Official UK procurement notice
VN_Online payment solution for Exams
Authority: British Council (Local council)
Sectors: Financial and insurance services (66) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£455,000≈ £152k / year · £455,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 18 Jun 2026
Contract term 3 yrsends 1 Oct 2029 · starts 1 Oct 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionVN_Online payment solution for Teaching &Exams
- How the procedure runs: Two stages tender was designed
CPV: Financial consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£455,000
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).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Social value, quality & methodology: 60%
- Value for money: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Social value, quality & methodology
- Value for money: Commercial
What this means for your bid
- 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
- Competitive flexible 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
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 20 May 2026, 04:09 BST
- Last source update
- 20 May 2026, 04:09 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 1 Aug 2026
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-045958- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-069c5fFind a Tender
- How it runs
Two stages tender was designed
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: TCS TAP eSourcing
Access & registration note: Free
- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 18 Jun 2026, 18:00 BST
- Submission deadline
- 18 Jun 2026, 18:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 28 May 2026, 18:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Supplier Self Registration (British Council MyProcurement): tap.tcsapps.com/tap2/ ↗ Public Tender (British Council MyProcurement): tap.tcsapps.com/tap2sup/ ↗
Timeline
20 May 2026 → 1 Oct 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published160 days ago20 May 2026, 04:09 BST
- Clarification questions by152 days ago28 May 2026, 18:00 BST
- Submission deadline131 days ago18 Jun 2026, 18:00 BST
- Award decision expected by88 days ago1 Aug 2026, 00:59 BST
- Contract starts27 days ago1 Oct 2026
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published20 May 2026, 04:09 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