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Published 15 May 2023, 13:48 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Framework Agreement Contracts for Non-Formal Education (NFE)

Official notice

Authority: British Council (Local council)

Framework agreement5 lotsServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: UK
Framework ceiling (notional)£250,000total for 5 lots · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 19 Jun 2023awarded 22 Jan 2024
Lots 5see the lot list below

What is being bought5 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Supply of Technical Consultancy Services in working with civil society to provide youth skills, voice and positive pathways opportunities, conflict sensitivity and peacebuilding, digital and media literacy, research, evidence and learning and climate action under Framework Agreement Contracts for Non-Formal Education (NFE).

CPV: Education and training services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Places
up to 50 suppliers · 35 bids on the busiest of 5 lots (0.7 per place) · 45 appointed

Lots and requirements (5)Procurement structure

5 lots · no lot values published
Lot #1Working with civil society to provide youth skills, voice and positive pathways opportunitiesAwardedRenewal
Delivery: UK
Extensions: Two + two contractVariant bids: not allowed
80000000 Education and training services
Lot #2Conflict sensitivity and peacebuildingAwardedRenewal
Delivery: UK
Extensions: Two + two contractVariant bids: not allowed
80000000 Education and training services
Lot #3Digital and media literacyAwardedRenewal
Delivery: UK
Extensions: Two + two contractVariant bids: not allowed
80000000 Education and training services
Lot #4Research, evidence and learningAwardedRenewal
Delivery: UK
Extensions: Two + two contractVariant bids: not allowed
80000000 Education and training services
Lot #5Climate actionAwardedRenewal
Delivery: UK
Extensions: Two + two contractVariant bids: not allowed
80000000 Education and training services

What it takes to win
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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 more
What this means for your bid
  • “Framework Agreement Contracts for Non-Formal Education (NFE)” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 50 suppliers, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
15 May 2023, 13:48 BST
Last source update
16 Feb 2024, 15:03 GMT
Award evaluation window
14 Jun 2023 – …
Authority reference
BC/02904
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-005248
Classification (CPV)
Education and training services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03c8c6 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Appointment period ends
19 Jun 2023, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
14 Jun 2023, 17:00 BST

Timeline

14 Jun 2023 → 16 Feb 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Bids opened
    14 Jun 2023, 17:00 BST
  2. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    19 Jun 2023, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    16 Feb 2024, 15:03 GMT

Notice history

2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 31 May 2023
  1. Deadline moved to 19 Jun 2023, 12:00 BST
    31 May 2023, 15:07 BST
    +5 days · was 14 Jun 2023, 17:00 BST
  2. Status changed to complete
    16 Feb 2024, 15:03 GMT
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—DeadlineIV.2.2)14 Jun 202319 Jun 2023+5 d
—Bid openingIV.2.7)14 Jun 202319 Jun 2023+5 d

1 amendment published without a description.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 45admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 3535 from SMEs · busiest of 5 lots
Contracts signed 5latest 22 Jan 2024

5 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

All 5 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £161,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.

  • Contract 005248-2024-BC/02094-3

    Signed
    22 Jan 2024
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

  • Contract 005248-2024-BC/02904-1

    Signed
    22 Jan 2024
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

  • Contract 005248-2024-BC/02904-2

    Signed
    22 Jan 2024
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

  • Contract 005248-2024-BC/02904-4

    Signed
    22 Jan 2024
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

  • Contract 005248-2024-BC/02904-5

    Signed
    22 Jan 2024
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Working with civil society to provide youth skills, voice and positive pathways opportunities35bids · 35 electronic · 35 from abroad35——
2 · Conflict sensitivity and peacebuilding13bids · 13 electronic · 13 from abroad13——
3 · Digital and media literacy9bids · 9 electronic · 9 from abroad9——
4 · Research, evidence and learning13bids · 13 electronic · 13 from abroad13——
5 · Climate action15bids · 15 electronic · 15 from abroad15——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

British Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilBody governed by public law10 M1 6BB, Manchester, UKContact email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • British Council-LondonReview body LondonContact email

Framework contractors & participating bidders

52 commercial parties on the notice · 50 awarded

The first 50 of 52 commercial parties (by name); the JSON mirror lists them all.

Show 40 more suppliers

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria