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Published 15 Jun 2021, 16:01 BST

Official UK procurement notice

2021_EU - IELTS Official Partner Testing Points – multiple locations in EU

Official notice

Authority: British Council (Local council)

Framework agreementServicesOpen procedureSME suitable

Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: UK

Framework ceiling (notional)£463,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue

Submissions closed 30 Jul 2021awarded 1 Oct 2021

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The British Council is looking for service providers in a range of cities and countries in the EU who will provide an end-to-end Test Day service to IELTS on Computer test-takers, including the provision of the Test Day venue, venue staff (Invigilators and IT Technician) and Test Day equipment. The British Council will facilitate pre-test and post-test activities, such as registration, apportionment, test marking and results. Tests will be marked by the British Council. The British Council will also provide and cover the cost of Speaking Test Examiners who will deliver Speaking tests remotely to the Test Takers taking the test at supplier’s premises.

CPV: Education and training services

How this framework works

From the published notice

Places: up to 7 suppliers · 4 bids received (0.6 per place) · 10 appointed (full)

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #11.2AwardedRenewalPublished value£463,000

1.2. The British Council is looking for service providers in a range of cities and countries in the EU who will provide an end-to-end Test Day service to IELTS on Computer test-takers, including the provision of the Test Day venue, venue staff (Invigilators and IT Technician) and Test Day equipment. The British Council will facilitate pre-test and post-test activities, such as registration, apportionment, test marking and results. Tests will be marked by the British Council. The British Council will also provide and cover the cost of Speaking Test Examiners who will deliver Speaking tests remotely to the Test Takers taking the test at supplier’s premises.

Delivery: UK

Extensions: An option for additional mutually agreed extensions of two (2) further annual extensions.Variant bids: not allowed

80000000 Education and training 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

Price

What this means for your bid

“2021_EU - IELTS Official Partner Testing Points – multiple locations…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 7 suppliers, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Open procedure
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
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: No (one-off requirement)
First published: 15 Jun 2021, 16:01 BST
Last source update: 28 Mar 2022, 15:50 BST
Award evaluation window: 30 Jul 2021 – …
Authority reference: BC/01848
FTS notice number: 2022/S 000-008316
Classification (CPV): Education and training services
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02bc39 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Appointment period ends: 30 Jul 2021, 10:10 BST
Submission channel: {"written"}
Accepted languages: en
Bids opened: 30 Jul 2021, 10:00 BST

Timeline

30 Jul 2021 → 28 Mar 2022 · 3 dates

Bids opened
30 Jul 2021, 10:00 BST
Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
30 Jul 2021, 10:10 BST
Notice published
28 Mar 2022, 15:50 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender

Status changed to complete
28 Mar 2022, 15:50 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Suppliers appointed 10admitted to the panel · see the list ↓

Bids received 44 from SMEs

Contracts signed 11latest 1 Oct 2021

11 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

Lithuania - Vilnius
Signed
1 Oct 2021
Value
€984
Status
active
France - Toulouse
Signed
1 Oct 2021
Value
€660
Status
active
Italy - Turin
Signed
1 Oct 2021
Value
€760
Status
active
Luxembourg
Signed
1 Oct 2021
Value
€800
Status
active
Belgian - Brussels
Signed
1 Oct 2021
Value
€1,165
Status
active
Germany - Dusiburg
Signed
1 Oct 2021
Value
€1,650
Status
active
France - Strasbourg
Signed
1 Oct 2021
Value
€440
Status
active
Germany - Stuttgart
Signed
1 Oct 2021
Value
€2,400
Status
active
Italy - Catania
Signed
1 Oct 2021
Value
€875
Status
active
Germany - Frankfurt
Signed
1 Oct 2021
Value
€3,480
Status
active
Italy - Palermo
Signed
1 Oct 2021
Value
€570
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad	4	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

British Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilBody governed by public law10 Bridgewater House, Manchester, UK, M1 6BBContact email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

British Council - LondonReview body London

Framework contractors & participating bidders

10 commercial parties on the notice

AMES EducationFramework contractor Vilnius, IT
CECI FormationFramework contractor Strasbourg, FR
Communikataion Akoun & Scholten GmbHFramework contractor Duisburg, DE
EZplus InhaberFramework contractor Stuggart, DE
Giga International House SrlFramework contractor Catania, IT
IP Campus Holding B.VFramework contractor Diemen, NL
Institut national des languesFramework contractor Luxembourg, LU
Mobile Testing Solutions LtdFramework contractor London, UK
The Cambridge Centre - IH ToulouseFramework contractor Toulouse, FR
The English School of TurinFramework contractor Turin, IT

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria