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Official procurement procedure
Provision of independent audit or expenditure verification services
No classification published
Location not published
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Intelligence
Published evidence · v1
Prepared 7 Sept 2026, 14:56 BST
A pre-calculated analytical view of official UK procurement facts, competition benchmarks and decision timelines.
Bid readiness
Review notice
Check official notice for submission route
Scope structure
1lots
CPV family not published
Decision Velocity
~46 days
Sector median: 46 days
Contract lifecycle
Published
No published extension signal
Pricing & Budget Savings
£200,000
7 award suppliers linked
Bidding Competition
Not published
No bid spread metrics published
Sector Market Benchmark (CPV 66)
Based on 2,605 published procedures
Median Winning Discount
20.14%
Typical Bids Received
3 bidders
Typical Evaluation Window
46 days
Top Contenders in this Sector (CPV 66)
Active commercial suppliers winning public contracts in this field
| Supplier | Awards won in sector | Total awarded value | Avg. winning discount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 51 contracts | £66,472,954 | At ceiling / not disclosed | |
AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP UK LIMITEDCRN: 10737370 | 30 contracts | £12,167,396 | At ceiling / not disclosed |
ZURICH INSURANCE COMPANY LTDCRN: BR000105 | 27 contracts | £147,064,124 | -27.8% below budget |
ARTHUR J. GALLAGHER INSURANCE BROKERS LIMITEDCRN: SC108909 | 23 contracts | £541,940,812 | -42.4% below budget |
INTACT INSURANCE IRELAND DAC UK BRANCHCRN: BR022229 | 23 contracts | £72,480,270 | -39.6% below budget |
Marsh LimitedCRN: 01507274 | 21 contracts | £544,650,134 | At ceiling / not disclosed |
Marsh LimitedCRN: 01507274 | 20 contracts | £349,185,609 | -35.6% below budget |
RISK MANAGEMENT PARTNERS LTD.CRN: 02989025 | 17 contracts | £79,801,412 | -16.7% below budget |
| 15 contracts | £271,117,776 | At ceiling / not disclosed | |
KPMG LLPCRN: OC301540 | 14 contracts | £761,360,100 | -14.3% below budget |
Evidence coverage
4/12 core inputs published
Comparable published opportunities
Method: tender-intelligence-v1. Values and dates are retained OCDS facts; missing source data remains unknown.Historic records ranked from matching published evidence. They are research comparables, not expected competitors or a price forecast.
No sufficiently evidenced comparable record has been calculated yet.Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
Generated from official OCDS record
Tenderline Synopsis: BRITISH COUNCIL(THE): "Provision of independent audit or expenditure verification services". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | BRITISH COUNCIL(THE) | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | complete No deadline published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | Not published |
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: BRITISH COUNCIL(THE)
Market Analytics
Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for BRITISH COUNCIL(THE). These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
44.34%Historical Average
Competition Density
12.04Bids / Report (median)
Supplier ConcentrationHigh Concentration
Topaz Events ComplexTop vendor: 99.37% of attributable valuePayment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Coverage: 70 active published awards; 28 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers With This Authority (All Sectors):
No direct historical awards retained specifically in CPV 66; showing top suppliers across overall authority spend.
| Supplier Name | Historic Awards | Attributable Value | Avg. Price Discount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Topaz Events Complex | 1 win | £50,592,000 | — |
| USER VISION LTD. | 1 win | £207,720 | — |
| VCCP GROUP LLP | 1 win | £113,290 | — |
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityBRITISH COUNCIL(THE) | Procedure methodNot published | Procurement categoryNot published |
Statuscomplete | Framework / DPSNot published | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdNot published | Legal basisNot published | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionNot published | Submission languagesNot published |
Published19 Feb 2026, 13:55 GMT | Last source update19 Feb 2026, 13:55 GMT | Recurring procurementNot published |
ClassificationNot published | ||
Delivery areaLocation not published | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-058ea1 | ||
What is being bought
The British Council wishes to sign several framework agreements to get the services of an audit service providers, the Auditor, to provide external auditor expenditure verification services to client donor funded projects within the MEA region.
What changed
From the official release history
- tender value changed
19 Feb 2026, 13:55 GMT - Status changed to complete
19 Feb 2026, 13:55 GMT - Official notice release published
19 Feb 2026, 13:55 GMT - Submission deadline changed to published date
19 Feb 2026, 13:55 GMT - Buyer information updated
19 Feb 2026, 13:55 GMT - Official notice release published
25 Sept 2025, 14:25 BST - Official notice release published
25 Sept 2025, 14:17 BST - Submission deadline changed to 6 Oct 2025, 13:00 BST
25 Sept 2025, 14:17 BST - Published value updated to £30,000
27 Aug 2025, 14:33 BST - Status changed to active
27 Aug 2025, 14:33 BST - Official notice release published
27 Aug 2025, 14:33 BST - Submission deadline changed to 29 Sept 2025, 00:59 BST
27 Aug 2025, 14:33 BST - Buyer information updated
27 Aug 2025, 14:33 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedcompletePublished valueNot publishedThe source published no individual title or description for this lot.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Procedure published
19 Feb 2026, 13:55 GMT - Award active
Not published · Not published - Contract active
Signed 11 Dec 2025, 00:00 GMT · £200,000
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards Agile Auditing and Consulting Solutions Ltd, BDO LLP, CALC ACCOUNTING LIMITED, CROWE UK LLP, J.G Bailey &Associates, JOHNSONS FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT LIMITED, SCC CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS LTD Not published · Not published · active |
Contracts The British Council awarded seven framework agreements to seven suppliers as shown below. The ordering process for the service will be carried out through a mini‑competition based on demand. £200,000 · signed 11 Dec 2025, 00:00 GMT · active Contract period: 11 Dec 2025, 00:00 GMT — 9 Dec 2027, 23:59 GMT |
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
BRITISH COUNCIL(THE)
Contracting authority GB-COH-RC000060Documents (0)
Official links; attachments are not copied
No linked documents are published
Related procedures (0)
No related procedures published