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Published 3 Oct 2025, 13:56 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Venue services, accommodation and travel agents Framework for British Council Bosnia and Herzegovina

Official notice

Authority: British Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

Framework agreement2 lotsServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow threshold
Sectors: Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services (55)Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services (63) Delivery listed: Bosnia & Herzegovina (BA)
Framework ceiling (notional)£118,000total for 2 lots · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 28 Oct 2025awarded 17 Nov 2025
Lots 2see the lot list below
Framework period 2 yrsends 10 Nov 2027 · up to 10 Nov 2029 with extensions · starts 11 Nov 2025

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

The British Council would like to request suppliers to submit applications for British Council's framework for venue services, accommodation and travel agents in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The framework will be active from November 2025 to October 2027 with the option of two further one year extensions.

CPV: Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services · Travel agency and similar services · Travel agency, tour operator and tourist assistance services · Travel management services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Type
Closed framework
Call-offs
call-offs may be awarded directly or by further competition
Framework period
2 yrs · up to 4 yrs from 11 Nov 2025
Published description of the framework

Direct award and mini-competition are available under the framework

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · all with a published value
Lot #1Venue services and accommodationAwardedRenewal 2 yrsPublished value£52,000

This lot is to provide venue services for events including but not limited to, internal meetings, training sessions, workshops, and larger scale conferences and can be either face to face, virtual or digital, as well as accommodation services for hosting the guests

Contract period: 11 Nov 2025 – 10 Nov 2027 (2 yrs) · up to 10 Nov 2029 with extensionsValue: £52,000 exc. VAT · £60,000 inc. VAT
Extensions: 2x 12months optional extension
55000000 Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services
Lot #2Travel agentsRenewal 2 yrsPublished value£66,000

This lot is to provide all aspects of travel services for both international and domestics travel in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Contract period: 11 Nov 2025 – 10 Nov 2027 (2 yrs) · up to 10 Nov 2029 with extensionsValue: £66,000 exc. VAT · £77,000 inc. VAT
Extensions: 2x 12months optional extension
63500000 Travel agency, tour operator and tourist assistance services63510000 Travel agency and similar services63516000 Travel management 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
What this means for your bid
  • “Venue services, accommodation and travel agents Framework for British…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract: call-offs may be direct or by further competition.

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
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
3 Oct 2025, 13:56 BST
Last source update
11 Dec 2025, 11:18 GMT
Authority reference
RFP1028267
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-062161
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Hotel, restaurant and retail trade servicesTravel agency and similar servicesTravel agency, tour operator and tourist assistance servicesTravel management services
Delivery area in notice
Bosnia & Herzegovina (BA)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a7f2 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: TCS TAP eSourcing
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free
Appointment period ends
28 Oct 2025, 14:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
14 Oct 2025, 14:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

tap.tcsapps.com/tap2/ ↗. Please register an account and the documents will be available once registered. All questions and submission are completed using the same portal.

Timeline

3 Oct 2025 → 11 Dec 2025 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published384 days ago
    3 Oct 2025, 13:56 BST
  2. Clarification questions by373 days ago
    14 Oct 2025, 14:00 BST
  3. Admission / appointment period ends359 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown
    28 Oct 2025, 14:00 GMT
  4. Contract starts346 days ago
    11 Nov 2025
  5. Latest notice published315 days ago
    11 Dec 2025, 11:18 GMT

Notice history

6 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 3 Oct 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    3 Oct 2025, 13:56 BST
    UK4
  2. Tender notice published
    13 Oct 2025, 13:27 BST
    UK4
  3. Deadline moved to 28 Oct 2025, 14:00 GMT
    13 Oct 2025, 13:27 BST
    +0 days · was 28 Oct 2025, 23:59 GMT
  4. Contract details notice published
    11 Dec 2025, 11:18 GMT
    UK7
  5. Status changed to complete
    11 Dec 2025, 11:18 GMT
  6. Buyer details updated
    11 Dec 2025, 11:18 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 5admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Contracts signed 2latest 17 Nov 2025

2 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

All 2 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £52,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.

  • Lot 2 - Travel agent

    Signed
    17 Nov 2025
    Value
    ceiling above
    Period
    18 Nov 2025 – 17 Nov 2027 · up to 17 Nov 2029 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    Two year extension option is available

  • Lot 1 - Venue and accommodation

    Signed
    17 Nov 2025
    Value
    ceiling above
    Period
    18 Nov 2025 – 17 Nov 2027 · up to 17 Nov 2029 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    Two year extension option

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

BRITISH COUNCIL(THE)

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-COH: RC000060 · GB-PPON: PHTN-1551-GCQH 1 Redman Place, Stratford,, London, London, E20 1JQContact email

Consortium members and other public bodies

  • British CouncilContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentGB-PPON: PHTN-1551-GCQH London, LondonContact name, email

Framework contractors & participating bidders

6 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications (5)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender