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Provision of UK based language training

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Central government

In brief

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office has announced plans to buy training work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.

The estimated value is £28,800,000 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 5 years, up to 8 years with extensions, starting 1 April 2028.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

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Competition

Typical: a median of 3 bids per contract for this buyer (from 38 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

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.

How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
  3. Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.

Timeline

  1. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 035132-2026
  2. Pipeline notice · UK1, notice 054789-2026
  3. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 088094-2026

About the buyer

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeLast 12 months

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From notice 035132-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 17 April 2026, last updated 17 September 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.