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UK_996 - Platform for hosting the Study UK online courses (MOOCs)
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UK
Published value
£270,000
Submission deadline 11 Sept 2026, 18:00 BST
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
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Tenderline Synopsis: British Council: "UK_996 - Platform for hosting the Study UK online courses (MOOCs)". Published status: active. Published value: £270,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 11 Sept 2026, 18:00 BST. Published submission portal: tap.tcsapps.com.
| Contracting Authority | British Council | Scope & Categories | SERVICES (1 lot) | Submission Window | 4d 6h left 11 Sept 2026, 18:00 BST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Legal Basis & Regime | 2023/54 · Open procedure · Above threshold | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | £270,000 |
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: British Council
Market Analytics
Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for British Council. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Competition Density
5.2Bids / Report
Supplier ConcentrationHigh Concentration
Krystal Integrated Services LimitedTop vendor: 72.3% of attributable valuePayment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Coverage: 122 active published awards; 29 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers With This Authority:
| Supplier Name | Historic Awards | Attributable GBP Value |
|---|---|---|
| Krystal Integrated Services Limited | 1 win | £1,900,000 |
| Meltwater Middle East LLC | 1 win | £214,000 |
| The Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA) | 1 win | £120,900 |
| Propulsion | 1 win | £90,000 |
| FinQuery LLC | 1 win | £76,237 |
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityBritish Council | Procedure methodOpen procedure | Procurement categoryservices |
Statusactive | Framework / DPSNot published | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdYes | Legal basisUKPGA · 2023/54 | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadline28 Aug 2026, 14:00 BST | Electronic submissionnotAllowed | Submission languagesen |
Published12 Aug 2026, 07:25 BST | Last source update12 Aug 2026, 07:25 BST | Recurring procurementNot published |
ClassificationApplication service providers | ||
Delivery area UK | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06e1e8 | ||
How to participate
Submission methodNot published | Electronic submissionnotAllowed | Clarification deadline28 Aug 2026, 14:00 BST |
Submission languagesen | Expression of interest deadlineNot published | E-Sourcing Portal |
Submission instructions Supplier Self Registration (British Council MyProcurement): https://tap.tcsapps.com/tap2/#/bc-supplier-registration
View Public Tender (British Council MyProcurement): https://tap.tcsapps.com/tap2sup/#/staticPreviewPage?eventUuid=00f6fd06-9501-466e-8452-54bb5c166605 | ||
What is being bought
A hosting platform for online learning courses, which would have, as a minimum, the following functionality: to host multiple online courses for 6,000 + learners for each course, ability to support texts, videos, questionnaires, tests, Q&A sections, test functions, possibility of adding educators and facilitators, collect learners' data and run reports. The platform provider should also be able to promote the courses through their marketing channels.
What changed
From the official release history
- Published value updated to £270,000
12 Aug 2026, 07:25 BST - Status changed to active
12 Aug 2026, 07:25 BST - Official notice release published
12 Aug 2026, 07:25 BST - Submission deadline changed to 11 Sept 2026, 18:00 BST
12 Aug 2026, 07:25 BST - Buyer information updated
12 Aug 2026, 07:25 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedactiveRenewalPublished value£270,000The source published no individual title or description for this lot.Contract period1 Apr 2027, 01:00 BST — 1 Apr 2028, 00:59 BSTEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalUp to 5 one-year extensions
Timeline
- Procedure published
12 Aug 2026, 07:25 BST - Submission deadline
11 Sept 2026, 18:00 BST
Commercial outcome and competition
AwardsNo award published |
ContractsNo contract published |
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
British Council
Contracting authority GB-PPON-PHTN-1551-GCQHDocuments (2)
Official links; attachments are not copied
- 12 Aug 2026, 07:25 BST
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