Official UK procurement notice
Media Monitoring Service to the British Council in Middle East and Africa
Authority: British Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionBritish Council needs service to enable the team to access to global online news content from the countries in Middle East and Africa. The content should include news websites, blogs, forums, and other digital media outlets relevant to the region of Middle East and Africa and the organisation's industry (Education, Culture, Arts, Society, Higher Education, English and Exams). The team also needs real-time tracking of media mentions, trends, and analytics for the regions.
CPV: Marketing management consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£214,000
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 (2)
- Technical: 60%
- Commercials: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical : Capability & Functionality and Service
- Commercials: Pricing Approach
- 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
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- 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
- 8 Dec 2025, 14:48 GMT
- Last source update
- 23 Apr 2026, 12:24 BST
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-080671- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area in notice
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05f0e4Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 26 Jan 2026, 04:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 5 Jan 2026, 04:01 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Timeline
8 Dec 2025 → 23 Apr 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published325 days ago8 Dec 2025, 14:48 GMT
- Clarification questions by298 days ago5 Jan 2026, 04:01 GMT
- Submission deadline277 days ago26 Jan 2026, 04:00 GMT
- Contract starts212 days ago1 Apr 2026
- Latest notice published189 days ago23 Apr 2026, 12:24 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 8 Dec 2025- Tender notice published8 Dec 2025, 14:48 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published23 Apr 2026, 12:24 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete23 Apr 2026, 12:24 BST
- Contract signature expected2 May 2026, 00:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meltwater Middle East LLCSME10 May 2026 – 10 May 2029 | £214,000 inc. VAT | 20 Apr 2026 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12final-stage tenders | 12 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Meltwater Middle East LLCAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender