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Published 8 Apr 2026, 13:33 BST

Official UK procurement notice

IELTS ON COMPUTER VENUE HIRE AGREEMENT FOR KENYA

Official notice

Authority: British Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove threshold
Sectors: Real estate services (70) Delivery listed: Kenya (KE)
Published estimate£353,104≈ £177k / year · £409,600 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 6 May 2026awarded 1 Oct 2026
Award (standstill) to Fluent EDGE ltd
Contract term 2 yrsends 1 Jun 2028 · up to 1 Jun 2030 with extensions · starts 1 Jun 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

IELTS ON COMPUTER EXAM VENUE HIRE AGREEMENT FOR KENYA

CPV: Building rental or sale services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 2 yrsPublished value£353,104
Contract period: 1 Jun 2026 – 1 Jun 2028 (2 yrs) · up to 1 Jun 2030 with extensionsValue: £353,104 exc. VAT · £409,600 inc. VAT
Delivery listed: Kenya (KE)
Extensions: the contract will be extended for additional based on assessment and British council discretion.
70310000 Building rental or sale 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
Quality: 60%Price: 40%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Annex 3 Supplier response: 60%
  • Annex 4 Pricing Approach: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Annex 3 Supplier response: Kindly complete the supplier response
  • Annex 4 Pricing Approach: kindly complete the Pricing approach
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
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
8 Apr 2026, 13:33 BST
Last source update
28 Oct 2026, 11:12 GMT
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 29 May 2026
Authority reference
ITT1033232
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-031946
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Building rental or sale services
Delivery area in notice
Kenya (KE)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-067dff Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: TCS TAP eSourcing
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free
Submission deadline
6 May 2026, 23:00 BST
Clarification deadline
24 Apr 2026, 23:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

tap.tcsapps.com/tap2/ ↗

Timeline

8 Apr 2026 → 9 Nov 2026 · 8 dates
  1. Tender notice published202 days ago
    8 Apr 2026, 13:33 BST
  2. Clarification questions by186 days ago
    24 Apr 2026, 23:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline174 days ago
    6 May 2026, 23:00 BST
  4. Award decision expected by152 days ago
    29 May 2026, 00:59 BST
  5. Contract starts149 days ago
    1 Jun 2026
  6. Assessment summaries sent26 days ago
    2 Oct 2026
  7. Latest notice publishedjust passed
    28 Oct 2026, 11:12 GMT
  8. Today
    28 Oct 2026
  9. Standstill endsin 12 days
    9 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 8 Apr 2026
  1. Tender notice published
    8 Apr 2026, 13:33 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    28 Oct 2026, 11:12 GMT
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    28 Oct 2026, 11:12 GMT
  4. Contract signature expected
    30 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £353,1041 award exc. VAT
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Fluent EDGE ltdCBT Exam Venue Hire for Kenya1 Dec 2026 – 31 Oct 2028 · up to 31 Oct 2030Extensions: Contract Extension for additional 2 years£353,1041 Oct 2026standstill to 9 Nov 2026Standstill

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1final-stage tenders · 7 at stage one11—

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

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Fluent EDGE ltdAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PVVB-6627-BNCM Daima Towers, Uganda Road, Eldoret, 00208-Ngong Hills, Eldoret, KE, 10000, KEContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender