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# Media Monitoring Service to the British Council in Middle East and Africa

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/media-monitoring-service-to-the-british-council-in-middle-east-and-africa-ocds-h6vhtk-05f0e4). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** British Council: "Media Monitoring Service to the British Council in Middle East and Africa". Published status: complete. Published Value: £214,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 26 Jan 2026, 04:00 GMT. Published submission portal: tap.tcsapps.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [British Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/british-council-gov-ot313)
- **Published Value:** £214,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 26 January 2026 at 04:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - open competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Marketing management consultancy services
- **Delivery Location:** AE, ZA
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £214,000 (inc. VAT; no net value published, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 3 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/media-monitoring-service-to-the-british-council-in-middle-east-and-africa-ocds-h6vhtk-05f0e4#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05f0e4`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/media-monitoring-service-to-the-british-council-in-middle-east-and-africa-ocds-h6vhtk-05f0e4#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [tap.tcsapps.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftap.tcsapps.com%2Ftap2%2F%23%2Fbc-supplier-registration)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/media-monitoring-service-to-the-british-council-in-middle-east-and-africa-ocds-h6vhtk-05f0e4#participate

## Description
British 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.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79413000
- **Delivery regions:** AE, ZA
- **Delivery countries in notice:** AE, ZA
- **Estimated Value:** £214,000

- **Contract Period:** 01/04/2026 to 31/03/2028
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Meltwater Middle East LLC**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-180606`
  - Value: £214,000 (inc. VAT)
  - Date: 20/04/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F080671-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-04-23T11:24:52.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-30T09:41:35.380Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05f0e4