Official UK procurement notice
Invitation to Tender (ITT)-For: Transport and confidential material movement services for British Council-Bangladesh
Authority: British Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionBC 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 eligible and capable service providers, vendors, and suppliers to participate in this tendering exercise.
- How the procedure runs: N
CPV: Hire of goods-transport vehicles with driver · Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£1,000,000
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: 20%
- Methodology and Approach: 20%
- Commercial: 50%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (4)
- Social Value : Social Value,
- Quality
- Methodology and Approach
- Commercial
- Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible 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
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 18 Jul 2026, 08:44 BST
- Last source update
- 1 Sept 2026, 10:28 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 19 Sept 2026
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-068020- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area in notice
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ce52Find a Tender
- How it runs
N
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 13 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 30 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
18 Jul 2026 → 1 Oct 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published99 days ago18 Jul 2026, 08:44 BST
- Clarification questions by87 days ago30 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
- Submission deadline73 days ago13 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent54 days ago1 Sept 2026
- Latest notice published54 days ago1 Sept 2026, 10:28 BST
- Standstill ends43 days ago12 Sept 2026, 00:59 BST
- Award decision expected by36 days ago19 Sept 2026, 00:59 BST
- Contract starts24 days ago1 Oct 2026
Notice history
5 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 18 Jul 2026- Tender notice published18 Jul 2026, 08:44 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published1 Sept 2026, 10:28 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete1 Sept 2026, 10:28 BST
- Procurement method changed1 Sept 2026, 10:28 BST
- Contract signature expected16 Sept 2026, 00:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saimon Enterprise Limited1 Oct 2026 – 1 Oct 2028 · up to 1 Oct 2029Extensions: Based on performance · Options: New vehcile can be added | £445,000 | 1 Sept 2026standstill to 12 Sept 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7final-stage tenders | 1 | 1 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Saimon Enterprise LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (10)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications Supplier Response
- Bidding documents and specifications Commercial
- Bidding documents and specifications Supplier response
- Bidding documents and specifications Contract
- Bidding documents and specifications PSQ Ratio
- Bidding documents and specifications ITT
- Bidding documents and specifications Commercial
- Bidding documents and specifications PSQ
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender