Official UK procurement notice
Branding social vendor for Exams 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 26 Mar 2026
Contract term 3 yrsends 1 May 2029 · starts 1 May 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionBranding social vendor for Exams in British Council China
- How the procedure runs: Closed tender for stage 2 from short list of public stage 1 tender
CPV: Advertising and 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 & approach: 15%
- Value for money: 45%
- Social value: 10%
Published award criteria (4)
- Social value: well-being amongst the workforce and in the workplace
- Quality: Strategic plan & creative
- Methodology & approach: Implementation plan
- Value for money: Commercial
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
- 12 Feb 2026, 10:05 GMT
- Last source update
- 12 Feb 2026, 10:05 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 25 Apr 2026
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-012700- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-064e91Find a Tender
- How it runs
Closed tender for stage 2 from short list of public stage 1 tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: TCS TAP eSourcing
Access & registration note: Free
- Submission deadline
- 26 Mar 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 27 Feb 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
12 Feb 2026 → 1 May 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published258 days ago12 Feb 2026, 10:05 GMT
- Clarification questions by243 days ago27 Feb 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Submission deadline216 days ago26 Mar 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by187 days ago25 Apr 2026, 00:59 BST
- Contract starts181 days ago1 May 2026
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published12 Feb 2026, 10:05 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