Official UK procurement notice
The supply of examination services including venue provision to the British Council
Authority: British Council (Local council)
What is being bought5 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe British Council is seeking suppliers that place customers at the core of what they do and can deliver a first-class service. With increasing volumes of exams over the coming years particularly for computer-based/delivered exams (CBE), the British Council is seeking organisations that can provide the required invigilation and exam delivery services, venue capacity and facilities to deliver computer-based exams on its and its Clients' behalf across a number of specified countries. In some locations paper-based exam delivery services may also be required.
CPV: Education and training services · Event services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework
- Call-offs
- call-offs are awarded directly to appointed suppliers, without further competition
- Framework period
- 2 yrs · up to 4 yrs from 1 Sept 2025
Published description of the framework
Please see tender documents for full information
Lots and requirements (5)Procurement structure
5 lots · all with a published value · same evaluation weights on every lotEvery one of these 5 lots carries the same published figure, £215,000: it is the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each lot's own budget, and no share per lot is published. The cards below say ceiling above rather than repeat it.
Lot #1GermanyRenewal Germany (DE)ceiling above
A number of cities in Germany
Lot #2LuxembourgRenewal Luxembourg (LU)ceiling above
Service in Luxumbourg
Lot #3NetherlandsRenewal Netherlands (NL)ceiling above
Cities in Netherlands
Lot #4SwtizerlandRenewal Switzerland (CH)ceiling above
Cities in Switzerland
Lot #5CroatiaRenewal Croatia (HR)ceiling above
Cities in Croatia
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 (2)
- Non price element: 60%
- Commercial: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Non price element
- Commercial
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “The supply of examination services including venue provision to the…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract, and call-offs are awarded directly: getting appointed is the whole game.
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
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 16 Jun 2025, 12:53 BST
- Last source update
- 20 Jun 2025, 14:57 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 18 Jul 2025
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-032569- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area in notice
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-054937Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 11 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 11 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
16 Jun 2025 → 1 Sept 2025 · 6 dates- Tender notice published16 Jun 2025, 12:53 BST
- Latest notice published20 Jun 2025, 14:57 BST
- Clarification questions by11 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown11 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by18 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts1 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 Jun 2025- Tender notice published16 Jun 2025, 12:53 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published20 Jun 2025, 14:57 BSTUK4
- Deadline moved to 11 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST20 Jun 2025, 14:57 BST+0 days · was 11 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
Published amendments (1)
Time corrected for deadlines
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Technical specifications Please create an account on our procurement portal - TAP - and you can the locate the opportunity by searching the reference number provided in this notice. All tender documents and further information can be found here.
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender