Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice
Published 10 Dec 2025, 08:12 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Tax and accounting services

Official notice

Authority: British Council (Local council)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery listed: Georgia (GE)
Published estimate£111,864≈ £56k / year · £132,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 5 Jan 2026awarded 1 Feb 2026
Awarded to BDO Consulting LLC
Contract term 2 yrsends 1 Feb 2028 · up to 1 Feb 2032 with extensions · starts 2 Feb 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

British Council Georgia is entering into a contract for Outsourced Tax and Accounting services.

CPV: Accounting services · Tax consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 2 yrsSMEPublished value£111,864
Contract period: 2 Feb 2026 – 1 Feb 2028 (2 yrs) · up to 1 Feb 2032 with extensionsValue: £111,864 exc. VAT · £132,000 inc. VAT
Delivery listed: Georgia (GE)Eligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: 4 additional extensions, 12-month duration each

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

Lot awarding rule: %30 quality, %30 methodology, %40 pricing approach

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
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
10 Dec 2025, 08:12 GMT
Last source update
11 Feb 2026, 08:31 GMT
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-081280
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Accounting servicesTax consultancy services
Delivery area in notice
Georgia (GE)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05f250 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: TCS TAP eSourcing
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free
Submission deadline
5 Jan 2026, 10:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
18 Dec 2025, 10:12 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

10 Dec 2025 → 11 Feb 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published320 days ago
    10 Dec 2025, 08:12 GMT
  2. Clarification questions by312 days ago
    18 Dec 2025, 10:12 GMT
  3. Submission deadline294 days ago
    5 Jan 2026, 10:00 GMT
  4. Contract starts267 days ago
    2 Feb 2026
  5. Latest notice published257 days ago
    11 Feb 2026, 08:31 GMT

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 10 Dec 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    10 Dec 2025, 08:12 GMT
    UK4
  2. Contract details notice published
    11 Feb 2026, 08:31 GMT
    UK7
  3. Status changed to complete
    11 Feb 2026, 08:31 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Contracts signed 1latest 1 Feb 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
BDO Consulting LLCSMEGEL 129,600 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 1 · BDO Consulting LLCSME

    Signed
    1 Feb 2026
    Value
    GEL 129,600
    Period
    2 Feb 2026 – 1 Feb 2028 · up to 1 Feb 2032 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    option to extend 4 additional times annually

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

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • BDO Consulting LLCAwarded supplier 2 Ivane Tarkhnishvili St, Tbilisi, GE, 0108, GEContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender