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# September 2021-Marketing - British Council Marketing Automation Programme

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/september-2021-marketing-british-council-marketing-automation-programme-ocds-h6vhtk-02dd16). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** British Council: "September 2021-Marketing - British Council Marketing Automation Programme". Published status: complete. Published Value: £3,000,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 4 Oct 2021, 10:00 BST. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [British Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/british-council-gov-ot313)
- **Published Value:** £3,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 4 October 2021 at 10:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Sales, marketing and business intelligence software development services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £2,854,376 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/september-2021-marketing-british-council-marketing-automation-programme-ocds-h6vhtk-02dd16#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02dd16`

## 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/september-2021-marketing-british-council-marketing-automation-programme-ocds-h6vhtk-02dd16#tl-md)

## Description
British Council intend to procure a Marketing Automation Platform during October/November 2021. Please first complete he NDA and submit to gain access to the tender documents.The objective of this programme is to procure and implement a marketing automation platform that will enable us to increase our digital engagement with audiences at scale and help us transform the customer relationship from a transactional conversion to an intimate and long-lasting nurtured relationship.  Embedding a Marketing Automation Platform links strongly into our strategic priorities by: 1.	Offering a more personalised experience to all our customers at the right time, in their preferred format, through their preferred channel with an array of content and product offers based on their behaviours and preferences online.2.	Enabling our marketing functions in optimizing the marketing strategies by tracking the engagement, capturing leads and nurturing them to improve conversions. Also, supporting to im

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 72212480
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** The British Council is releasing this expression of interest with an intention to procure a Marketing Automation Platform during October/November 2021. The objective of this programme is to procure and implement a marketing automation platform that w...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Marketing Automation (active)
  - Award id: `004845-2022-BC/01994-1`
  - Supplier(s): **HubSpot Inc, Huble Digital Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-44911`, `GB-FTS-44910`
  - Value: £2,854,376 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Marketing Automation (active)
  - Signed Value: £2,854,376
  - Signed Date: 18/02/2022

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F004845-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-02-21T16:13:04.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T22:53:12.413Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02dd16