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# UK_249 - Cultural Relations Comparative Data collection 2025

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/uk-249-cultural-relations-comparative-data-collection-2025-ocds-h6vhtk-0509c8). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** British Council: "UK_249 - Cultural Relations Comparative Data collection 2025". Published status: complete. Published Value: £75,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 29 May 2025, 00:59 BST. Published submission portal: tap.tcsapps.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [British Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/british-council-gov-ot313)
- **Published Value:** £75,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 29 May 2025 at 00:59 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - open competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Market and economic research; polling and statistics, Research consultancy services, Research services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £6 (exc. VAT, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 4 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/uk-249-cultural-relations-comparative-data-collection-2025-ocds-h6vhtk-0509c8#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0509c8`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/uk-249-cultural-relations-comparative-data-collection-2025-ocds-h6vhtk-0509c8#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [tap.tcsapps.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftap.tcsapps.com%2Ftap2%2F%23%2Fbc-supplier-registration)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/uk-249-cultural-relations-comparative-data-collection-2025-ocds-h6vhtk-0509c8#participate

## Description
As the UK continues to implement its Indo-Pacific tilt, rebuild bilateral ties with its European neighbours and middle ground powers, as set out in the Integrated Review Refresh, the British Council, its UK funders and partners need to have a comprehensive understanding of how the UK's infrastructure and resources compares with other countries. Building on previously collected analysis and data on how the UK and other countries connect and project their brand and influence, the British Council now wishes to update the picture based on publicly available information sources and data and capture trends.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 73110000, 73210000, 79300000
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £75,000

- **Contract Period:** 12/06/2025 to 12/06/2026
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **ICR RESEARCH LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH:11771040`
  - Value: £6 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 12/06/2025

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** UK_249 - Cultural Relations Comparative Data collection 2025 (active)
  - Signed Value: £60,727
  - Signed Date: 11/06/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F017837-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-06-16T15:21:03.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T18:43:41.958Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0509c8