Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice

Published 3 Jul 2025, 12:51 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Accounting and Payroll services

Authority: British Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable

Sectors: Transport & Passenger Services (60)Financial and insurance services (66)Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery listed: Kazakhstan (KZ)

Published estimateKZT 190,000,000KZT 215,000,000 inc. VAT

Submissions closed 5 Aug 2025awarded 11 Aug 2025

Awarded to Baker Tilly Qazaqstan Advisory LLP, Bakertilly LLP

Contract term 2 yrsends 1 Sept 2027 · up to 1 Sept 2031 with extensions · starts 1 Sept 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Contract to receive Accounting and Tax Outsourcing services for statuary accounting, as well as services for calculating salaries and deductions for a non-resident company

CPV: Accounting services · Payroll management services · Taxi services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1AwardedRenewal 2 yrsPublished valueKZT 190,000,000

Contract period: 1 Sept 2025 – 1 Sept 2027 (2 yrs) · up to 1 Sept 2031 with extensionsValue: KZT 190,000,000 exc. VAT · KZT 215,000,000 inc. VAT

Delivery listed: Kazakhstan (KZ)

Extensions: option to extend 4 times, 12 months duration each

60120000 Taxi services 79211000 Accounting services 79211110 Payroll management 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

Quality: 60%Price: 40%

Published sub-criteria (2)

Quality and Methodology: 60%
Commercial: 40%

Published award criteria (2)

Quality and Methodology: QualityandExpertise
Commercial

What this means for your bid

Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Open procedure
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 3 Jul 2025, 12:51 BST
Last source update: 20 Oct 2025, 07:57 BST
Award evaluation window: Submission end – 12 Aug 2025
Authority reference: ITT1026024
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-037088
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV): Accounting servicesPayroll management servicesTaxi services
Delivery area in notice: Kazakhstan (KZ)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-055840 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: TCS TAP eSourcing

Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Free

Submission deadline: 5 Aug 2025, 00:59 BST
Clarification deadline: 11 Jul 2025, 00:59 BST
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed
Accepted languages: en

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

tap.tcsapps.com/tap2/ ↗

Timeline

3 Jul 2025 → 20 Oct 2025 · 7 dates

Tender notice published
3 Jul 2025, 12:51 BST
Clarification questions by
11 Jul 2025, 00:59 BST
Submission deadline
5 Aug 2025, 00:59 BST
Award decision expected by
12 Aug 2025, 00:59 BST
Assessment summaries sent
12 Aug 2025
Contract starts
1 Sept 2025
Latest notice published367 days ago
20 Oct 2025, 07:57 BST

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 3 Jul 2025

Tender notice published
3 Jul 2025, 12:51 BST
UK4
Contract award notice published
22 Aug 2025, 12:46 BST
UK6
Status changed to complete
22 Aug 2025, 12:46 BST
Contract signature expected
30 Aug 2025, 00:59 BST
scheduled
Contract details notice published
20 Oct 2025, 07:57 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Bids received 63 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 31 Aug 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Baker Tilly Qazaqstan Advisory LLP, Bakertilly LLPjoint award1 Sept 2025 – 1 Sept 2027 · up to 1 Sept 2031Extensions: 2 years with option to extend for 4 additional years	KZT 148,069,780	11 Aug 2025	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 1 · Baker Tilly Qazaqstan Advisory LLP, Bakertilly LLP
Signed
31 Aug 2025
Value
KZT 49,356,576
Period
1 Sept 2025 – 1 Sept 2027 · up to 1 Sept 2031 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
option to extend 4 additional times 12 month each

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
6final-stage tenders	3	0	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

British Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PHTN-1551-GCQH 1 Redman Place, London, London, E20 1JQContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

Baker Tilly Qazaqstan Advisory LLPAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PVHY-7387-HQXZ AIFC, Business Area, C 4.4, office 232, Astana, KZ, 010000, KZContact email
Bakertilly LLPAwarded supplier AIFC Business Area C 4.4 office 232, Astana, KZ, 010000, KZContact email

Official documents & specifications (5)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Signed contract contractSigned contractoctet-stream
Signed contract contractSigned contractoctet-stream

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender20 Oct 2025, 07:57 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender22 Aug 2025, 12:46 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender3 Jul 2025, 12:51 BST