Official UK procurement notice
UK 777 IT Onsite Operations and Infrastructure supporting services
Authority: British Council (Central government)
The requirements and scope of this tender include the British Council's UK headquarters and all UK-based offices. The supplier shall provide End User Computing (EUC) and on-site IT support services for the British Council's UK estate, primarily residing at Stratford, with a physical presence in Manchester and primarily remote support for Belfast, Cardiff, Edinburgh, and Coventry site, with occasional site visits as required. The Contract awarded will be for a duration 3 years with an option for extensions of up to 4 additional annual extensions. As a first step, interested suppliers are required to complete and sign the Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) and Annex 2, the Procurement-Specific Questionnaire.
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe requirements and scope of this tender include the British Council's UK headquarters and all UK-based offices. The supplier shall provide End User Computing (EUC) and on-site IT support services for the British Council's UK estate, primarily residing at Stratford, with a physical presence in Manchester and primarily remote support for Belfast, Cardiff, Edinburgh, and Coventry site, with occasional site visits as required.
Complementing the British Council Digital and Technology team (D&T), the supplier will deliver hands-on, desk-side, and infrastructure support where remote resolution is not feasible by either our Global Service Desk (GSD) or Central Infrastructure Team (CIT). The Contract awarded will be for a duration 3 years with an option for extensions of up to 4 additional annual extensions.
As a first step, interested suppliers are required to complete and sign the Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) and Annex 2, the Procurement-Specific Questionnaire. Upon receipt of the completed and signed documents, the British Council will provide access to the full tender pack and all relevant supporting documentation.
CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
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The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£1,233,333
What it takes to wini
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Published sub-criteria (2)
- SV Quality and Methodology: 60%
- Commercial: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- SV Quality and Methodology: Social Value 10 Quality 15 Methodology 35
- Commercial: Pricing
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
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
- Closed
- 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
- 29 Sept 2026, 12:53 BST
- Last source update
- 19 Oct 2026, 11:50 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 25 Nov 2026
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-098412- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077c68Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 9 Nov 2026, 14:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 29 Oct 2026, 14:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Supplier Self Registration (British Council MyProcurement): tap.tcsapps.com/tap2/ ↗
View Public Tender (British Council MyProcurement): tap.tcsapps.com/tap2sup/ ↗
Timeline
29 Sept 2026 → 1 Apr 2027 · 6 dates- Tender notice published45 days ago29 Sept 2026, 12:53 BST
- Latest notice published25 days ago19 Oct 2026, 11:50 BST
- Clarification questions by15 days ago29 Oct 2026, 14:00 GMT
- Submission deadline4 days ago9 Nov 2026, 14:00 GMT
- Today13 Nov 2026
- Award decision expected byin 12 days25 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 138 days1 Apr 2027, 00:00 BST
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 29 Sept 2026- Tender notice published29 Sept 2026, 12:53 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published29 Sept 2026, 13:25 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published19 Oct 2026, 11:50 BSTUK4
- Deadline moved to 9 Nov 2026, 14:00 GMT19 Oct 2026, 11:50 BST+7 days · was 2 Nov 2026, 14:00 GMT
Published amendments (1)
Deadline for clarification questions and deadline for submission changes
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
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