Official UK procurement notice
Consultancy Services for International Science Partnerships Fund (ISPF) Researcher-Community Partnership Programme (Malaysia)
Authority: British Council (Local council)
Sectors: Community & Cultural Services (98) Delivery listed: Malaysia (MY)
Published estimate£30,750£30,750 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 1 Oct 2025
Contract term 5 moends 1 Apr 2026 · starts 31 Oct 2025
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionToprocureconsultancyservicestodesign,plananddelivertheInternationalSciencePartnershipsFund(ISPF)Researcher-CommunityPartnershipProgrammeinMalaysia.
CPV: Services furnished by business, professional and specialist organisations
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£30,750
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)
- Methodology and Approach: 20%
- Quality: 20%
- Commercial Aspect: 40%
- Social Value: 20%
Published award criteria (4)
- Social Value: Gender&EDIStatement.Whatinnovations/Initiativesthesuppliersareusedtopromoteandsupportresponsiblebusiness?
- Methodology and Approach: WhatapproachtousetoensuredelivertheResearcher-CommunityPartnershipProgrammesuccessfullyandwithinthespecifiedtimeline?
- Quality: Theexperienceindesigninganddeliveringaprogramme
- Commercial Aspect: Pricecompetitiveness,loweroffer/higheroffermultiplybyweightpercentage.
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
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- 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
- 12 Sept 2025, 09:53 BST
- Last source update
- 12 Sept 2025, 09:53 BST
- Authority reference
RFP1027854- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-056041- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area in notice
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-059918Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: TCS TAP eSourcing
Access & registration note: Free
- Submission deadline
- 1 Oct 2025, 00:59 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 20 Sept 2025, 00:59 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
12 Sept 2025 → 31 Oct 2025 · 4 dates- Tender notice published12 Sept 2025, 09:53 BST
- Clarification questions by400 days ago20 Sept 2025, 00:59 BST
- Submission deadline389 days ago1 Oct 2025, 00:59 BST
- Contract starts359 days ago31 Oct 2025
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published12 Sept 2025, 09:53 BSTUK4
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