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Published 18 Aug 2025, 22:27 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Online Events Production · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: British Council (Local council)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow threshold
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery listed: Argentina (AR)Brazil (BR)Colombia (CO)
+3 moreJamaica (JM)Mexico (MX)Peru (PE)
Published estimate£200,000≈ £100k / year · £240,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 1 Sept 2025
Contract term 2 yrsends 28 Sept 2027 · up to 25 Sept 2029 with extensions · starts 29 Sept 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

TheBritishCouncilAmericasseeksasuppliertoprovideproductionandlogisticalsupportforapproximately40onlineeventsacrosstheArts,English&Schools,andEducationportfolios.

CPV: Cultural event organisation services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Renewal 2 yrsPublished value£200,000
Contract period: 29 Sept 2025 – 28 Sept 2027 (2 yrs) · up to 25 Sept 2029 with extensionsValue: £200,000 exc. VAT · £240,000 inc. VAT
Delivery listed: Argentina (AR), Brazil (BR), Colombia (CO), Jamaica (JM), Mexico (MX), Peru (PE)
Extensions: Each two-year contract will feature a cap of 200,000 GBP. Suppliers should be aware that this cap may or may not be reached as payments will be made per service and managed by requesting teams.

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)
  • Supplier Response: 60%
  • Pricing Approach: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Supplier Response: Supplierresponsemustbecompletedandsubmitted.
  • Pricing Approach: PricingApproachmustbecompletedandsubmited.
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
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
18 Aug 2025, 22:27 BST
Last source update
18 Aug 2025, 22:27 BST
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-049664
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Cultural event organisation services
Delivery area in notice
Argentina (AR)Brazil (BR)Colombia (CO)Jamaica (JM)Mexico (MX)Peru (PE)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-058a2a 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
1 Sept 2025, 00:59 BST
Clarification deadline
23 Aug 2025, 00:59 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

18 Aug 2025 → 29 Sept 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    18 Aug 2025, 22:27 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    23 Aug 2025, 00:59 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    1 Sept 2025, 00:59 BST
  4. Contract starts393 days ago
    29 Sept 2025

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    18 Aug 2025, 22:27 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