Find a TenderAwardedContract award notice
Published 2 Jul 2025, 10:04 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Internationalisation Learning Cohort Sessions - Consultancy

Official notice

Authority: British Council (Local council)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£29,200£36,500 inc. VAT15% above final estimate
Submissions closed 5 Aug 2025awarded 19 Aug 2025
Awarded to The IC Global Partnership Limited
Contract term 7 moends 1 Apr 2026 · up to 2 Apr 2026 with extensions · starts 1 Sept 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The British Council Internationalisation Learning Cohort ILC is part of the Going Global Partnerships GGP programme. Going Global Partnerships supports universities, colleges, and wider education stakeholders working towards a stronger, equitable, inclusive, more internationally connected higher education, science and TVET institutions and systems. Through international partnerships, system collaborations and opportunities to connect and share, the British Council enables strengthened transnational education, more collaborative research, higher quality delivery, enhanced learner outcomes and strengthened, internationalised, equitable and inclusive systems and institutions.

CPV: Project management consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 7 moPublished value£29,200
Contract period: 1 Sept 2025 – 1 Apr 2026 (7 mo) · up to 2 Apr 2026 with extensionsValue: £29,200 exc. VAT · £36,500 inc. VAT
Extensions: With an option to extend the contract for additional 2 months

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: Bidders will be awarded based on published criteria on the RFP Document

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
Awarded
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
2 Jul 2025, 10:04 BST
Last source update
5 Sept 2025, 09:04 BST
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-036636
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Project management consultancy services
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-055741 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
5 Aug 2025, 00:59 BST
Clarification deadline
15 Jul 2025, 00:59 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

2 Jul 2025 → 5 Sept 2025 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    2 Jul 2025, 10:04 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    15 Jul 2025, 00:59 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    5 Aug 2025, 00:59 BST
  4. Contract starts
    1 Sept 2025
  5. Latest notice published
    5 Sept 2025, 09:04 BST

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 2 Jul 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    2 Jul 2025, 10:04 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    5 Sept 2025, 09:04 BST
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    5 Sept 2025, 09:04 BST
  4. Contract signature expected
    9 Sept 2025, 00:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £33,5731 award inc. VAT; no net value published
Bids received 65 from SMEs
Awarded toValueDateStatus
The IC Global Partnership LimitedSME15 Sept 2025 – 1 May 2026£33,573 inc. VAT19 Aug 2025Awarded

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
6final-stage tenders51—

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
  • The IC Global Partnership LimitedAwarded supplier 24 Picton House, Hussar Court, Waterlooville, Hampshire, PO7 7SQ, Hampshire, South East, PO7 7SQContact 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