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Published 17 Jul 2025, 11:17 BST

Official UK procurement notice

PR & social management for E&E

Official notice

Authority: British Council (Local council)

ServicesCompetitive flexible procedureAbove threshold
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£454,000≈ £151k / year · £499,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 23 Aug 2025
Contract term 3 yrsends 1 Oct 2028 · starts 1 Oct 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

PR&socialmanagementforbothEnglishandExamsinVietnam

  • How the procedure runs: Please refer to attached tender document.

CPV: Direct marketing services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1 3 yrsPublished value£454,000
Contract period: 1 Oct 2025 – 1 Oct 2028 (3 yrs)Value: £454,000 exc. VAT · £499,000 inc. VAT
79342100 Direct marketing 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: 45%Price: 45%Social value: 10%
Published sub-criteria (4)
  • Quality: 25%
  • Methodology: 20%
  • Commercial: 45%
  • Social value: 10%
Published award criteria (4)
  • Social value: Resilience
  • Quality: Strategicplan
  • Methodology: KPIs
  • Commercial: Thebestvalueformoney
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 45 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4.5 points. Quality carries 45 of 100: the paper moves it further than 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
17 Jul 2025, 11:17 BST
Last source update
17 Jul 2025, 11:17 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 6 Sept 2025
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-040842
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Direct marketing services
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0560fe Find a Tender
How it runs

Please refer to attached tender document.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: TCS TAP eSourcing
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free
Submission deadline
23 Aug 2025, 00:59 BST
Clarification deadline
30 Jul 2025, 00:59 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

17 Jul 2025 → 1 Oct 2025 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    17 Jul 2025, 11:17 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    30 Jul 2025, 00:59 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    23 Aug 2025, 00:59 BST
  4. Award decision expected by
    6 Sept 2025, 00:59 BST
  5. Contract starts391 days ago
    1 Oct 2025

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    17 Jul 2025, 11:17 BST
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

British Council LLC

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PHTN-1551-GCQH 285 CACH MANG THANG TAM, HOCHIMINH, VN, 700000, VNContact 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