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Invitation to Tender (ITT) For: Transport and confidential material movement services for British Council-Bangladesh

Hire of goods-transport vehicles with driver
Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver
BD
Published value
£1,000,000
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
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Tenderline Synopsis: BRITISH COUNCIL(THE): "Invitation to Tender (ITT) For: Transport and confidential material movement services for British Council-Bangladesh". Published status: planning. Published value: £1,000,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityBRITISH COUNCIL(THE)Scope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
planning
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)£1,000,000
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: BRITISH COUNCIL(THE)
Market Analytics
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Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for BRITISH COUNCIL(THE). These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Requires at least 5 comparable procedures
Competition Density
12Bids / Report
14.3% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationHigh Concentration
Topaz Events ComplexTop vendor: 99.4% of attributable value
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 70 active published awards; 28 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers With This Authority:
Supplier NameHistoric AwardsAttributable GBP Value
Topaz Events Complex1 win£50,592,000
USER VISION LTD.1 win£207,720
VCCP GROUP LLP1 win£113,290
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityBRITISH COUNCIL(THE)
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statusplanning
Framework / DPSFramework
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published13 Aug 2026, 06:46 BST
Last source update13 Aug 2026, 06:46 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationHire of goods-transport vehicles with driver, Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver
Delivery area
BD
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-0659e4
What is being bought
BC Services Bangladesh Limited a local entity of The British Council invites reputed and experienced vendors to participate in a tendering exercise to provide transport services across Bangladesh. As British Council Bangladesh operations continue to expand nationwide, there is significant potential for growth in the demand for transport services. In view of this expansion, we invite interested service providers to take part in this tender. Additionally, BC Services Bangladesh Limited a local entity of The British Council invites reputed and experienced vendors to participate in a tendering exercise to provide material movement services. These services primarily involve in country transportation of materials, with a strong emphasis on ensuring that confidential and irreplaceable documents are delivered to their intended destinations in a safe, secure, and timely manner. This tender is being issued in two (2) separate lots: Lot 1: Transport Services Lot 2: Confidential Materials (CM) Movement Services Bidders may apply for either Lot 1 or Lot 2 individually, or for both lots together, depending on their capability and interest. Separate or combined submissions must clearly indicate the lot(s) being applied for and demonstrate compliance with the relevant requirements. Each lot will be evaluated independently based on the supplier's submitted response, including quality, methodology, technical compliance, and commercial considerations, as applicable. The British Council reserves the right to award one or both lots to the same supplier or to different suppliers, based on the evaluation outcome. Supplier selection will be made based on the most economically advantageous offer, considering the best overall response in terms of service quality, methodology, compliance, and value for money. The detailed scope of work is defined under Schedule 1: Detailed Specification. Considering all aspects of the service requirements, we encourage
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Official notice release published
    13 Aug 2026, 06:46 BST
  2. Official notice release published
    23 Feb 2026, 11:16 GMT
  3. Published value updated to £1,000,000
    23 Feb 2026, 10:43 GMT
  4. Status changed to planning
    23 Feb 2026, 10:43 GMT
  5. Official notice release published
    23 Feb 2026, 10:43 GMT
  6. Buyer information updated
    23 Feb 2026, 10:43 GMT
  7. Published tender amendment
    Not published
    Submission time extended for 2 Hours due to technical problem
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    planning
    Published valueNot published
    The source published no individual title or description for this lot.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Pipeline notice
    13 Aug 2026, 06:46 BST
  2. Procedure published
    13 Aug 2026, 06:46 BST
  3. engagement
    28 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT · scheduled
    The ITT covers the provision of Transport Services (Lot 1) and Confidential Materials (CM) Movement Services (Lot 2) for British Council Bangladesh, including nationwide vehicle hire with trained drivers and the secure, dedicated transportation of confidential and irreplaceable materials by road, air, or (in emergencies) train, in strict compliance with safety, security, tracking, and chain-of-custody requirements . Services will be delivered across Bangladesh, including Dhaka, Chattogram, Sylhet and other divisional and district locations such as Rajshahi, Khulna, Barisal, Rangpur, Cumilla, Cox's Bazar and others, with operations running 24/7 depending on operational needs and exam schedules. The framework agreement will be awarded for an initial period of three (3) years with an option to extend for up to one (1) additional year. Expressions of Interest and tender submissions and clarification question must be submitted via email- nur.nabi@britishcouncil.org and asraful.islam@britishcouncil.org
Commercial outcome and competition
AwardsNo award published
ContractsNo contract published
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

BRITISH COUNCIL(THE)

Contracting authority GB-COH-RC000060
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  • BRITISH COUNCIL(THE)
    buyer

    GB-COH: RC000060 · GB-PPON: PHTN-1551-GCQH
    1 Redman Place, Stratford,, London, UKI41, E20 1JQ, GB
Documents (1)
Official links; attachments are not copied
Related procedures (0)
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Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Procedure rationaleNot published