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Published 13 Mar 2025, 06:49 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Provision to Hire and Installation of Porta Cabin Services

Official notice

Authority: British Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove threshold
Sectors: Real estate services (70) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£240,000≈ £240k / year · £252,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 12 Apr 2025
Contract term 1 yrends 2 Jun 2026 · starts 1 Jun 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The scope of this procurement involves the hire and installation of 8no 20 feet or 8no 40 feet Modular Porta Cabins to be used as exam rooms and waiting areas for students. These units must be equipped to ensure a safe, functional, and comfortable environment for students during exams.

CPV: Building rental or sale services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1 1 yrPublished value£240,000
Contract period: 1 Jun 2025 – 2 Jun 2026 (1 yr)Value: £240,000 exc. VAT · £252,000 inc. VAT

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: 50%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Supplier response: 50%
  • Pricing Approach: 50%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Supplier response: Social Value 10 percent, Experience and Past performance 20 percent, Delivery and Installation 15 percent, Maintenance and Support Service 5 percent
  • Pricing Approach: Cost effectiveness 50 percent
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

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
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
13 Mar 2025, 06:49 GMT
Last source update
13 Mar 2025, 06:49 GMT
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 22 Apr 2025
Authority reference
MENA -1 - 424
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-009111
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Building rental or sale services
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04ec78 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: TCS TAP eSourcing
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free
Submission deadline
12 Apr 2025, 00:59 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

13 Mar 2025 → 1 Jun 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    13 Mar 2025, 06:49 GMT
  2. Submission deadline
    12 Apr 2025, 00:59 BST
  3. Award decision expected by
    22 Apr 2025, 00:59 BST
  4. Contract starts
    1 Jun 2025

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    13 Mar 2025, 06:49 GMT
    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