Official UK procurement notice
UK_1498- Arts Content Agency
Authority: British Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe British Council Arts Marketing team is responsible for communicating and telling the story of the British Council's Arts offers and programmes through digital marketing campaigns and editorial content designed for B2B and B2G audiences, with the aim of improving awareness of, engagement with and advocacy for the British Council's Arts offers amongst key audiences and stakeholders. The appointed agency will be required to deliver video content production across a range of projects and at various scales to support the output of the British Council Arts Marketing team, with an annual budget of approximately 100k over a period of four years. This is a single supplier contract.
Examples of our recent video work can be found on the British Council Arts website and YouTube channel, as well as our social media channels across Instagram, Facebook and X.
CPV: Advertising and marketing services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£207,000
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).
- Award Criteria: Please see documentation for award criteria.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open 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
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 27 Aug 2026, 11:11 BST
- Last source update
- 5 Oct 2026, 08:58 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 6 Oct 2026
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-081663- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ed5cFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 21 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 3 Sept 2026, 14:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
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Timeline
27 Aug 2026 → 19 Oct 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published56 days ago27 Aug 2026, 11:11 BST
- Clarification questions by49 days ago3 Sept 2026, 14:00 BST
- Submission deadline31 days ago21 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent18 days ago5 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published17 days ago5 Oct 2026, 08:58 BST
- Award decision expected by17 days ago6 Oct 2026, 00:59 BST
- Standstill ends8 days ago14 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts4 days ago19 Oct 2026
Notice history
5 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 27 Aug 2026- Tender notice published27 Aug 2026, 11:11 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published5 Oct 2026, 08:58 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete5 Oct 2026, 08:58 BST
- Buyer details updated5 Oct 2026, 08:58 BST
- Contract signature expected16 Oct 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| CULTURESHOCK MEDIA LIMITED19 Oct 2026 – 18 Oct 2027 · up to 18 Oct 2030Extensions: 1+1+1 | £207,000 inc. VAT | 5 Oct 2026standstill to 14 Oct 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19final-stage tenders | 19 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- British CouncilContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- CULTURESHOCK MEDIA LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender