Official UK procurement notice
RFQ for Search Engine Optimisation Services (SEO) for the International School Examinations
Authority: British Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe British Council Partner Schools programme supports schools worldwide to deliver UK international school qualifications on behalf of three UK-based awarding bodies, namely Cambridge International Education, Pearson Edexcel and OxfordAQA. British Council is inviting quotations from reputed and experienced suppliers to provide SEO services for international school exams as per British council requirement. The purpose and scope of this RFQ and supporting documents is to explain in further detail the requirements of the British Council and the process for submitting a proposal in response to this RFQ. Please note that this RFQ is an independent tender from any other circulated RFP or ITT.
CPV: Advertising services · Marketing services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£33,913
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 (1)
- Commercial: 100%
Published award criteria (1)
- Commercial: Annex2PricingApproach
- Price carries 100 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 10 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
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- 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
- 4 Jul 2025, 06:47 BST
- Last source update
- 4 Jul 2025, 06:47 BST
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-037270- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0558b2Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 12 Jul 2025, 00:59 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Timeline
4 Jul 2025 → 16 Jul 2025 · 3 dates- Tender notice published4 Jul 2025, 06:47 BST
- Submission deadline12 Jul 2025, 00:59 BST
- Contract starts16 Jul 2025
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published4 Jul 2025, 06:47 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