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Department for Transport

EOI for Visa Application Services

Forecast · PlanningNo open deadline

Forecast: a planned procurement that is not yet at tender stage.

01/ The notice

Key facts

Value
£60,000Estimated value stated in the notice
Deadline (UK time)
No open deadlineA deadline does not apply to this forecast notice.
Published
3 Oct 2025
Region
Not stated

02/ The brief

What the notice says

Not fully read: this is the notice text; attached documents are not read.

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

for purpose of gathering market data to help the Department for Transport (DfT) refine their 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:

• https://dft.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html

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

• https://dft.app.jaggaer.com/go/833857000199A9D4B9F8

03/ Classification

CPV codes

Common Procurement Vocabulary codes, exactly as the notice lists them. No descriptions are added here.

  • 79100000
  • 72416000

04/ History

Releases of this notice

2 releases held, oldest first. Dates are UK time.

  1. 3 Oct 2025
    Planning notice

    Planning notice published 3 October 2025.

    Release 062115-2025

    View this release on Find a Tender (opens in a new tab)
  2. 3 Oct 2025
    Planning notice update

    Planning notice update published 3 October 2025. The notice text changed; the source gives no change note.

    Release 062117-2025

    View this release on Find a Tender (opens in a new tab)

05/ Limits

What the source does not tell us

  • None recorded for the fields above. Attached documents are not read, so this is not a full account of the tender.

06/ Questions

About this notice

Department for Transport published this notice.

Estimated value stated in the notice: £60,000.

07/ Related

Where to go next

These links follow a fixed rule applied to this notice’s buyer, text and CPV codes. They are not advice on whether to bid.

Reference
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Source
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Stage
planning · Planning
Last verified
Mon 6 Apr 2026, 21:10 BST
Read at
Sun 18 Oct 2026, 14:08 BST

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