Official UK procurement notice
Online payment solution for VN Exams
Authority: British Council (Local council)
Sectors: Financial and insurance services (66) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£455,000≈ £152k / year · £455,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 3 Apr 2026
Contract term 3 yrsends 1 Aug 2029 · starts 1 Aug 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionOnline payment solution for British Council VN Exams
- How the procedure runs: Two stages tender is designed for this project. The stage 1 is for prequalification for short list to join stage 2 - closed tender
CPV: International payment transfer services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£455,000
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (4)
- Quality: 30%
- Methodology approach: 20%
- Commercial: 40%
- Social value: 10%
Published award criteria (4)
- Social value: Resilience
- Quality: Service quality
- Methodology approach
- Commercial: Value for money
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
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- 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
- 6 Mar 2026, 10:33 GMT
- Last source update
- 6 Mar 2026, 10:33 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 15 Apr 2026
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-020252- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0663d2Find a Tender
- How it runs
Two stages tender is designed for this project. The stage 1 is for prequalification for short list to join stage 2 - closed tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: TCS TAP eSourcing
Access & registration note: Free
- Submission deadline
- 3 Apr 2026, 18:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 12 Mar 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
6 Mar 2026 → 1 Aug 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published234 days ago6 Mar 2026, 10:33 GMT
- Clarification questions by228 days ago12 Mar 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Submission deadline206 days ago3 Apr 2026, 18:00 BST
- Award decision expected by195 days ago15 Apr 2026, 00:59 BST
- Contract starts87 days ago1 Aug 2026
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published6 Mar 2026, 10:33 GMTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender