Official UK procurement notice
Establishing a framework for consultancy on Disability Inclusion
Authority: British Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe British Council is a UK international organisation that supports peace and prosperity by building connections, understanding and trust in the Arts, Education and English between people in the UK and countries worldwide. Our people and our partners experience a culture that promotes excellence, respect, inclusion and diversity. Our work is based on building meaningful, enduring and respectful relationships across different cultures. This is reflected in placing equality, diversity and inclusion at the core of our work. The British Council, Cultural Engagement Department works across these 4 main areas of work:
Arts: We deliver projects and programmes that find new ways of connecting with and understanding each other through the arts, to develop stronger creative sectors around the world that are better connected with the UK. This includes working in different arts forms such as film, theatre and dance and literature as well as supporting creative economies working with cultural institutions to address development and social challenges.
Education: We work with educational institutions and professionals at school level, in vocational education and higher education to open up new opportunities for collaboration and improving systems and learning.
Inclusive Communities: We work on non-formal education to support young people to develop life-skills including citizenship, media literacy and leadership.
English and School Education: We contribute to raising the quality of education in schools and improving standards of English language and life skills worldwide.
Please note also the budget is indicative and not any guarantee of spend over the life of the framework.
CPV: Research and development consultancy services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework · open framework scheme (admission reopens)
- Call-offs
- call-offs may be awarded directly or by further competition
- Bids received
- 28 bids received · 13 suppliers appointed
- Framework period
- 6 yrs from 22 Jun 2026
- Scheme runs until
- 18 Jun 2032
Published description of the framework
The framework will operate in one of two ways:
Route One- Direct Award:
The highest winning supplier will have the right to first refusal of the work offered.
Route Two- Mini Competition:
All suppliers on the framework will be invited to bid for further work.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£16,000,000
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).
- Award Criteria: Please see Invitation to Tender for award criteria.
- “Establishing a framework for consultancy on Disability Inclusion” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract: call-offs may be direct or by further competition.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Open framework scheme
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 18 Mar 2026, 10:01 GMT
- Last source update
- 11 Aug 2026, 13:47 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 8 Jun 2026
- Authority reference
UK_1128- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-024401- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-066d0cFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 13 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 20 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Or via email- [email protected].
Timeline
18 Mar 2026 → 20 Aug 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published220 days ago18 Mar 2026, 10:01 GMT
- Clarification questions by186 days ago20 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Admission / appointment period ends164 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown13 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by137 days ago8 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts124 days ago22 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent75 days ago10 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published74 days ago11 Aug 2026, 13:47 BST
- Standstill ends64 days ago20 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice history
7 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 18 Mar 2026- Tender notice published18 Mar 2026, 10:01 GMTUK4
- Tender notice published18 Mar 2026, 10:17 GMTUK4
- Deadline moved to 13 May 2026, 12:00 BST18 Mar 2026, 10:17 GMT+2 days · was 11 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published19 Mar 2026, 13:40 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published11 Aug 2026, 13:47 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete11 Aug 2026, 13:47 BST
- Contract signature expected21 Aug 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2026-03: 1 release · 18 Mar 2026
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ECONOMIC RESEARCH SERVICES LIMITED T/A Fortia Insight, EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT CONSULT LIMITEDSME, Edinburgh Innovations Limited, LSE Enterprise Ltd, National Development Team for InclusionVCSE, RTN ZERO CONSULTING LTD +7 more24 Aug 2026 – 23 Aug 2032 | £207,720 inc. VAT | 10 Aug 2026standstill to 20 Aug 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28final-stage tenders | 16 | 7 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Framework contractors & participating bidders
13 commercial parties on the notice- ECONOMIC RESEARCH SERVICES LIMITEDFramework contractor
- EDINBURGH INNOVATIONS LIMITEDFramework contractor
- Education Development Consult LtdFramework contractor
- Erika TrabuccoFramework contractor
- Francesca PeruzzoFramework contractor
- LSE ENTERPRISE LTDFramework contractor
- RTN ZERO CONSULTING LTDFramework contractor
- Rasha ArnestFramework contractor
- SarahPickthall.comFramework contractor
- THE NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT TEAM FOR INCLUSIONFramework contractor
Show 3 more suppliers
- Tim Wheeler ArtsFramework contractor
- UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD(THE)Framework contractor
- University of WolverhamptonFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications Alternatively, you can get in touch via email at the following address: [email protected].
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender