Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Books for General English Courses for Gulf Countries (KSA/ Kuwait/ Qatar/ UAE/ Bahrain)
Authority: British Council (Local council)
Sectors: Printed matter and related products (22) Delivery listed: United Arab Emirates (AE)Bahrain (BH)Kuwait (KW)
Published estimate£302,150≈ £151k / year · £347,473 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 19 Jul 2025
Contract term 2 yrsends 1 Aug 2027 · up to 1 Aug 2029 with extensions · starts 1 Aug 2025
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe supplier will provide the requested titles at a fixed unit price when ordered by the British Council: Personal best- unlock basic skills, Personal Best A1 & Personal Best A2. The supplier will provide for the British Council centre in Gulf countries (KSA/ Kuwait/Qatar/UAE/ Bahrain).
CPV: Printed books · School books · Textbooks
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£302,150
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).
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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).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Supplier Response: 60%
- Pricing Approch: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
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- Pricing Approch: Pleasefill-inthePricingapproach
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
- Goods
- 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
- 16 Jun 2025, 09:10 BST
- Last source update
- 16 Jun 2025, 09:10 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 24 Jul 2025
- Authority reference
ITT1024972- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-032450- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area in notice
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0548f2Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: TCS TAP eSourcing
Access & registration note: Free
- Submission deadline
- 19 Jul 2025, 00:59 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 5 Jul 2025, 00:59 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
16 Jun 2025 → 1 Aug 2025 · 5 dates- Tender notice published16 Jun 2025, 09:10 BST
- Clarification questions by5 Jul 2025, 00:59 BST
- Submission deadline19 Jul 2025, 00:59 BST
- Award decision expected by24 Jul 2025, 00:59 BST
- Contract starts1 Aug 2025
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published16 Jun 2025, 09:10 BSTUK4
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