Official UK procurement notice
Framework Agreement of Design, Management and Delivery of Capacity-Building and UK Artist Residency Programmes in Saudi Arabia and Bahrain
Authority: British Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe supplier will work closely with British Council teams and with UK and local artists, cultural organisations and institutions to deliver activity under two core strands:
- Capacity-Building Programmes and
- UK Artist Residency Programmes.
This is a Framework agreement and the use of the service will be based on demand.
- No preliminary market engagement: Preliminary market engagement was carried out informally through desk based market research review of previous comparable procurements and analysis of existing supplier and pricing information this engagement did not involve direct consultation with suppliers and therefore did not require the publication of a formal preliminary market engagement notice
CPV: Artistic services · Event services · Project management consultancy services · Training services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£214,000
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).
Published sub-criteria (4)
- Quality and Experience: 20%
- Methodology and Approach: 30%
- Commercial: 40%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (4)
- Social Value
- Quality and Experience
- Methodology and Approach
- Commercial
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Framework Agreement of Design, Management and Delivery of…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
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
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 18 Dec 2025, 06:34 GMT
- Last source update
- 11 Jun 2026, 12:17 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 15 Feb 2026
- Authority reference
ITT1030720- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-084090- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area in notice
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05f86cFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 31 Jan 2026, 13:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 31 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
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Timeline
18 Dec 2025 → 11 Jun 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published315 days ago18 Dec 2025, 06:34 GMT
- Clarification questions by301 days ago31 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Admission / appointment period ends271 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown31 Jan 2026, 13:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by255 days ago15 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent252 days ago19 Feb 2026
- Contract starts242 days ago1 Mar 2026
- Standstill ends240 days ago2 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Latest notice published140 days ago11 Jun 2026, 12:17 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 18 Dec 2025- Tender notice published18 Dec 2025, 06:34 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published19 Feb 2026, 17:46 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete19 Feb 2026, 17:46 GMT
- Contract signature expected3 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published11 Jun 2026, 12:17 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| BLR WORLD LTD.The Proposed contract is a framework and the use will be on demand and the British Council has no commitment to a level of spend towards the service provider, and the value mentioned in the notice is a top ceiling of the contract3 Mar 2026 – 1 Mar 2028 · up to 28 Feb 2029Extensions: The Contract will be awarded for a duration of 24 months with an option for an extension for up to an additional one period of 12 months | £900,000 inc. VAT | 19 Feb 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · BLR WORLD LTD.
- Signed
- 1 May 2026
- Value
- £900,000 inc. VAT
- Period
- 1 May 2026 – 29 Apr 2028 · up to 28 Apr 2029 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- One option for extension of 12 months period
No agreed KPIs: The framework agreement establishes the overarching terms and conditions. Performance measures and service-specific indicators will be determined, where appropriate, within individual order forms to ensure that performance assessment is tailored to the requirements of each call-off contract.
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8final-stage tenders | 8 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Framework contractors & participating bidders
1 commercial party on the notice- BLR WORLD LTD.Framework contractor
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications The amount mentioned under the contract value is the threshold amount and is projected to be over GBP214k the proposed contract is a framework agreement and services will be called off on a demand basis or as required with no guarantee of volume or minimum spend
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Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender