Official UK procurement notice
Branding social vendor for British Council IELTS in China
Authority: British Council (Local council)
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£626,000≈ £209k / year · £626,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 7 Feb 2026
Contract term 3 yrsends 1 May 2029 · starts 1 May 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionIntergrated marketing campaign for IELTS on social platforms in China
- How the procedure runs: Two stages tender is required and for those who pass stage 1, will be invited for stage 2 participant
CPV: Marketing services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£626,000
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).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (4)
- Quality: 30%
- Methodology and approach: 15%
- Commercial: 45%
- Social value: 10%
Published award criteria (4)
- Social value: Well-being amongst the workforce and in the workplace
- Quality: Intergrated marketing plan for IELTS
- Methodology and approach: Account team & KPIs
- Commercial: Value for money
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 45 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4.5 points. Quality carries 45 of 100: the paper moves it further than 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
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- 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
- 8 Dec 2025, 09:13 GMT
- Last source update
- 8 Dec 2025, 09:13 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 2 Apr 2026
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-080423- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05f055Find a Tender
- How it runs
Two stages tender is required and for those who pass stage 1, will be invited for stage 2 participant
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: TCS TAP eSourcing
Access & registration note: Free
- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 7 Feb 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Submission deadline
- 7 Feb 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 20 Jan 2026, 17:01 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
8 Dec 2025 → 1 May 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published325 days ago8 Dec 2025, 09:13 GMT
- Clarification questions by282 days ago20 Jan 2026, 17:01 GMT
- Submission deadline264 days ago7 Feb 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by210 days ago2 Apr 2026, 00:59 BST
- Contract starts181 days ago1 May 2026
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published8 Dec 2025, 09:13 GMTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender