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Published 10 Sept 2026, 14:43 BST
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Provision of Photography and Videography Services for British Council South Africa

British Council
Local Council
services
Above threshold
Open procedure
Advertising video-tape production
ZA
Published value
£368,000
≈ £122,779 / year
Submission deadline
10 Oct 2026, 13:00 BST
29d 19h left
Lots published
1
Lots published in procedure
Contract duration
3 yrs (with extension options)
Starts 1 Nov 2026, 00:00 GMT
Electronic Sourcing Gateway:
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Official notice
Registration note: Free
Instructions: Supplier Self Registration (British Council MyProcurement): https://tap.tcsapps.com/tap2/#/bc-supplier-registration View Public Tender (British Council MyProcurement): https://tap.tcsapps.com/tap2sup/#/staticPreviewPage?eventUuid=dd6543f9-2fcb-45b9-a5f1-de374b034ded

What is being bought & procurement scope

Procurement Scope & Specification
Tenderline summary generated from the published notice
Executive Summary: British Council: "Provision of Photography and Videography Services for British Council South Africa". Published status: active. Published value: £368,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 10 Oct 2026, 13:00 BST. Published submission portal: tap.tcsapps.com.
Official Requirement Description:
The British Council South Africa is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced two suppliers to provide professional photography and videography services across South Africa the ordering process will be through a mini competition based on availability and price

Lots and requirements (1)

Procurement Structure
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    active
    Renewal
    Published value£368,000
    The source published no individual title or description for this lot.
    Contract period:
    1 Nov 2026 — 29 Oct 2029 (3 yrs)
    Eligibility:
    Not published
    Options / extension:
    12 months option of possible extension

Qualification snapshot & criteria

Go / No-Go Decision Box
Criteria & entry requirements
Evaluation weighting
Social Value: 10%
Quality: 25%
Methodology and Approach: 25%
Commercial: 40%
Incumbent & Market Position
Open Competition LandscapeNo single vendor holds a majority of retained authority awards.
Entry requirements & qualification
  • Turnover Benchmark
    Guideline requirement: ~£245,558 annual turnover.Per Cabinet Office EFS 2026 & Sourcing Playbook: general proportionality cap (~2× run-rate), not an automatic disqualifier.
  • Insurance Commitments (No Upfront Purchase Needed)
    Standard public thresholds: Employer Liability (£5m), Public Liability (£5m-£10m), Professional Indemnity (£1m-£5m).✓ Commitment required upon award only — no upfront policy purchase needed to bid
  • Accreditations & Security Vetting
    Check tender pack for Cyber Essentials Plus (PPN 014 risk-proportional), ISO 27001/9001, and BPSS / SC security clearance requirements for named delivery personnel.
  • Contract Duration & Term OptionsExpected duration: 3 yrs (with extension options)
    • Source: Cabinet Office Sourcing Playbook & EFS Guidance.

    Buyer track record & authority intelligence: British Council

    Rolling 24 months
    Derived from OCDS data
    Published track record for British Council. These figures describe a rolling 24-month window, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
    Avg price drop
    Not availableEarly / insufficient sample
    Needs a published budget AND award for the same procedure
    Competition Density
    Not availableNo published reports
    Single-bidder rate: Not published
    Supplier Concentration
    No estimate
    Insufficient attributable awardsNo attributable single-supplier awards retained
    Published spend
    Check noticePublished terms
    Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract.
    Typical award value
    Not available
    Too few awards for a meaningful range
    Awarded spend by half-year
    2024-H2
    2025-H1
    2025-H2
    2026-H1
    2026-H2
    Methodology & coverage notes (2 active published awards)
    Coverage: 2 active published awards; 0 bid reports (which may be per lot); 0 valued awards. Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Every figure carries an evidence level: Robust (5+ observations), Moderate (3–4), Indicative (1–2). Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.

    Sector Market Benchmark & Opportunity Radar

    CPV 92 · UK Sector Analysis
    Observed CPV-sector evidence
    Prepared 10 Sept 2026, 16:26 BST
    Observed CPV-sector evidence where it exists, with clearly labelled UK all-sector context for sparse fields; this is market context, not a bid forecast.
    Median Winning Discount
    0%
    CPV sector evidence · 109 comparable price observations
    Typical Bids Received
    4reported bids
    CPV sector evidence · 633 published bid reports
    Decision Velocity
    ~44 days
    CPV sector evidence · median from 91 completed procedures
    Notice Stability
    Stable notice
    Published terms remained unchanged
    Top Contenders in this Sector (CPV 92)
    Active commercial suppliers winning public contracts in this field
    Supplier
    Awards won
    Total awarded value
    Avg. winning discount
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    Places for People Leisure LimitedCRN: 08363432
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    PARKWOOD LEISURE LIMITEDCRN: PZXX-8231-QJQX
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    Comparable Published Opportunities & Re-tender Precedents
    Ranked by multi-factor similarity score
    Historic records ranked from matching published evidence. They serve as research precedents for contract scoping, specifications, and previous awardees.
    Published procedure
    Published value
    Matching evidence
    ON45EDU52026 - Videography Services for ThailandBritish Council · 10 Sept 2026, 07:32 BST
    		£51,000
    same CPV family
    same authority
    Provision of Pantomime Services at the South Holland CentreSouth Holland District Council · 2 Sept 2026, 09:15 BST
    		£480,000
    same CPV family
    similar value band
    HDC Leisure Centre Tender ConsultantsHorsham District Council · 20 Aug 2026, 10:43 BST
    		£100,000
    same CPV family
    similar value band
    CCTV Camera Systems and Associated Services for Neath Port Talbot County Borough CouncilNeath Port Talbot County Borough Council · 3 Sept 2026, 11:47 BST
    		£620,830
    same CPV family
    similar value band
    Role Play Acting ServicesThe Police and Crime Commissioner for Northumbria · 30 Jul 2026, 16:36 BST
    		£218,000
    same CPV family
    similar value band
    Method: tender-intelligence-v1. Empirical OCDS facts and cross-sector percentiles; missing fields remain unrecorded.

    Procedure terms & legal framework

    Procedure methodOpen procedureLegal basis
    UKPGA · 2023/54
    Procurement Act 2023
    		Procurement categoryservices
    Notice statusactiveProcurement threshold
    Above threshold
    (FTS publication)
    		Regulatory regimeStandard commercial regime
    Commercial structureStand-alone contract (No framework)Competition typeCompetitive procedureGPA WTO coveredUnspecified in notice
    Recurring procurementNo (One-off requirement)First published10 Sept 2026, 14:43 BSTLast source update10 Sept 2026, 14:43 BST
    Award evaluation windowSubmission end — 21 Oct 2026, 00:59 BSTClassification (CPV)Advertising video-tape production
    Delivery area
    ZA
    Official Registry OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06f6fc

    How to participate & submission route

    Submit via TCS TAP eSourcing
    Authorized E-Sourcing Portal
    TCS TAP eSourcing
    Supplier login required
    Online submission allowed
    Language: EN
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    Access & Registration note: Free
    Expression of interest (EOI)—Tender submission deadline
    10 Oct 2026, 13:00 BST
    		Clarification deadlineNone published in notice
    Submission channelOfficial e-sourcing portalElectronic submissionAllowedAccepted languagesen
    Participation feeFree of charge (Open access)
    Detailed Submission Instructions & Authority Contacts
    From official release
    Supplier Self Registration (British Council MyProcurement): tap.tcsapps.com/tap2/ View Public Tender (British Council MyProcurement): tap.tcsapps.com/tap2sup/
    Timeline
    1. Procedure published
      10 Sept 2026, 14:43 BST
    2. Submission deadline
      10 Oct 2026, 13:00 BST

    Commercial outcome and contract awards

    Awards (0)No award published
    Contracts (0)No contract published
    Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
    Notice history
    From official release and amendment events
    1. Official notice release published
      10 Sept 2026, 14:43 BST

    Buyer and organisations in this procedure

    British Council

    Contracting authority
    Local Council
    GB-PPON-PHTN-1551-GCQH
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    Official Documents & Specifications (3)

    Official links; attachments are not copied