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Published 19 Nov 2025, 09:06 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

UK_994 - Managing Your Wellbeing When Studying in the UK MOOC

Official notice

Authority: British Council (Local council)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable

Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: UK

Published estimate£40,000≈ £20k / year · £48,000 inc. VAT50.9% below published estimate

Submissions closed 16 Dec 2025awarded 30 Jan 2026

Awarded to NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY

Contract term 2 yrsends 1 Apr 2028 · up to 1 Apr 2032 with extensions · starts 1 Apr 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Managing Your Wellbeing When Studying in the UK MOOC is a part of the British Council’s commitment to the wellbeing and mental health of our prospective and current students. The course will help them proactively build good self-care habits to support their wellbeing and mental health and help them help themselves as well as signposting them to resources and external organisations who will be able to support them, outside of their individual universities.

CPV: Adult and other education services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1AwardedRenewal 2 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£40,000

Contract period: 1 Apr 2026 – 1 Apr 2028 (2 yrs) · up to 1 Apr 2032 with extensionsValue: £40,000 exc. VAT · £48,000 inc. VAT

Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible

Extensions: British Council may extend this Agreement for 2 further terms each of one 24 months, by notice in writing to the Supplier not less than one month prior to expiry of the then current Term.

80400000 Adult and other education services

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

Lot awarding rule: As per RFP documents

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: Awarded
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: 19 Nov 2025, 09:06 GMT
Last source update: 2 Feb 2026, 08:14 GMT
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-075024
Latest notice: Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV): Adult and other education services
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05e3e7 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: TCS TAP eSourcing

Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed

Access & registration note: Free

Submission deadline: 16 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
Clarification deadline: 12 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

tap.tcsapps.com/tap2/ ↗

Timeline

19 Nov 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 5 dates

Tender notice published343 days ago
19 Nov 2025, 09:06 GMT
Clarification questions by319 days ago
12 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
Submission deadline315 days ago
16 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
Latest notice published268 days ago
2 Feb 2026, 08:14 GMT
Contract starts210 days ago
1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

6 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 19 Nov 2025

Tender notice published
19 Nov 2025, 09:06 GMT
UK4
Tender notice published
19 Nov 2025, 12:59 GMT
UK4
Deadline moved to 16 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
19 Nov 2025, 12:59 GMT
-29 days · was 15 Jan 2026, 02:00 GMT
Contract award notice published
2 Feb 2026, 08:14 GMT
UK6
Status changed to complete
2 Feb 2026, 08:14 GMT
Contract signature expected
31 Mar 2026, 00:59 BST
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £19,6481 award exc. VAT

Bids received 21 from SMEs

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY1 Apr 2026 – 1 Apr 2028	£19,648	30 Jan 2026	Awarded

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
2final-stage tenders	1	0	—

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

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Newcastle UniversityAwarded supplier Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE1 7RU, United , Newcastle, North East, NE1 7RUContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender2 Feb 2026, 08:14 GMT
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender19 Nov 2025, 12:59 GMT
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender19 Nov 2025, 09:06 GMT