Official UK procurement notice
BC26-80 Improve Contract · UK public procurement notice
Authority: British Council (Local council)
Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery listed: Colombia (CO)
Published estimate£128,507£158,650 inc. VAT3.7% above published estimate
Submissions closed 20 Feb 2026awarded 9 Mar 2026
Awarded to Improve Education Services
Contract term 6 moends 1 Sept 2026 · starts 2 Mar 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionBC26-80 Improve Education Services Contract
CPV: Project management consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£128,507
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).
How bids were scored
Lot awarding rule: Criteria is composed by Social Value, Methodology & Approach, Economic Proposal, Previous Experience
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- 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
- 30 Jan 2026, 12:52 GMT
- Last source update
- 6 Apr 2026, 18:22 BST
- Authority reference
AM_1150- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-008451- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area in notice
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0612f6Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: TCS TAP eSourcing
Access & registration note: Free
- Submission deadline
- 20 Feb 2026, 20:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 14 Feb 2026, 09:59 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
30 Jan 2026 → 6 Apr 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published270 days ago30 Jan 2026, 12:52 GMT
- Clarification questions by255 days ago14 Feb 2026, 09:59 GMT
- Submission deadline249 days ago20 Feb 2026, 20:00 GMT
- Contract starts239 days ago2 Mar 2026
- Latest notice published204 days ago6 Apr 2026, 18:22 BST
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 30 Jan 2026- Tender notice published30 Jan 2026, 12:52 GMTUK4
- Contract details notice published6 Apr 2026, 18:22 BSTUK7
- Status changed to complete6 Apr 2026, 18:22 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £133,2661 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 9 Mar 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Improve Education Services | £133,266 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Improve Education Services
- Signed
- 9 Mar 2026
- Value
- £133,266
- Period
- 10 Mar 2026 – 1 Oct 2026
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Improve Education ServicesAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender