Official UK procurement notice
PEACEPLUS - Education and training providers for the delivery of the Media CONNECT training course
Authority: British Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe British Council is seeking to identify at least seven further or higher education institutions and local Civil Society Organisations working on relevant ethical media topics to deliver the 20 20 hour Media CONNECT training courses to students and community members across the PEACEPLUS programme area over the next academic year namely 2026 to 2027 and support on site reporting and content production by participants in 17 regions across Northern Ireland and the border areas of Ireland.
CPV: Adult and other education services · Higher education services · Training services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value€57,500
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)
- Quality & Methodology: 60%
- Commercial: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality & Methodology
- Commercial
- 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
- Closed
- 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
- 17 Jul 2026, 14:53 BST
- Last source update
- 27 Aug 2026, 12:12 BST
- Authority reference
RFP1035598- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-067892- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area in notice
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ce10Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 7 Sept 2026, 14:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 31 Jul 2026, 14:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Supplier Self Registration (British Council MyProcurement): tap.tcsapps.com/tap2/ ↗
View Public Tender (British Council MyProcurement): tap.tcsapps.com/tap2sup/ ↗
Timeline
17 Jul 2026 → 1 Oct 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published103 days ago17 Jul 2026, 14:53 BST
- Clarification questions by89 days ago31 Jul 2026, 14:00 BST
- Latest notice published62 days ago27 Aug 2026, 12:12 BST
- Submission deadline51 days ago7 Sept 2026, 14:00 BST
- Contract starts28 days ago1 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Jul 2026- Tender notice published17 Jul 2026, 14:53 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published17 Jul 2026, 14:56 BSTUK4
- Deadline moved to 28 Aug 2026, 14:00 BST17 Jul 2026, 14:56 BST+1 days · was 27 Aug 2026, 14:00 BST
- Tender notice published27 Aug 2026, 12:12 BSTUK4
- Deadline moved to 7 Sept 2026, 14:00 BST27 Aug 2026, 12:12 BST+10 days · was 28 Aug 2026, 14:00 BST
Published amendments (1)
Submission deadline has been extended.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
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