Official UK procurement notice
ITT Open Framework for Paper Based and Computer Based Exam Venue in South Africa
Authority: British Council (Local council)
Sectors: Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services (55) Delivery listed: South Africa (ZA)
Concession value (operator's revenue)£400,000operator revenue, not the authority's budget
Submissions closed 17 Jul 2025awarded 5 Sept 2025
Award (standstill) to B and E conferencing Public Procurement Organisation Number +3 more
Framework period 4 yrsends 1 Aug 2029 · up to 2 Aug 2030 with extensions · starts 11 Aug 2025
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe British Council is looking for Exam Venues accross South Africa in locations like Johannesburg, Pretoria,PE,Durban and Capetown
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 5 Jun 2029, 00:59 BST.
CPV: Hotel meeting and conference services · Hotel services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 4 bids received · 4 suppliers appointed
- Framework period
- 4 yrs · up to 5 yrs from 11 Aug 2025
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£400,000
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).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Quality: 60%
- Commercials: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: SupplierResponseQualityquestions
- Commercials: Pricingapproachquestions
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “ITT Open Framework for Paper Based and Computer Based Exam Venue in…” 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
- Concession
- Commercial structure
- Open framework scheme
- 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
- Yes · next expected 5 Jun 2029
- First published
- 18 Jun 2025, 14:40 BST
- Last source update
- 18 Sept 2025, 08:14 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 27 Jul 2025
- Authority reference
ITT1025278- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-033362- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area in notice
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-054f23Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
30 days from date of invoice
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: TCS TAP eSourcing
Access & registration note: Free
- Appointment period ends
- 17 Jul 2025, 00:59 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 28 Jun 2025, 00:59 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
18 Jun 2025 → 29 Sept 2025 · 8 dates- Tender notice published18 Jun 2025, 14:40 BST
- Clarification questions by28 Jun 2025, 00:59 BST
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown17 Jul 2025, 00:59 BST
- Award decision expected by27 Jul 2025, 00:59 BST
- Contract starts11 Aug 2025
- Assessment summaries sent8 Sept 2025
- Latest notice published18 Sept 2025, 08:14 BST
- Standstill ends393 days ago29 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 18 Jun 2025- Tender notice published18 Jun 2025, 14:40 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published18 Sept 2025, 08:14 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete18 Sept 2025, 08:14 BST
- Contract signature expected14 Oct 2025, 00:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastSuppliers appointed 41 award · see the list ↓
Bids received 44 from SMEs
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| B and E conferencing Public Procurement Organisation Number, Conekt (Pty) Ltd, D and D Logan, READAM SA PTY LTD TA MAX SERVICED OFFICES1 Nov 2025 – 31 Oct 2029 · up to 1 Nov 2029Extensions: possibility of extension for up to 12 months following completion of Readiness Audit | £400,000 | 5 Sept 2025standstill to 29 Sept 2025 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4final-stage tenders | 4 | 4 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Framework contractors & participating bidders
4 commercial parties on the notice- B AND E CONFERENCE CENTRE (PTY) LTDFramework contractor
- Conekt (Pty) LtdFramework contractor
- D and D LoganFramework contractor
- READAM SA PTY LTD TA MAX SERVICED OFFICESFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender