Official UK procurement notice
UK_839- Recruitment and personnel leasing services, France
Authority: British Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionWe would like to contract a single supplier or at maximum two suppliers to support our Organisation in British Council France for the provision of recruitment personnel leasing services and specialised receptionists' services. The contract will have a duration of 2 years with a possibility of two more years extension. The budget is indicative as an above threshold tender
CPV: Recruitment services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£214,904
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).
Published sub-criteria (4)
- Quality: 20%
- Methodology and Approach: 30%
- Commercial: 40%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (4)
- Social Value
- Quality
- Methodology and Approach
- Commercial
- 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
- 22 Dec 2025, 11:47 GMT
- Last source update
- 22 Dec 2025, 11:47 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 26 Jan 2026
- Authority reference
ITT1030792- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-085335- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area in notice
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05fb66Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 16 Jan 2026, 16:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 5 Jan 2026, 16:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Submissions must be submitted on the British Council portal: tap.tcsapps.com/tap2/ ↗
Timeline
22 Dec 2025 → 2 Mar 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published312 days ago22 Dec 2025, 11:47 GMT
- Clarification questions by298 days ago5 Jan 2026, 16:00 GMT
- Submission deadline287 days ago16 Jan 2026, 16:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by276 days ago26 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts242 days ago2 Mar 2026
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published22 Dec 2025, 11:47 GMTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications Please register on our procurement portal to register an interest and download the full tender pack.
- Technical specifications
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender