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# Technical support services to the British Council’s English Online platform

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/technical-support-services-to-the-british-council-s-english-online-platform-ocds-h6vhtk-03460f). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** British Council: "Technical support services to the British Council’s English Online platform". Published status: active. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 15 Jul 2022, 10:00 BST. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [British Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/british-council-gov-ot313)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 15 July 2022 at 10:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Restricted procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (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
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/technical-support-services-to-the-british-council-s-english-online-platform-ocds-h6vhtk-03460f#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03460f`

## 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/technical-support-services-to-the-british-council-s-english-online-platform-ocds-h6vhtk-03460f#tl-md)

## Description
English Online (https://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.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 72000000, 72200000, 72220000, 72230000, 72250000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** English Online (https://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 ...

- **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%2F016234-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-06-14T10:11:46.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T14:57:30.476Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03460f