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Published 20 Feb 2025, 14:46 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

2025 GE Construction Serv DPS

Official notice

Authority: British Council (Local council)

Dynamic market8 lotsServicesOpen procedure
Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: United Arab Emirates (AE)Afghanistan (AF)Albania (AL)
+9 moreArmenia (AM)Argentina (AR)Austria (AT)Australia (AU)Azerbaijan (AZ)Bosnia & Herzegovina (BA)Bangladesh (BD)Belgium (BE)Bulgaria (BG)
Dynamic market estimateValue not publishedmarket-wide estimate, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 23 Mar 2025
Lots 8see the lot list below
Market period 4 yrsends 7 Apr 2029 · starts 7 Apr 2025

What is being bought8 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

The British Council Global Estates department is looking to establish a Dynamic Purchasing System of potential suppliers able to deliver a diverse range of construction related technical and professional services across all the regions we work in.The Potential Suppliers will provide the British Council one or more of a wide range of construction Technical and Professional services including, but not limited to: Architecture and Design services, Space Planning services, Project Management services, MEP services, Environmental services, Building Services, Construction services, Fire / Hazard and Risk Advisory Services, Geophysical / Geological services, Technical Testing and Analysis services, Security Advisory Services

CPV: Architectural and related services · Consultative engineering and construction services

Lots and requirements (8)Procurement structure

8 lots · no lot values published
Lot #1Americas Argentina (AR), Brazil (BR) +11 4 yrs
Contract period: 7 Apr 2025 – 7 Apr 2029 (4 yrs)
Delivery listed: Argentina (AR), Brazil (BR), Canada (CA), Chile (CL), Colombia (CO), Cuba (CU), Jamaica (JM), Mexico (MX), Peru (PE), Trinidad & Tobago (TT), United States (US), Uruguay (UY), Venezuela (VE)
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #2East Asia Australia (AU), China (CN) +12 4 yrs
Contract period: 7 Apr 2025 – 7 Apr 2029 (4 yrs)
Delivery listed: Australia (AU), China (CN), Hong Kong SAR China (HK), Indonesia (ID), Japan (JP), South Korea (KR), Myanmar (Burma) (MM), Malaysia (MY), New Zealand (NZ), Philippines (PH), Singapore (SG), Thailand (TH), Taiwan (TW), Vietnam (VN)
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #3Europe Austria (AT), Belgium (BE) +18 4 yrs
Contract period: 7 Apr 2025 – 7 Apr 2029 (4 yrs)
Delivery listed: Austria (AT), Belgium (BE), Bulgaria (BG), Cyprus (CY), Czechia (CZ), Germany (DE), Denmark (DK), Estonia (EE), Finland (FI), France (FR), Croatia (HR), Hungary (HU), Ireland (IE), Italy (IT), Liechtenstein (LI), Lithuania (LT), Latvia (LV), Malta (MT), Netherlands (NL), Norway (NO)
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #4Middle East and North Africa United Arab Emirates (AE), Albania (AL) +15 4 yrs
Contract period: 7 Apr 2025 – 7 Apr 2029 (4 yrs)
Delivery listed: United Arab Emirates (AE), Albania (AL), Bahrain (BH), Egypt (EG), Iraq (IQ), Jordan (JO), Kuwait (KW), Lebanon (LB), Libya (LY), Morocco (MA), Oman (OM), Palestinian Territories (PS), Qatar (QA), Saudi Arabia (SA), Syria (SY), Tunisia (TN), Yemen (YE)
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #5South Asia Afghanistan (AF), Bangladesh (BD) +5 4 yrs
Contract period: 7 Apr 2025 – 7 Apr 2029 (4 yrs)
Delivery listed: Afghanistan (AF), Bangladesh (BD), India (IN), Iran (IR), Sri Lanka (LK), Nepal (NP), Pakistan (PK)
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #6Sub Saharian Africa Botswana (BW), Ethiopia (ET) +15 4 yrs
Contract period: 7 Apr 2025 – 7 Apr 2029 (4 yrs)
Delivery listed: Botswana (BW), Ethiopia (ET), Ghana (GH), Kenya (KE), Mauritius (MU), Malawi (MW), Mozambique (MZ), Namibia (NA), Nigeria (NG), Rwanda (RW), Sierra Leone (SL), Senegal (SN), Tanzania (TZ), Uganda (UG), South Africa (ZA), Zambia (ZM), Zimbabwe (ZW)
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #7UK UK 4 yrs
Contract period: 7 Apr 2025 – 7 Apr 2029 (4 yrs)
Delivery: UK
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #8Wider Europe Albania (AL), Armenia (AM) +11 4 yrs
Contract period: 7 Apr 2025 – 7 Apr 2029 (4 yrs)
Delivery listed: Albania (AL), Armenia (AM), Azerbaijan (AZ), Bosnia & Herzegovina (BA), Georgia (GE), Israel (IL), Kazakhstan (KZ), Montenegro (ME), Serbia (RS), Russia (RU), Türkiye (TR), Ukraine (UA), Uzbekistan (UZ)
Variant 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
What this means for your bid
  • “2025 GE Construction Serv DPS” is a dynamic market: the contest is a place on its panel, 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
Closed
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Dynamic market
Who may use this agreement
Any qualifying supplier may apply while the market is open
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
20 Feb 2025, 14:46 GMT
Last source update
20 Feb 2025, 14:46 GMT
Award evaluation window
1 Apr 2025 – …
Authority reference
BC/03777
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-006283
Classification (CPV)
Architectural and related servicesConsultative engineering and construction services
Delivery area
United Arab Emirates (AE)Afghanistan (AF)Albania (AL)Armenia (AM)Argentina (AR)Austria (AT)Australia (AU)Azerbaijan (AZ)
+4 moreBosnia & Herzegovina (BA)Bangladesh (BD)Belgium (BE)Bulgaria (BG)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e527 Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

as stated in the documentation

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
Admission period ends
23 Mar 2025, 17:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
1 Apr 2025, 00:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

20 Feb 2025 → 7 Apr 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Notice published
    20 Feb 2025, 14:46 GMT
  2. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    23 Mar 2025, 17:00 GMT
  3. Bids opened
    1 Apr 2025, 00:00 BST
  4. Contract starts
    7 Apr 2025, 00:00 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

British Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilBody governed by public lawCharity 58 Whitworth Street, Manchester, UK, M1 6BBContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • The High Court Royal Courts of JusticeReview body London

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.