Official UK procurement notice
RFP - KJ61TVET42026 - Networking for Centre of Excellence
Authority: British Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionBritish Council, co implementing an EU funded TVET Sector Support Programme, invites sealed proposals from qualified suppliers for the provision, supply, configuration, testing, installation and commissioning of network equipment. This procurement will equip two primary hubs (Peshawar University and Quetta University) and their satellite institutes (spokes) across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Gilgit Baltistan and Baluchistan with advanced active network infrastructure. Scope includes high-performance managed switches, routers, wireless access points, power-over-Ethernet support, and related hardware (excludes passive cabling). The Service provider will integrate the hub and spoke topology using the existing backbone, perform site surveys, security and routing, and conduct end-to-end testing
CPV: Network cabling · Network equipment
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£73,840
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).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (4)
- Quality of Proposed Solution: 10%
- Relevant Experience and Clientele: 15%
- Scope of Work and Delivery Timelines: 35%
- Commercial: 40%
Published award criteria (4)
- Quality of Proposed Solution: Please fill and submit Annex 2 - Supplier Response
- Relevant Experience and Clientele: Please fill and submit Annex 2 - Supplier Response
- Scope of Work and Delivery Timelines: Please fill and submit Annex 2 - Supplier Response
- Commercial: Please fill and submit Annex 3 - Pricing Approach
- 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
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- 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 May 2026, 14:01 BST
- Last source update
- 13 May 2026, 14:01 BST
- Authority reference
KJ61TVET42026- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-043933- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area in notice
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0697bcFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 4 Jun 2026, 19:59 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Supplier Self Registration (British Council MyProcurement): tap.tcsapps.com/tap2/ ↗ Public Tender (British Council MyProcurement): tap.tcsapps.com/tap2sup/ ↗
Timeline
13 May 2026 → 24 Jun 2026 · 3 dates- Tender notice published168 days ago13 May 2026, 14:01 BST
- Submission deadline146 days ago4 Jun 2026, 19:59 BST
- Contract starts127 days ago24 Jun 2026
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published13 May 2026, 14:01 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