Official UK procurement notice
Serviced Office, Coworking and Flexible Space Solutions
Authority: British Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe British Council is seeking appropriate providers of serviced office, co-working, hybrid and managed space to provide flexible working solutions in support the changing needs of our business and global estate portfolio.
CPV: Building rental or sale services · Letting services of own property · Non-residential property renting or leasing services · Real estate agency services on a fee or contract basis · Real estate services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The purpose of this Prior Information Notice is to inform and to facilitate market…Planned
The purpose of this Prior Information Notice is to inform and to facilitate market interest and engagement in our intentions to procure a Global Services Framework Agreement with one or more global provider’s of flexible space solutions - prior to the formal commencement of procurement.The objective of the Procurement is to;Establish a Global Services Agreement with a global serviced accommodation provider(s) that provides the British Council with innovative and flexible space solutions that support the regions in delivering the British Council’s Corporate Plan, its commercial business outcomes and its cultural relations impact worldwide. The British Council’s preference would be to enter a Global Service Agreement with a provider that has assets in the majority of countries / regions within which the British Council operates. However we are also keen to explore options which may include a consortium led approach, bringing together multiple smaller providers across our global footprint, or options involving consultancy/brokerage firms to act as the single point of contact while allowing access to multiple providers of shared office space. A list of countries from which the British Council operates can be found at www.britishcouncil.org/Establish ↗ a contractual arrangement that provides a point of contact, pre- agreed specifications, terms and conditions and full visibility of costs and applicable discounts.To have a non-exclusive relationship that does not commit the British Council to spend. A preference to work with providers that can offer centralised financial management on a global / regional basis. Enable the business to improve the performance and management of its Global Estate Portfolio. At this stage we anticipate the value of the contract to be circa £900k/annum.Please register your interest via the British Council In-Tend Portal in-tendhost.co.uk/britishcouncil ↗ using Project Reference: BC/01721
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Past planning notice
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- 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
- 19 Mar 2021, 10:18 GMT
- Last source update
- 19 Mar 2021, 10:18 GMT
- Authority reference
BC/01721- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-005597- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-029d4eFind a Tender
Publisher note: The way we work is changing, the British Council’s approach to optimising Flex Space Strategy is to augment its current property solution capability with the ability to provide space outside the conventional lease markets.In order to meet the changing needs of the business the British Council’s Global Estates’ Strategic Objective is to provide a variety of environments that suit our changing work modalities, provide flexible short term solutions, flexibility for employees, flexible and reduced real estate costs, improved work setting choice and positively impact user engagement levels.Initial introductory sessions may be held with the British Council to identify Services suppliers with appropriate and representative experience complimentary to the nature of the British Council’s objectives and global portfolio.We would like to invite potential suppliers to submit a written summary of capability.Please provide your approach with consideration to the Summary of Requirements above and outline very briefly (maximum four pages of A4) how your solution can deliver the requirements, your organisation’s service offerings, capability, and representative experience. Please register and submit your response as a Word document via the British Council InTend portal https://in-tendhost.co.uk/britishcouncil (Reference Number: BC/01721) by 12:00hrs [UK time] 16th April 2021.
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/britishcouncil/ ↗
- Submission deadline
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Timeline
19 Mar 2021 → 21 Jul 2021 · 2 dates- Notice published19 Mar 2021, 10:18 GMT
- Tender notice expected21 Jul 2021, 00:00 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
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- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
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Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications
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