Official UK procurement notice
2025_Dps_South Africa Exam Venues Tender
Authority: British Council (Local council)
The British Council South Africa conducts Pen and Paper based as well as Computer Based Exams across South Africa. We are catering approximately 21 000 candidates per annum for which we require Exam Venues across South Africa. Additional information: The contract has an option to extend for a further two years.
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe British Council South Africa conducts Pen and Paper based as well as Computer Based Exams across South Africa. We are catering approximately 21 000 candidates per annum for which we require Exam Venues across South Africa. Main cities which we currently service are Johannesburg, Pretoria, Capetown, PE, Durban.We require exam venues in the category of schools, colleges, institute and /universities, and commercial venues in the enlisted cities / locations. If your venue is in these areas, you are requested to submit a response
CPV: Education and training services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£1,000,000
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).
- Suitability
No special legal form is required but each supplier will be required to become jointly and severably responsible for the contract before acceptance
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- 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
- 19 Feb 2025, 15:53 GMT
- Last source update
- 19 Feb 2025, 15:53 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 2 May 2025 – …
- Authority reference
BC/03775- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-005933- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e440Find a Tender
- Review procedure
The British Council will incorporate a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into.
Publisher note: Suppliers who wish to express an interest and take part in the tender process will be required to register on our e-Tendering portal In-Tend hosted at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/britishcouncil.Once registered, bidders must log-in to the website where they can view the project and access the bidders pack and submit their return. Bidders will also be required to demonstrate their capability and `means of proof` will be required. These conditions are outlined in the ITT. The British Council will incorporate a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 30 Apr 2025, 20:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 2 May 2025, 00:00 BST
Timeline
19 Feb 2025 → 2 May 2025 · 4 dates- Notice published19 Feb 2025, 15:53 GMT
- Submission deadline30 Apr 2025, 20:00 BST
- Bids must remain valid until1 May 2025, 23:59 BST
- Bids opened2 May 2025, 00:00 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The High Court Royal Courts of JusticeReview body
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.