisation Name: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) Address: King Charles Street, London Postal Code: SW1A 2AH Contact Person: Salim Ahmed Email: salim.ahmed2@fcdo.gov.uk 3. Summary of Intended Procurement 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 Centre's 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 to inform the future procurement strategy, understand market capability, and ensure the designed competitive procedure is fair, accessible, and effective. The Preliminary Market Engagement indicative timeline is as follows: Issue Pre Market Engagement Notice 17th April 2026 Deadline for Pre Market Engagement Notice Responses 5th May 2026 Pre Market Engagement Day w/c 25th May 2026 4. Purpose of Preliminary Market Engagement This engagement aims to: • Understand supplier expertise and capacity in delivering professional language services training including Arabic, Spanish, and French language services. • Explore innovative delivery models (digital, in-person, blended lessons i.e. a mix of online and in-person lessons). • Better understand cost structures, timescales, and languages service models. Participation is voluntary and will not influence future tender evaluation. All findings will be managed to ensure no supplier gains an unfair advantage. 5. Engagement Activity Details FCDO plans the following PME activities: • Face to Face or Teams Supplier Briefing – To be confirmed o Background, overview of requirement and indicative procurement timeline • Written Market Question - o What are the variables that you would consider important when forming groups of students undertaking intensive language training? Please list these as bullet points in decreasing order of importance.  o How would you take account of these when forming groups of students undertaking intensive language training?  Maximum 2 x A4 pages, Arial font size 11 1:1 Supplier Meetings (to be scheduled either face to face or via Teams) – o Review response on Written Market Question plus any further questions. 6. Proposed Engagement Event Details Face to Face or Teams Supplier Briefing – To be confirmed • Date: w/c 25th May 2025 • Time: 9-30 (arrival at venue or via Teams) • Session to run from 10-00 onwards to 17-00 (detailed agenda to follow) Suppliers wishing to participate should respond via Jaggaer confirming their attendance by noon 5th May 2026. Please include the following: • Organisation name • Contact person • Email and phone number • Written Market Question 7. Future Procurement This PME Notice does not constitute a tender. The full procurement process will begin with the publication of a Tender Notice under PA23 following the conclusion of this engagement. A Competitive Flexible Procedure is currently anticipated as the viable route to market under PA23. Participation in the PME is not a prerequisite for taking part in the future tender. Suppliers who do not participate will not be disadvantaged. 8. Publication Information Notice Date of publication and notice reference. 17th April 2026, notice reference SA/01
Due
5 May 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Documents

Entry 1
Id
088094-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Published
17 Sept 2026, 11:02
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Id
GB-PPON-PXRR-8771-PHVX

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PXRR-8771-PHVX

Address

Street Address
King Charles Street
Locality
London
Postal Code
SW1A 2AH
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI32

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - central government

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UKI32 · SW1A 2AH · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

3 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

3 VERSIONS
  1. 035132-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 054789-2026Pipeline notice on Find a Tender ·
  3. 088094-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·