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Published 4 Aug 2025, 13:49 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Strategic Communications, Visibility, and Outreach Support

Official notice

Authority: British Council (Local council)

2 lotsServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdConcessionSME suitableMax 1 lot to bidMax 1 lot per supplier
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery listed: Pakistan (PK)
Concession value (operator's revenue)£280,000total for 2 lots · operator revenue, not the authority's budget
Submissions closed 2 Sept 2025
Lots 2max 1 won per supplier · max 1 to bid
Contract term 8 moends 10 Jun 2026 · up to 11 Jun 2026 with extensions · starts 10 Oct 2025

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

CommunicationsandEventCommunicationsandManagementforPakistanGOALproject.thetenderiscirculatedin2lots.kindlyrefertoattacheddocumentsfordetail.

CPV: Advertising and marketing services

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · all with a published value (£280,000 together) · a supplier may bid for at most 1 and win at most 1 of them · same conditions of participation on every lot · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1Communications Services for ILMpact programmeRenewal 8 moSMEPublished value£173,600

Communications Services. For details, please review documents.

Contract period: 10 Oct 2025 – 10 Jun 2026 (8 mo) · up to 11 Jun 2026 with extensionsValue: £173,600 exc. VAT · £217,000 inc. VAT
Delivery listed: Pakistan (PK)Eligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: up to 12 months
79340000 Advertising and marketing services
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
  • Economic & financial standing

    review the documents for detail

  • Technical & professional ability

    review the documents for detail

Lot #2Event Communications and Management for ILMpact ProgrammeRenewal 8 moSMEPublished value£106,400

Event Communications and Management. For details, please review documents.

Contract period: 10 Oct 2025 – 10 Jun 2026 (8 mo) · up to 11 Jun 2026 with extensionsValue: £106,400 exc. VAT · £133,000 inc. VAT
Delivery listed: Pakistan (PK)Eligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: up to 12 months
79340000 Advertising and marketing services
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
  • Economic & financial standing

    review the documents for detail

  • Technical & professional ability

    review the documents for detail

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored · same split on all 2 lots
Quality: 60%Price: 40%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Annex 2 and 3 to be filled: 60%
  • Annex 4 to be filled: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Annex 2 and 3 to be filled: kindlyfillattachedAnnex2and3
  • Annex 4 to be filled : kindlyfillattachedannex4
Lot distribution rule: Top raked supplier will be awarded in each Lot
Conditions of participation · identical on every lot2
  • Economic & financial standing

    review the documents for detail

  • Technical & professional ability

    review the documents for detail

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
Closed
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Concession
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
4 Aug 2025, 13:49 BST
Last source update
4 Aug 2025, 13:49 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 20 Sept 2025
Authority reference
SX37GOAL72025
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-045651
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Advertising and marketing services
Delivery area in notice
Pakistan (PK)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-056c4a Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: TCS TAP eSourcing
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free
Submission deadline
2 Sept 2025, 00:59 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

tap.tcsapps.com/tap2/ ↗

Timeline

4 Aug 2025 → 10 Oct 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    4 Aug 2025, 13:49 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    2 Sept 2025, 00:59 BST
  3. Award decision expected by
    20 Sept 2025, 00:59 BST
  4. Contract starts384 days ago
    10 Oct 2025

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    4 Aug 2025, 13:49 BST
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

British Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PHTN-1551-GCQH 1 Redman Place, London, London, E20 1JQContact name, email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender