Official UK procurement notice
British Council - Financial Planning and Analysis solution
Authority: British Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe British Council is seeking to understand capabilities within the market for delivery of a new cloud based Planning and Analysis Tool, which is expected to be the enabler for the FPA Target Operating Model (TOM) and redesigned FPA processes. The aim is to provide better and deeper access to information, and greater efficiency in FPA processes through workflow, automation and automatic consolidation. The tool will be used for planning, budgeting, forecasting, analysis and reporting. Please sign and return the NDA to receive the document set.
CPV: Financial analysis and accounting software package · Software package and information systems · Software programming and consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The British Council is seeking to understand capabilities within the market for…AwardedRenewal
The British Council is seeking to understand capabilities within the market for delivery of a new cloud based Planning and Analysis Tool, which is expected to be the enabler for the FP&A Target Operating Model (TOM) and redesigned FP&A processes. The aim is to provide better and deeper access to information, and greater efficiency in FP&A processes through workflow, automation and automatic consolidation. The tool will be used for planning, budgeting, forecasting, analysis and reporting.
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 (7)
- Functional Requirements: 25%
- Methodology and Approach: 10%
- Non-Functional requirements: 15%
- Pricing: 20%
- Other pricing aspects: 10%
- Other contractual terms: 10%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (7)
- Functional Requirements: 25
- Methodology and Approach: 10
- Non-Functional requirements: 15
- Social Value: 10
- Pricing: 20
- Other pricing aspects: 10
- Other contractual terms: 10
- Suitability
In accordance with Regulations 57, 58 and 60 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, applicants will be assessed in accordance with the Public Contract Regulations 2015, on the basis of information provided in response to the Selection Questionnaire.
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
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
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 10 May 2024, 12:43 BST
- Last source update
- 29 Aug 2025, 14:33 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 26 Jun 2024 – …
- Authority reference
BC/03462- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-052493- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0458abFind a Tender
- Review procedure
The British Council will incorporate a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 26 Jun 2024, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 26 Jun 2024, 12:15 BST
Timeline
26 Jun 2024 → 29 Aug 2025 · 3 dates- Submission deadline26 Jun 2024, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened26 Jun 2024, 12:15 BST
- Notice published29 Aug 2025, 14:33 BST
Notice history
2 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 29 Aug 2025- Status changed to complete29 Aug 2025, 14:33 BST
- Buyer details updated29 Aug 2025, 14:33 BST
Published amendments (2 · 0 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DateDate · IV | 26 Jun 2024 | 1 Oct 2024 | +97 d |
| — | TextBudget · IV | — | £600,000-£900,000 | |
| — | DateDate · IV | 26 Jun 2024 | 11 Jun 2024 | -15 d |
| — | TextBudget · IV | — | £600,000-£900,000 |
2 amendments published without a description.
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2024-05: 1 release · 10 May 2024
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fidenda LtdSMEImplementation partner | £445,000 † | — | Awarded |
| Anaplan Limited | £850,626 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Implementation partner · Fidenda LtdSME
- Signed
- 14 Aug 2025
- Value
- £445,000
- Status
- active
Contract 052493-2025-2 · Anaplan Limited
- Signed
- 14 Aug 2025
- Value
- £850,626
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- British CouncilContracting authorityBody governed by public lawRegistered Charity
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Royal Courts of JusticeReview body
- The High CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the noticeOfficial documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.