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UK_584- Examination Sub-Centres in the Netherlands

Official notice

Authority: British Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£350,000≈ £350k / year · £420,000 inc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 12 Apr 2025
Contract term 1 yrstarts 1 Sept 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Launching a tender for Examination Sub-Centres in various regions of the Netherlands in order to carry out Cambridge entrance exams.

CPV: Education and training services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 1 yrSMEVCSEPublished value£350,000
Contract period: 1 Sept 2025 — 1 Sept 2026 (1 yr)Eligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Value
£350,000 exc. VAT · £420,000 inc. VAT
80000000 Education and training services

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Quality: 100%
Published sub-criteria (1)
  • Criteria — 100%
Published award criteria (1)
  • Criteria — Please see tender documents.

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
Cancelled
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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
23 May 2025, 09:06 BST
Last source update
23 May 2025, 09:06 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end — 17 May 2025, 00:59 BST
Authority reference
UK_584
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-009617
Latest notice
Procurement termination notice (UK12)
Classification (CPV)
Education and training services
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04edbd Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: TCS TAP eSourcing
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free
Submission deadline
12 Apr 2025, 00:59 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
tap.tcsapps.com/tap2/ ↗

Timeline

5 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Tender notice published
    17 Mar 2025, 11:53 GMT
  2. Submission deadline
    12 Apr 2025, 00:59 BST
  3. Award decision expected by
    17 May 2025, 00:59 BST
  4. Latest notice published
    23 May 2025, 09:06 BST
  5. Contract starts
    1 Sept 2025, 01:00 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecast
Awards 1
Contracts signed 1
Awarded toValueDateStatus
supplier not published—21 May 2025CancelledDecision made not to award tender following exercise.

Contracts

  • Contract 1 · supplier not published

    Signed
    date not published
    Value
    —
    Period
    … — 1 Sept 2026
    Status
    cancelled

Notice history

7 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Mar 2025
  1. Procurement termination notice published
    23 May 2025, 09:06 BSTUK12
  2. Published value updated
    23 May 2025, 09:06 BSTwas £350,000
  3. Status changed to complete
    23 May 2025, 09:06 BST
  4. Procurement method changed
    23 May 2025, 09:06 BST
  5. Deadline withdrawn
    23 May 2025, 09:06 BST
  6. Buyer details updated
    23 May 2025, 09:06 BST
  7. Tender notice published
    17 Mar 2025, 11:53 GMTUK4

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 Joshua Damsell [email protected]

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Conflict of interest declarationtenderConflict of interest declarationNot published

Notices published for this procedure

  • Procurement termination notice tenderProcurement termination noticeUK12Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender