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# British Council · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/british-council-gov-ot313). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** British Council is a Local authority based in Greater London. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 653 published procedures, with 7 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** British Council
- **Classification:** Local authority
- **Delivery Region:** Greater London
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PHTN-1551-GCQH` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 7
- **Total Published Procedures:** 653
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £65m (median award: £83k) across 80 of 80 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** companies-house (BRITISH COUNCIL(THE)), govuk-organisations (British Council)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/british-council-gov-ot313

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 4 bids (median of 59 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 7% of lots drew only 1 bidder
- **Median Price Movement:** 5% below the published estimate (median of 21 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 438 (90%), Framework: 43 (9%), Dynamic purchasing system: 6 (1%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Open: 353 (72%), Route not published: 59 (12%), Limited / restricted: 40 (8%), Selective: 22 (5%), Direct award: 13 (3%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Business services: law, marketing, consulting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-services-consultancy-79000000) (CPV 79):** 161 notices, last 24 months (33% of this period)
2. **[Education and training services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/education-training-80000000) (CPV 80):** 44 notices, last 24 months (9% of this period)
3. **[IT services: consulting, software, internet](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/it-services-software-72000000) (CPV 72):** 42 notices, last 24 months (9% of this period)
4. **[Research and development services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/research-development-r-d-73000000) (CPV 73):** 30 notices, last 24 months (6% of this period)
5. **[Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/hotel-restaurant-and-retail-trade-services-55000000) (CPV 55):** 24 notices, last 24 months (5% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT CONSULT LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/education-development-consult-limited-GB-FTS-171114):** 3 procedures
2. **[ACTOR SECURITE](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/actor-securite-GB-FTS-99938):** 3 procedures
3. **[Basal Capital, S. de R.L. de C.V.](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/basal-capital-s-de-r-l-de-c-v-GB-PPON-PPVQ-5854-CWQJ):** 3 procedures
4. **[LSE Enterprise Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/lse-enterprise-ltd-coh-02657442):** 3 procedures (4 awards)
5. **[The Social Investment Consultancy Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/the-social-investment-consultancy-ltd-coh-11268687):** 3 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[Topaz Events Complex](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/topaz-events-complex-GB-PPON-PTCR-7569-GVTX):** £51m · [National Commercial Exam Venues 2026](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/national-commercial-exam-venues-2026-ocds-h6vhtk-060911) · Awarded: 17 Mar 2026
2. **[ENROUTE INTERNATIONAL LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/enroute-international-limited-GB-PPON-PXJM-9214-PTLV):** £2.1m · [Framework agreement for the purchase of non-permanent worker services](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/outsourcing-of-non-permanent-workers-services-in-bangladesh-ocds-h6vhtk-06ce59) · Awarded: 14 Sept 2026
3. **[Krystal Integrated Services Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/krystal-integrated-services-limited-GB-PPON-PCLC-2763-ZHNH):** £1.9m · [Agreement for the purchase of FM & Maintenance Services](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/facility-management-maintenance-services-for-the-british-council-india-bcd-bce-bcms-ocds-h6vhtk-06e617) · Awarded: 23 Apr 2026
4. **[ECOM SCOTLAND LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/ecom-scotland-limited-coh-sc201497):** £1.3m · [UK_260 - English and School Education Learning Management System](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/uk-260-english-and-school-education-learning-management-system-ocds-h6vhtk-04bda9)
5. **[ACTOR SECURITE](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/actor-securite-GB-FTS-99938):** £536k · [Security Services France](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/security-services-france-ocds-h6vhtk-0596a8) · Awarded: 12 Nov 2025

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 24
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 91
- **Catalogue Retender Radar:** [Track upcoming UK contract expiries](https://tenderline.uk/retenders)

## Award Values & Counterparties
> **Complete Contracting Authority Dossier:** Published award values over 24 months, supplier rosters, contract expiry dates, and direct award breakdowns are available in the interactive dossier on Tenderline:
> [Explore full British Council intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/british-council-gov-ot313#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/british-council-gov-ot313
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt