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# Contracting Lifecycle system

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/contracting-lifecycle-system-ocds-h6vhtk-06d1ac). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** British Council: "Contracting Lifecycle system". Published status: active. Published Value: £800,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 7 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: tap.tcsapps.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [British Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/british-council-gov-ot313)
- **Published Value:** £800,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 7 September 2026 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - open competition
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (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
- **Delivery Location:** Not published
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/contracting-lifecycle-system-ocds-h6vhtk-06d1ac#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06d1ac`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/contracting-lifecycle-system-ocds-h6vhtk-06d1ac#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [tap.tcsapps.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftap.tcsapps.com%2Ftap2%2F%23%2Fbc-supplier-registration)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/contracting-lifecycle-system-ocds-h6vhtk-06d1ac#participate

## Description
The 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.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 48200000, 48300000, 48600000, 48800000

- **Estimated Value:** £800,000

- **Contract Period:** 14/01/2027 to 13/01/2028
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F069621-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-07-23T10:56:48.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T09:12:47.056Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06d1ac