Official UK procurement notice
AMMEX1_Diego Olavarría 2026 DC
Authority: British Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionMexico - translation services for 3 entities
- How the procedure runs: 2.1 El British Council México opera a través de 3 entidades legales para llevar a cabo sus operaciones en México; una entidad diplomática, una entidad comercial; y una entidad autorizada para recibir donativos, para la cual aplican en su totalidad todas las regulaciones, procesos y servicios locales. El proveedor trabajará en la prestación de servicios relacionados con la traducción en México. Los servicios de traducción incluyen contratos, anexos y los requisitos contenidos en el Alcance de Trabajo (Scope of Work) establecido por el British Council. Tanto para las filiales como para la sucursal bajo los auspicios de la Embajada Británica, se requiere la prestación del 100% de los servicios
CPV: Translation services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£261,000
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).
- Different Criterias: Social value 10%, Quality 25%, Methodology and Approach 25%, Commercial 40%
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible 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
- 27 Oct 2025, 13:55 GMT
- Last source update
- 27 Jan 2026, 20:12 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 19 Dec 2025
- Authority reference
AM_891- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-068557- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area in notice
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05d436Find a Tender
- How it runs
2.1 El British Council México opera a través de 3 entidades legales para llevar a cabo sus operaciones en México; una entidad diplomática, una entidad comercial; y una entidad autorizada para recibir donativos, para la cual aplican en su totalidad todas las regulaciones, procesos y servicios locales. El proveedor trabajará en la prestación de servicios relacionados con la traducción en México. Los servicios de traducción incluyen contratos, anexos y los requisitos contenidos en el Alcance de Trabajo (Scope of Work) establecido por el British Council. Tanto para las filiales como para la sucursal bajo los auspicios de la Embajada Británica, se requiere la prestación del 100% de los servicios
How it was run
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 28 Nov 2025, 23:00 GMT
- Submission deadline
- 28 Nov 2025, 23:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 11 Nov 2025, 23:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- es
Timeline
27 Oct 2025 → 2 Feb 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published355 days ago27 Oct 2025, 13:55 GMT
- Clarification questions by339 days ago11 Nov 2025, 23:00 GMT
- Submission deadline322 days ago28 Nov 2025, 23:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by301 days ago19 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent298 days ago23 Dec 2025
- Standstill ends282 days ago7 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Latest notice published262 days ago27 Jan 2026, 20:12 GMT
- Contract starts257 days ago2 Feb 2026
Notice history
6 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 27 Oct 2025- Tender notice published27 Oct 2025, 13:55 GMTUK4
- Tender notice published28 Oct 2025, 11:33 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published23 Dec 2025, 15:36 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete23 Dec 2025, 15:36 GMT
- Contract signature expected14 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published27 Jan 2026, 20:12 GMTUK7
Published amendments (1)
Enquiry and tender deadlines have been updated
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-10: 1 release · 27 Oct 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fonema Colectivo_Diego Olavarria15 Jan 2026 – 15 Jan 2028 · up to 14 Jan 2030Extensions: Extension 1+1 Years | £261,000 | 23 Dec 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
AMMEX1_Diego Olavarría 2026 DC_signed · Fonema Colectivo_Diego Olavarria
- Signed
- 14 Jan 2026
- Value
- £45,124
- Period
- 15 Jan 2026 – 15 Jan 2028 · up to 15 Jan 2030 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Additional 2 years extension
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4final-stage tenders | 4 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Diego Olavarria - Fonema ColectivoAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (6)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Technical specifications Tender Platform
- Signed contract
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender