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Published 19 Nov 2025, 09:06 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

UK_994 - Managing Your Wellbeing When Studying in the UK MOOC

Official notice

Authority: British Council (Local council)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£40,000≈ £20k / year · £48,000 inc. VAT50.9% below published estimate
Submissions closed 16 Dec 2025awarded 30 Jan 2026
Awarded to NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY
Contract term 2 yrsends 1 Apr 2028 · up to 1 Apr 2032 with extensions · starts 1 Apr 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Managing Your Wellbeing When Studying in the UK MOOC is a part of the British Council’s commitment to the wellbeing and mental health of our prospective and current students. The course will help them proactively build good self-care habits to support their wellbeing and mental health and help them help themselves as well as signposting them to resources and external organisations who will be able to support them, outside of their individual universities.

CPV: Adult and other education services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 2 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£40,000
Contract period: 1 Apr 2026 – 1 Apr 2028 (2 yrs) · up to 1 Apr 2032 with extensionsValue: £40,000 exc. VAT · £48,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: British Council may extend this Agreement for 2 further terms each of one 24 months, by notice in writing to the Supplier not less than one month prior to expiry of the then current Term.
80400000 Adult and other education 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

Lot awarding rule: As per RFP documents

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
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
19 Nov 2025, 09:06 GMT
Last source update
2 Feb 2026, 08:14 GMT
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-075024
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Adult and other education services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05e3e7 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: TCS TAP eSourcing
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free
Submission deadline
16 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
Clarification deadline
12 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

tap.tcsapps.com/tap2/ ↗

Timeline

19 Nov 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published343 days ago
    19 Nov 2025, 09:06 GMT
  2. Clarification questions by319 days ago
    12 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
  3. Submission deadline315 days ago
    16 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
  4. Latest notice published268 days ago
    2 Feb 2026, 08:14 GMT
  5. Contract starts210 days ago
    1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

6 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 19 Nov 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    19 Nov 2025, 09:06 GMT
    UK4
  2. Tender notice published
    19 Nov 2025, 12:59 GMT
    UK4
  3. Deadline moved to 16 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
    19 Nov 2025, 12:59 GMT
    -29 days · was 15 Jan 2026, 02:00 GMT
  4. Contract award notice published
    2 Feb 2026, 08:14 GMT
    UK6
  5. Status changed to complete
    2 Feb 2026, 08:14 GMT
  6. Contract signature expected
    31 Mar 2026, 00:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £19,6481 award exc. VAT
Bids received 21 from SMEs
Awarded toValueDateStatus
NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY1 Apr 2026 – 1 Apr 2028£19,64830 Jan 2026Awarded

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2final-stage tenders10—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

British Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PHTN-1551-GCQH 1 Redman Place, London, London, E20 1JQContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Newcastle UniversityAwarded supplier Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE1 7RU, United , Newcastle, North East, NE1 7RUContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender