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Official procurement procedure
Invitation to Tender (ITT)-For: Transport and confidential material movement services for British Council-Bangladesh
No classification published
Location not published
Published value
£1,000,000
Submission deadline 13 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
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Tenderline Synopsis: British Council: "Invitation to Tender (ITT)-For: Transport and confidential material movement services for British Council-Bangladesh". Published status: complete. Published value: £1,000,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 13 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | British Council | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | Closed 13 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | £1,000,000 |
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: British Council
Market Analytics
Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for British Council. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Competition Density
5.2Bids / Report
Supplier ConcentrationHigh Concentration
Krystal Integrated Services LimitedTop vendor: 72.3% of attributable valuePayment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Coverage: 122 active published awards; 29 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 Unpublished data stays unknown.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 Name | Historic Awards | Attributable GBP Value |
|---|---|---|
| Krystal Integrated Services Limited | 1 win | £1,900,000 |
| Meltwater Middle East LLC | 1 win | £214,000 |
| The Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA) | 1 win | £120,900 |
| Propulsion | 1 win | £90,000 |
| FinQuery LLC | 1 win | £76,237 |
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityBritish Council | Procedure methodNot published | Procurement categoryNot published |
Statuscomplete | Framework / DPSNot published | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdNot published | Legal basisNot published | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionNot published | Submission languagesNot published |
Published1 Sept 2026, 10:28 BST | Last source update1 Sept 2026, 10:28 BST | Recurring procurementNot published |
ClassificationNot published | ||
Delivery areaLocation not published | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06ce52 | ||
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 eligible and capable service providers, vendors, and suppliers to participate in this tendering exercise.
What changed
From the official release history
- tender value changed
1 Sept 2026, 10:28 BST - Status changed to complete
1 Sept 2026, 10:28 BST - Official notice release published
1 Sept 2026, 10:28 BST - Submission deadline changed to published date
1 Sept 2026, 10:28 BST - Published value updated to £1,000,000
18 Jul 2026, 08:44 BST - Status changed to active
18 Jul 2026, 08:44 BST - Official notice release published
18 Jul 2026, 08:44 BST - Submission deadline changed to 13 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
18 Jul 2026, 08:44 BST - Buyer information updated
18 Jul 2026, 08:44 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedcompletePublished valueNot publishedThe source published no individual title or description for this lot.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Procedure published
1 Sept 2026, 10:28 BST - Submission deadline
13 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST - Award pending
1 Sept 2026, 01:00 BST · £445,000
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards Saimon Enterprise Limited £445,000 · 1 Sept 2026, 01:00 BST · pending |
ContractsNo contract published |
Bid statistics bids: 7 (lot 1) finalStageBids: 7 (lot 1) smeFinalStageBids: 1 (lot 1) vcseFinalStageBids: 1 (lot 1) |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
British Council
Contracting authority GB-PPON-PHTN-1551-GCQHAward and contract changes
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