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UK_908- Study UK Course Search Tool

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BuyerBRITISH COUNCIL(THE)
StatusAwarded
Deadline28 Nov 2025
Value£720,000
Published8 Jan 2026

What is being bought

Study UK is looking for a supplier to provide, integrate, maintain and further develop a comprehensive search solution that continues to meet the evolving needs of international students and UK institutions alike. The solution can be delivered either as white-labelled hosted pages or as an API, with either appropriately branded and tailored to our needs.

Lot details

Lot 1

No lot description published.

Statuscomplete

Comparable-procurement analytics

No usable CPV category has been published, so a comparable market set cannot yet be built.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementNot published
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimeNot published
Covered byNot published
Submission policyNot published
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents0
Planning milestones0

No planning milestones published.

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Awards

1

Statuspending
Value£363,250
Contract periodFrom 10 Feb 2026 to 9 Feb 2028

Documents & submission route

No documents are published in the current source record.

Source data inventory

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OCIDocds-h6vhtk-05d951
Latest release ID001287-2026
Latest release timestampThu Jan 08 2026 09:47:55 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLhttps://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/070607-2025
Tender statuscomplete
Procurement methodopen
Procurement method detailsOpen procedure
Main procurement categoryNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: endNot published
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadlineNot published
Award period: startNot published
Award period: endNot published
Submission method detailsNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender valueNot published
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source0
Tender documents in source0
Awards in latest release1
Contracts in latest release0
Parties in latest release2

Notice history

DateEventReference
8 Jan 2026award, contract001287-2026
3 Nov 2025tender070607-2025

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

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Complete JSON history (2 releases)
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3 Nov 2025 · 070607-2025 · tender
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