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Published 19 Aug 2022, 11:01 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Public Relations Services for the British Council in the Middle East and North Africa

Official notice

Authority: British Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedure
Budget not disclosedValue not published
Submissions closed 23 Sept 2022

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The British Council in the Middle East and North Africa is seeking to contract reputable agencies specialised in the provision of public relations services; and requires a Pool of small, medium and large PR agencies with either regional PR expertise for MENA or country level PR expertise for one of the seventeen countries in which we operate in the MENA region under a multi-provider framework agreement. We would encourage all PR agencies (small/ medium/large sized) to participate in this tender exercise. Services procured will assist the British Council Marketing and Communications team service key programme and business activity across the Middle East and North Africa. Through this work selected agencies will ensure the British Council is able to deliver full service public relations from PR strategy development to implementation and evaluation for all business units (cultural engagement, teaching centres, exams).

CPV: Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security · Printed matter and related products · Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment · Research and development services and related consultancy services · Software package and information systems

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Renewal
Delivery listed: United Arab Emirates (AE)
Extensions: The contract duration will be of two (2) years, with an option to extend once for 2 twelve-month periods subject to an annual review after the two (2) year periodVariant bids: not allowed

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
19 Aug 2022, 11:01 BST
Last source update
19 Aug 2022, 11:01 BST
Award evaluation window
24 Sept 2022 – …
Authority reference
BC/02537
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-023085
Classification (CPV)
Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and securityPrinted matter and related productsRadio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipmentResearch and development services and related consultancy servicesSoftware package and information systems
Delivery area
United Arab Emirates (AE)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03603f Find a Tender

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How it was run

Official notice
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Submission deadline
23 Sept 2022, 16:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
24 Sept 2022, 14:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

19 Aug 2022 → 24 Sept 2022 · 3 dates
  1. Notice published
    19 Aug 2022, 11:01 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    23 Sept 2022, 16:00 BST
  3. Bids opened
    24 Sept 2022, 14:00 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

British Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilBody governed by public lawRegistered Charity Omran Tower , Sharjah, AEContact email Published organisation website ↗

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.