Official UK procurement notice
Exams venue - Shymkent · UK public procurement notice
Authority: British Council (Local council)
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery listed: Kazakhstan (KZ)
Published estimate£155,172≈ £78k / year · £180,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 12 Feb 2026awarded 10 Mar 2026
Awarded to IELTS Center
Contract term 2 yrsends 2 Mar 2028 · up to 2 Mar 2032 with extensions · starts 3 Mar 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvision of venue to deliver examinations in Shymkent, Kazakhstan.
CPV: Event services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£155,172
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
Lot awarding rule: %80 quality, %20 commercial
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
- Awarded
- 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
- 27 Jan 2026, 06:41 GMT
- Last source update
- 4 Apr 2026, 06:00 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-006872- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area in notice
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-060f18Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: TCS TAP eSourcing
Access & registration note: Free
- Submission deadline
- 12 Feb 2026, 09:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 6 Feb 2026, 04:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
27 Jan 2026 → 4 Apr 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published266 days ago27 Jan 2026, 06:41 GMT
- Clarification questions by256 days ago6 Feb 2026, 04:00 GMT
- Submission deadline250 days ago12 Feb 2026, 09:00 GMT
- Contract starts232 days ago3 Mar 2026
- Latest notice published199 days ago4 Apr 2026, 06:00 BST
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 27 Jan 2026- Tender notice published27 Jan 2026, 06:41 GMTUK4
- Contract details notice published4 Apr 2026, 06:00 BSTUK7
- Status changed to complete4 Apr 2026, 06:00 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Contracts signed 1latest 10 Mar 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| IELTS Center | KZT 107,689,655 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · IELTS Center
- Signed
- 10 Mar 2026
- Value
- KZT 107,689,655
- Period
- 12 Mar 2026 – 11 Mar 2028 · up to 11 Mar 2032 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- option to extend 4 additional times
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- IELTS CenterAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender