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Published 1 Feb 2024, 10:53 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

2024_SSA_Payment Solution Provider British Council Sub Sahara Africa

Official notice

Authority: British Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedure
Sectors: Financial and insurance services (66) Delivery: Nigeria (NG)
Published value£15,000,000published on the single lot · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 20 Feb 2024

What is being bought

Published requirement description

British Council works across a range of areas delivering large scale contracts, partnership programmes, examinations, projects as well as services in Arts, Education and Society and English and Exams. Having an online payments facility would improve our customer satisfaction as they will be able to make payments for Teaching and Exams services with greater ease. The purpose and scope of this ITT and supporting documents is to explain in further detail the requirements of the British Council and the procurement process for submitting a tender proposal. This invitation to tender (ITT) seeks to obtain the most effective and efficient Payment service provider for the British Council Sub-Saharan Africa (British Council, SSA).

CPV: International payment transfer services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1The British Council in its work across a range of areas delivering large scale…RenewalPublished value£15,000,000

The British Council in its work across a range of areas delivering large scale contracts, partnership programmes, examinations, projects as well as services in Arts, Education & Society and English and Exams, requires an online payments facility would improve our customer satisfaction as they will be able to make payments for Teaching & Exams services with greater ease. This is a notification of invitation to tender (ITT) seeking to obtain the most effective and efficient Payment service provider for the British Council Sub-Saharan Africa (British Council, SSA).

Delivery listed: Nigeria (NG)
Extensions: Contract term of 3 Years with an option to extend for one additional yearVariant bids: not allowed

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
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    As stated in the Attached ITT

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
Closed
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
1 Feb 2024, 10:53 GMT
Last source update
1 Feb 2024, 10:53 GMT
Award evaluation window
20 Feb 2024 – …
Authority reference
BC/03343
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-003321
Classification (CPV)
International payment transfer services
Delivery area
Nigeria (NG)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-043642 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
20 Feb 2024, 23:59 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
120 days from the deadline
Bids opened
20 Feb 2024, 23:59 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

1 Feb 2024 → 20 Feb 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Notice published
    1 Feb 2024, 10:53 GMT
  2. Submission deadline
    20 Feb 2024, 23:59 GMT
  3. Bids opened
    20 Feb 2024, 23:59 GMT

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

British Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilBody governed by public lawEducation 20 Thompson Avenue Ikoyi, Lagos, NGContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.