Official UK procurement notice
Contracting Lifecycle system · UK public procurement notice
Authority: British Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe British Council is looking to develop and maintain a Contract Lifecycle Management solution for an initially small team but the requirement has the capacity to grow as other teams come on board.
As a minimum, mandatory requirement, we are looking to implement an off the shelf, Software as a Service solution which will have configurable elements, but which would not require any bespoke development.
Full functional and non functional requirements are outlined in Supplier Response document.
CPV: Database and operating software package · Document creation, drawing, imaging, scheduling and productivity software package · Information systems and servers · Networking, Internet and intranet software package
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedWhat 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).
Lot awarding rule: Please see tender documentation for award criteria.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- 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
- 23 Jul 2026, 11:56 BST
- Last source update
- 23 Jul 2026, 11:56 BST
- Authority reference
UK_1394- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-069621- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d1acFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 7 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 10 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Timeline
23 Jul 2026 → 14 Jan 2027 · 4 dates- Tender notice published95 days ago23 Jul 2026, 11:56 BST
- Clarification questions by77 days ago10 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
- Submission deadline49 days ago7 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Today27 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 78 days14 Jan 2027
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published23 Jul 2026, 11:56 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender