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Published 4 Nov 2025, 13:48 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

PR and Communications Agency in SSA

Official notice

Authority: British Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£249,000≈ £62k / year · £287,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 23 Dec 2025awarded 6 Apr 2026
Awarded to Access Leo Burnett Ltd, Africa Communications Media Group
Contract term 4 yrsends 1 Apr 2030 · starts 1 Apr 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

British Council anticipates that it will spend up to £ 249,000 on marketing and communication activities in Sub-Saharan Southern Africa (SSA).

CPV: Marketing services · Public relations consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 4 yrsPublished value£249,000
Contract period: 1 Apr 2026 – 1 Apr 2030 (4 yrs)Value: £249,000 exc. VAT · £287,000 inc. VAT
79342000 Marketing services79416200 Public relations 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
Quality: 50%Price: 40%Social value: 10%
Published sub-criteria (4)
  • Quality: 25%
  • Methodology and Approach: 25%
  • Commercial: 40%
  • Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (4)
  • Social Value: Annex 3 supplier's response
  • Quality : Annex 3 supplier's response
  • Methodology and Approach : Annex 3 supplier's response
  • Commercial : Annex 4 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
4 Nov 2025, 13:48 GMT
Last source update
22 Apr 2026, 08:31 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 12 Feb 2026
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-070853
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Marketing servicesPublic relations consultancy services
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
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How it was run

Official notice
Run through: TCS TAP eSourcing
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free
Submission deadline
23 Dec 2025
Clarification deadline
29 Nov 2025
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

tap.tcsapps.com/tap2/ ↗

Timeline

4 Nov 2025 → 22 Apr 2026 · 7 dates
  1. Tender notice published357 days ago
    4 Nov 2025, 13:48 GMT
  2. Clarification questions by333 days ago
    29 Nov 2025
  3. Submission deadline309 days ago
    23 Dec 2025
  4. Award decision expected by257 days ago
    12 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
  5. Contract starts210 days ago
    1 Apr 2026
  6. Assessment summaries sent205 days ago
    6 Apr 2026
  7. Latest notice published188 days ago
    22 Apr 2026, 08:31 BST

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 4 Nov 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    4 Nov 2025, 13:48 GMT
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    22 Apr 2026, 08:31 BST
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    22 Apr 2026, 08:31 BST
  4. Contract signature expected
    1 May 2026, 00:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £249,0001 award inc. VAT; no net value published
Bids received 2220 from SMEs
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Access Leo Burnett Ltd, Africa Communications Media Groupjoint award1 May 2026 – 29 Apr 2030£249,000 inc. VAT6 Apr 2026Awarded

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
22final-stage tenders202—

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

2 commercial parties on the notice
  • Access Leo Burnett LtdAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PPCQ-4926-HCQJ Senteu Plaza, Nairobi, KE, 42379-00100, KEContact email
  • Africa Communications Media GroupAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PQPZ-8465-YZDX 145 Second ST, Parkmore, Sandton., Sandton, ZA, 2196, ZAContact 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