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Published 25 Jan 2022, 14:38 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

British Council Europe Examinations Contact Centre

Official notice

Authority: British Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate€1,300,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 1 Mar 2022awarded 1 Jun 2022
Awarded to EuroAnswer SRL

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The primary objective of this requirement is to find a suitable service provider to manage and run the British Council Examinations Contact Centre to ensure consistency, efficiency, security, integrity, standardisation and scalability in the delivery process across the region. The service will be provisioned for the following markets in which British Council operates:- Austria- Belgium- Croatia- Germany- Lithuania- SloveniaThe British Council Contact Centre may be extended to additional countries during the Term by mutual agreement and in accordance with British Council needs and time scale

CPV: Call centre

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value€1,300,000
Delivery: UK · The excepted hub will reside in Europe.
Extensions: The Contract awarded will be for a duration of 2 years with an option for up to 2 annual extensions (2+1+1).Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
  • Price

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
25 Jan 2022, 14:38 GMT
Last source update
20 Jun 2022, 13:43 BST
Award evaluation window
1 Mar 2022 – …
Authority reference
BC/02275
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-016807
Classification (CPV)
Call centre
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-030f19 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
1 Mar 2022, 10:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
1 Mar 2022, 10:00 GMT

Timeline

1 Mar 2022 → 20 Jun 2022 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    1 Mar 2022, 10:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    1 Mar 2022, 10:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    20 Jun 2022, 13:43 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    20 Jun 2022, 13:43 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Bids received 33 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 1 Jun 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
EuroAnswer SRLSME€18,751 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • British Council Europe Examinations Contact Centre · EuroAnswer SRLSME

    Signed
    1 Jun 2022
    Value
    €18,751
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad3——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

British Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilBody governed by public law10 Bridgewater House, Manchester, UK, M1 6BBContact email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • British Council - LondonReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria