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# Tech Staff Augmentation

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/tech-staff-augmentation-ocds-h6vhtk-05e1c5). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** British Council: "Tech Staff Augmentation". Published status: active. Framework Ceiling: £45,000,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 31 Mar 2026, 11:00 BST. Published submission portal: tap.tcsapps.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [British Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/british-council-gov-ot313)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £45,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 31 March 2026 at 11:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Competitive flexible procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Computer network services, Computer support and consultancy services, Systems and technical consultancy services
- **Delivery Location:** AS, BD, BR, CN, CO, HK, ID, IN, LK, MM, PH, PK, PL, RO, TH, UK, VN, ZA
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 8 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/tech-staff-augmentation-ocds-h6vhtk-05e1c5#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05e1c5`

## 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/tech-staff-augmentation-ocds-h6vhtk-05e1c5#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [tap.tcsapps.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftap.tcsapps.com%2Ftap2%2F%23%2Fbc-supplier-registration)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/tech-staff-augmentation-ocds-h6vhtk-05e1c5#participate

## Description
The British Council is seeking to established a Closed framework for 4-6 suppliers, on a 2+2+2 basis.
This initiative will enable the organisation to complement internal teams with external expertise, ensuring it can respond quickly to evolving business and technology demands. Through this procurement, the British Council intends to establish contractual relationships with specialist suppliers who will deliver specific statements of work, as issued through the framework award process. All professionals will remain employed and managed by the supplier(s) but will be rapidly deployed to deliver specific British Council project delivery needs.
Suppliers will be expected to provide suitably qualified and experienced professionals across the following areas of expertise, including but not limited to: Software Engineering, DevOps/SRE, Quality Assurance/Testing/Engineering, Data Engineering, Business Analysis, Technical Architecture, Project Management, Scrum Master, Delivery Management.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 72220000, 72600000, 72700000
- **Delivery regions:** AS, BD, BR, CN, CO, HK, ID, IN, LK, MM, PH, PK, PL, RO, TH, UK, VN, ZA
- **Delivery countries in notice:** AS, BD, BR, CN, CO, GB, HK, ID, IN, LK, MM, PH, PK, PL, RO, TH, VN, ZA
- **Estimated Value:** £45,000,000

- **Contract Period:** 19/06/2026 to 19/06/2028
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F018582-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-03-24T15:11:09.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T12:47:28.078Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05e1c5