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Published 17 Sept 2026, 12:28 BST

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UK_1569 Complement or competition - UK TNE versus student mobility

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Authority: British Council (Local council)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow threshold
Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: UK
Published estimate £50,000£60,000 inc. VAT
Submission deadline 2 Oct 202610:00 BST · 13d 19h left
Clarification cut-off 24 Sept 202614:00 BST · questions to the authority
Contract term 6 moup to 1 yr 6 mo with extensions · starts 15 Oct 2026
Bids per lot · this authority 4all categories · n=35 · competition analysis ↓

What is being bought

Published requirement description

A insight research looking at the future of work in priority markets for the UK HE sector, to support UK HE stakeholders in decision-making surrounding transnational education in priority markets. Primary research in priority markets to be conducted by the contractor and a formal report and presentation be produced as key outputs.

CPV: Research services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Lot 1Renewal 6 moPublished value£50,000
Contract period: 15 Oct 2026 — 1 Apr 2027 (6 mo) · up to 1 yr 6 mo with extensionsDelivery: UKTurnover guideline: ~£100,000/yr≈ 2× annual value
Value
£50,000 exc. VAT · £60,000 inc. VAT
Extensions
A insight research looking at the future of work in priority markets for the UK HE sector, to support UK HE stakeholders in decision-making surrounding t
73110000 Research services

Who is likely to bid for this lot ↓

What it takes to win

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published — the tender pack may add more
How bids are scored
Quality: 100Price: 80Social value: 20
Published sub-criteria (8)
  • Experience and Knowledge — 20
  • Methodology and approach — 30
  • Experience and Knowledge — 20
  • Methodology and approach — 30
  • Commercial — 40
  • Commercial — 40
  • Social Value — 10
  • Social Value — 10

No conditions of participation were published on the notice; check the tender documents.

Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid

How British Council buys Research services (CPV 7311) — and who usually turns up

British Council’s own published record, next to the Greater London market for the same work. Frameworks and DPS are kept out: they attract a different number of bids. Whole-market view: sector page →

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How the contest usually goes

Left: this authority. Right: the market where the work is delivered. Bids and award-vs-estimate pairs are per lot, from contested contracts only — direct awards report one bid by definition and are left out. Empty means nothing was published, not filled in from elsewhere.

This authority

British Council

contract notices in 36 months: 11 in CPV 7311 · 21 in division 73 · 294 in all categories

Bids per lot4all categories · 36m · n=35 lots
Single-bid lots3%all categories · 36m · n=35 lots
Award vs estimate1% belowall categories · 36m · n=24 pairs
Deadline → award29dall categories · 36m · n=39 notices
Notice updates0all categories · 24m · n=368 notices
Awarded without competition0%CPV 7311 · 36m · n=11 notices
Bids per lot robust · n=35
  • 1 bid 3%
  • 2–3 34%
  • 4–6 40%
  • 7+ 23%

Median 4 · 35 lots on 35 contested notices · all categories.

Winning award vs estimate robust · n=24
  • Below estimate 46%
  • Within ±2% 21%
  • Above estimate 33%

24 lot pairs · all categories.

The market · authority’s region

Greater London · Research services (CPV 7311)

contract notices delivered in Greater London in 36 months: 40 in CPV 7311 (27 contested) · 144 in division 73 (114 contested) · the notice publishes no delivery location, so the authority’s registered region is used

Bids per lot5CPV 7311 · 36m · n=11 lots
Single-bid lots27%CPV 7311 · 36m · n=11 lots
Award vs estimate1% belowCPV 7311 · 36m · n=9 pairs
Deadline → award25dCPV 7311 · 36m · n=5 notices
SME bidders68%division 73 · 36m · n=5 lots
Winners based in the region62%CPV 7311 · 36m · n=21 awards
Bids per lot robust · n=11
  • 1 bid 27%
  • 2–3 0%
  • 4–6 27%
  • 7+ 45%

Median 5 · 11 lots on 10 contested notices · CPV 7311.

Winning award vs estimate robust · n=9
  • Below estimate 44%
  • Within ±2% 56%
  • Above estimate 0%

9 lot pairs · CPV 7311.

robust · n=24 Awards in British Council (all categories, n=24 pairs) land a median 1% below: on this notice’s £50,000 that is about £49,550. Context for a bid, not a recommended price.

Method and what to read with care
  • Two columns, no blending. The authority column walks its own record only: notices in the 4-digit class, then the 2-digit division, then all categories (36 months, per lot, contested only), and as a last resort its 24-month row across all categories (per notice, every route). The market column is the notice’s primary delivery ITL1 × the same class, then division (36 months). Nothing is filled from the UK-wide class; an empty tile means the source published nothing usable.
  • Per lot, contested only. Find a Tender publishes bid counts per lot; a seven-lot tender is seven contests. Procedures awarded without competition (limited / direct) are excluded from bids, price pairs and decision days — they report one bid by definition. Frameworks and DPS are a separate population from contracts (6–7 bids per lot against 2–4) and only the notice’s own kind is shown.
  • Coverage. Roughly 40 % of notices publish a bid count; about half publish an ITL1 delivery location, so the market column reads the authority’s registered region when the notice has none (labelled). Award-vs-estimate pairs need a lot estimate, one active award on the lot, one canonical supplier and a gap under 60 %; about 30 % of pairs are exact matches (the buyer published the award at the estimate). n is on every figure; below 3 the tile is muted, never hidden.
  • Pounds. The expected award applies the authority’s median movement (or the region’s, when the authority has fewer than 3 pairs) to this notice’s estimate; the middle half uses the region’s quartiles. A multi-lot notice publishes an envelope, so the movement is applied per lot, never to the total. A benchmark, not a recommended price.
  • “Match” and “relevance” are model scores from the nightly matcher, not published facts. Find a Tender does not publish who is bidding. Never shown: contact details, payment behaviour, or a recommended price.

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
Open for tender
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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
17 Sept 2026, 12:28 BST
Last source update
17 Sept 2026, 12:28 BST
Authority reference
RFP1036791
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Research services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-07744a Find a Tender

How to participate & submission route

Official notice Submit via TCS TAP eSourcing
Authorised e-sourcing portalTCS TAP eSourcingSupplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
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Access & registration note: Free
Expression of interest (EOI)
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Tender submission deadline
2 Oct 2026, 10:00 BST
Clarification deadline
24 Sept 2026, 14:00 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/ ↗ View Public Tender (British Council MyProcurement): tap.tcsapps.com/tap2sup/ ↗
Published estimate £50,000 excludes VAT (£60,000 including VAT).

Timeline

4 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Tender notice published1 day ago
    17 Sept 2026, 12:28 BST
  2. Clarification questions byin 6 days
    24 Sept 2026, 14:00 BST
  3. Submission deadlinein 14 days
    2 Oct 2026, 10:00 BST
  4. Contract startsin 26 days
    15 Oct 2026, 01:00 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Nothing awarded yet
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    17 Sept 2026, 12:28 BSTUK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

British Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PHTN-1551-GCQH 1 Redman Place, London, London, E20 1JQ [email protected]
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Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender