Official UK procurement notice
Training Venue and Meal Services in Kisumu, Kakamega, Mombasa, and Turkana County, Kenya
Authority: British Council (Local council)
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery listed: Kenya (KE)
Published estimate£127,542≈ £170k / year · £130,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 25 May 2026
Contract term 9 moends 28 Feb 2027 · up to 1 Jun 2027 with extensions · starts 8 Jun 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe British Council would like to request a qualified service provider for Training Venues and Meals Services in Kisumu, Kakamega, Mombasa, and Turkana County, Kenya
CPV: Event services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£127,542
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Quality: 20%
- Methodology and Approach: 30%
- Commercial: 50%
Published award criteria (3)
- Quality: QU01 (5%), QU02 (5%) and QU03 (10%)
- Methodology and Approach: MA01 (5%), MA02 (5%), MA03 (5%), MA04 (5%) and MA05 (10%)
- Commercial: CO01 (50%)
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
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
- Closed
- 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
- 14 May 2026, 12:13 BST
- Last source update
- 14 May 2026, 12:13 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-044326- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area in notice
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0698a3Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: TCS TAP eSourcing
Access & registration note: Free
- Submission deadline
- 25 May 2026, 23:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 15 May 2026, 23:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Supplier Self Registration (British Council MyProcurement): tap.tcsapps.com/tap2/ ↗ Public Tender (British Council MyProcurement): tap.tcsapps.com/tap2sup/ ↗
Timeline
14 May 2026 → 8 Jun 2026 · 4 dates- Tender notice published168 days ago14 May 2026, 12:13 BST
- Clarification questions by166 days ago15 May 2026, 23:00 BST
- Submission deadline156 days ago25 May 2026, 23:00 BST
- Contract starts143 days ago8 Jun 2026
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published14 May 2026, 12:13 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications ---
- Technical specifications The amount mentioned under the contract value is the threshold amount and is projected to be over £120K
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender