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Published 12 May 2025, 16:49 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Consultancy Services to Evaluate the “Creative Enterprise Programme” in Zimbabwe

Official notice

Authority: British Council (Local council)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow threshold
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery listed: Zimbabwe (ZW)
Published estimate£30,000≈ £15k / year · £32,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 31 May 2025
Contract term 2 yrsends 9 Jun 2027 · up to 8 Jun 2028 with extensions · starts 9 Jun 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

British Council aims to secure the technical and professional services of a consultancy firm that can (in collaboration with the British Council) lead the design, conduct and reporting of this Evaluation on the impact of the Creative Enterprise Programme in Zimbabwe.

CPV: Evaluation consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Renewal 2 yrsPublished value£30,000
Contract period: 9 Jun 2025 – 9 Jun 2027 (2 yrs) · up to 8 Jun 2028 with extensionsValue: £30,000 exc. VAT · £32,000 inc. VAT
Delivery listed: Zimbabwe (ZW)
Extensions: 3.1.3 Duration: Two years with an option for a first phase extension for up to an additional 1 year and lastly a second phase extension for up to an additional 1 year respectively as appropriate.
79419000 Evaluation consultancy services

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

Lot awarding rule: 1. Social Value - 10%, 2. Quality - 20%, 3. Methodology and Approach - 30%, and 4. Commercial - 40%

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
12 May 2025, 16:49 BST
Last source update
12 May 2025, 16:49 BST
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-020631
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Evaluation consultancy services
Delivery area in notice
Zimbabwe (ZW)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-051162 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: TCS TAP eSourcing
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free
Submission deadline
31 May 2025, 00:59 BST
Clarification deadline
21 May 2025, 00:59 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

tap.tcsapps.com/tap2/ ↗

Timeline

12 May 2025 → 9 Jun 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    12 May 2025, 16:49 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    21 May 2025, 00:59 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    31 May 2025, 00:59 BST
  4. Contract starts
    9 Jun 2025

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    12 May 2025, 16:49 BST
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

British Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PHTN-1551-GCQH 1 Redman Place, London, London, E20 1JQContact name, email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender