Official UK procurement notice
Travel Services for Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan
Authority: British Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe supplier must have an active registered company in the bidding country. The purpose of this tender is to procure comprehensive and cost-effective business travel management services for the British Council in Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan.
- How the procedure runs: Framework agreement - up to maximum 4 suppliers to be awarded
CPV: Business travel services · Sale of travel tickets and package tours services · Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services · Travel agency and similar services · Travel agency, tour operator and tourist assistance services · Travel management services · Travel services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 5 bids on the busiest of 2 lots · 3 suppliers appointed
- Framework period
- 1 yr · up to 5 yrs from 19 Jun 2026
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1UzbekistanAwardedRenewal Uzbekistan (UZ)Published value£672,000
The source published no individual description for this lot.
- Economic & financial standing
Supplier must be legally and locally registered in Uzbekistan
- Technical & professional ability
Online booking platform, 24/7 support available
Lot #2KazakhstanAwardedRenewal Kazakhstan (KZ)Published value£336,000
The source published no individual description for this lot.
- Economic & financial standing
Supplier must be legally and locally registered in Kazakhstan
- Technical & professional ability
Online booking platform, 24/7 support available
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).
Published sub-criteria (4)
- Quality: 30%
- Methodology And Approach: 20%
- Commercial: 40%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (4)
- Social Value
- Quality
- Methodology And Approach
- Commercial: Pricing Approach
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Travel Services for Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 27 Mar 2026, 07:31 GMT
- Last source update
- 6 Aug 2026, 16:19 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 16 Jun 2026
- Authority reference
WE_915- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-028234- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area in notice
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0675d4Find a Tender
- How it runs
Framework agreement - up to maximum 4 suppliers to be awarded
How it was run
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 29 Apr 2026, 22:00 BST
- Appointment period ends
- 29 Apr 2026, 22:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 8 Apr 2026, 22:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
27 Mar 2026 → 20 Aug 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published215 days ago27 Mar 2026, 07:31 GMT
- Clarification questions by203 days ago8 Apr 2026, 22:00 BST
- Admission / appointment period ends182 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown29 Apr 2026, 22:00 BST
- Award decision expected by135 days ago16 Jun 2026, 00:59 BST
- Contract starts132 days ago19 Jun 2026
- Assessment summaries sent84 days ago6 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published83 days ago6 Aug 2026, 16:19 BST
- Standstill ends69 days ago20 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice history
7 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 27 Mar 2026- Tender notice published27 Mar 2026, 07:31 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published6 Aug 2026, 16:19 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete6 Aug 2026, 16:19 BST
- Procurement method changed6 Aug 2026, 16:19 BST
- Buyer details updated6 Aug 2026, 16:19 BST
- Contract signature expected20 Aug 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract signature expected31 Aug 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast£918,400 is the framework's published maximum, restated by the publisher on 2 award rows. It is one ceiling, not 2 separate sums, and no share per lot is published; those rows read “ceiling above”.
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · Uzbekistan2 awards | |||
| "ANXOR SAYLI" MCHJ1 Sept 2026 – 31 Aug 2027 · up to 31 Aug 2031Extensions: Up to 4 one-year extensions. | ceiling above | 6 Aug 2026standstill to 20 Aug 2026 | Standstill |
| "LUXE FOUNDATION TRAVEL" MCHJ1 Sept 2026 – 31 Aug 2027 · up to 31 Aug 2031Extensions: Up to 4 one-year extensions. | ceiling above | 6 Aug 2026standstill to 17 Aug 2026 | Standstill |
| Lot 2 · Kazakhstan1 award | |||
| International Travel plus - BCD Travel1 Sept 2026 – 31 Aug 2027 · up to 31 Aug 2031Extensions: Up to 4 one-year extensions. | £462,000 | 6 Aug 2026standstill to 17 Aug 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Uzbekistan | 5final-stage tenders · 6 at stage one | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2 · Kazakhstan | 2final-stage tenders · 3 at stage one | 0 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- British CouncilContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government
Framework contractors & participating bidders
3 commercial parties on the notice- "ANXOR SAYLI" MCHJFramework contractor
- "LUXE FOUNDATION TRAVEL" MCHJFramework contractor
- International Travel plus - BCD TravelFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender