Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Catering Services for the English and School Education (ESE) Programme across Morocco
Authority: British Council (Local council)
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: MA
Published estimate£400,000≈ £200k / year · £480,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 20 Sept 2026awarded 7 Oct 2026
Award (standstill) to Fouz Services Sarl Au
Contract term 2 yrsends 12 Oct 2028 · up to 10 Oct 2030 with extensions · starts 13 Oct 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe British Council is seeking to appoint a single supplier to provide catering services in support of its English and School Education programmes more details can be found in the invitation to tender documents
CPV: Event services
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 (5)
- Demonstrated capacity to deliver catering services across all 12 regions of Morocco including logistical capability Nationwide Delivery Capacity: 20%
- Relevant experience in providing catering services for conferences training events and similar programmes: 20%
- Quality assurance food safety standards and service delivery approach: 10%
- Commercial: 40%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (5)
- Social Value
- Demonstrated capacity to deliver catering services across all 12 regions of Morocco including logistical capability Nationwide Delivery Capacity
- Relevant experience in providing catering services for conferences training events and similar programmes
- Quality assurance food safety standards and service delivery approach
- Commercial
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.
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
- 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 Aug 2026, 12:43 BST
- Last source update
- 7 Oct 2026, 16:06 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 2 Oct 2026
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-078095- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e594Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: TCS TAP eSourcing
Access & registration note: Free
- Submission deadline
- 20 Sept 2026, 13:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Supplier Self Registration (British Council MyProcurement): tap.tcsapps.com/tap2/ ↗
View Public Tender (British Council MyProcurement): tap.tcsapps.com/tap2sup/ ↗
Timeline
17 Aug 2026 → 20 Oct 2026 · 7 dates- Tender notice published59 days ago17 Aug 2026, 12:43 BST
- Submission deadline25 days ago20 Sept 2026, 13:00 BST
- Award decision expected by13 days ago2 Oct 2026, 00:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent8 days ago7 Oct 2026
- Latest notice published7 days ago7 Oct 2026, 16:06 BST
- Contract starts2 days ago13 Oct 2026
- Today15 Oct 2026
- Standstill endsin 5 days20 Oct 2026, 00:59 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Aug 2026- Tender notice published17 Aug 2026, 12:43 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published7 Oct 2026, 16:06 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete7 Oct 2026, 16:06 BST
- Contract signature expected22 Oct 2026, 00:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £480,0001 award inc. VAT; no net value published
Bids received 22 from SMEs
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fouz Services Sarl AuSME22 Oct 2026 – 19 Oct 2028 · up to 17 Oct 2030Extensions: Two periods of 12 months extension option and the total contract value mentioned in the contract value section represent the contract cap however the use of service will be on demand | £480,000 inc. VAT | 7 Oct 2026standstill to 20 Oct 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2final-stage tenders | 2 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Fouz Services Sarl AuAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications The amount mentioned under the contract value is the threshold amount and is projected to be over 207K Gbp
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender