Official UK procurement notice
Technical support services to the British Council’s English Online platform
Authority: British Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionEnglish Online (englishonline.britishcouncil.org ↗) is the British Council’s bespoke 100% online English language learning business, providing customers with a fully virtual English language learning environment. It features key learner needs such as flexible timetables, a relevant curriculum, progress tracking, assessment and certification and live online classes, delivered by British Council teachers. English Online is designed as an end-to-end global online business. Launched in September 2020, to date, English Online has engaged with over 40K English language learners from all over the world. The ambition is to scale this business to engage with over 250K learners by 2026. The British Council is seeking a technology supplier to deliver technical support, maintenance and development of the English Online platform. The English Online platform is a proprietary system that is owned by British Council.
CPV: Custom software development services · IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support · Software programming and consultancy services · System and support services · Systems and technical consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Restricted procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 14 Jun 2022, 11:11 BST
- Last source update
- 14 Jun 2022, 11:11 BST
- Authority reference
BC/02428- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-016234- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03460fFind a Tender
Publisher note: Suppliers who wish to express an interest and take part in the tender process will be required to register on our e-Tendering portal In-Tend hosted at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/britishcouncil.Once registered, bidders must log-in to the website where they can view the project and access the bidders pack and submit their return. Bidders will also be required to demonstrate their capability and `means of proof` will be required. These conditions are outlined in the ITT.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 15 Jul 2022, 10:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
14 Jun 2022 → 3 Aug 2022 · 3 dates- Notice published14 Jun 2022, 11:11 BST
- Submission deadline15 Jul 2022, 10:00 BST
- Invitations to tender expected3 Aug 2022, 00:00 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The High Court, Royal Court of JusticeReview body
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria