British Council Procurement
Buyer summary
Over the past year, British Council* has publised 99 public procurement notices. Of these, 68 are tenders and 14 are awards. There are 63 unique titles.
The following chart shows contract value against the date of publication.
Operating locations
14 identifiable addresss were found. The main buyer location is London in region London. From published data, 50% of British Council's suppliers belong to the same region.
(UK geochart with 4 buyer locations and 10 supplier locations.)
Buyer locations:
- London - 50
- Manchester - 49
Suppliers per region:
- London - 5
- Yorkshire and The Humber - 1
- South East - 1
- Georgia - 1
- Central - 1
- Scotland - 1
Top tenders
Below is a sample of government contract notices published British Council in the past year. The buyer publishes procurement notices in Contracts Finder and OJEU.
| Title | Purchase | Value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| pin notices | |||
| Global Estates Furniture Framework | furniture and furnishings | | £7M |
| Study UK: Discover You Campaign - Social Media Management | advertising and marketing | | £___ |
| Employee Assistance Programme and Occupational Health | company health | | £___ |
| Internal Communications Tool | software package | | £___ |
| Student Management System (SMS) | software package | | £___ |
| tender notices | |||
| British Council In-Tend Portal BC/00969 (OJEU NOTICE 2019-000072… | electrical machinery | | £7M |
| British Council Global Mobility Services | employee relocation | | £6M |
| British Council Global Mobility Services | permits | | £6M |
| 2020 Cultural Relations Through Sport Services | sport services | | £5M |
| Global Furniture Framework | furniture and furnishings | | £700K |
| General Pavilion Management Services | construction work | | £200K |
| Big Conversation - Research Pilot | research and development | | £180K |
| Contact Centre Telephony - UK/Pilot, 8 Location's and Global Customer Service Team | telecommunications equipment | | £163K |
| Web Quality Assurance Tool | software package | | £125K |
| Synthesising Learning From MyJustice: Promoting Access to Justice in a Politically Informed and Adaptive Way in… | management consultancy | | £80K |
| Evaluability Assessment and Evaluation of Crafting Futures Global Programme | evaluation consultancy | | £70K |
| Supporting Teacher Educators to Embed Development Education and Global Learning in Initial Teacher Education | education and training | | £55K |
| Designing a Methodology for the Identification of the Gaps in Highly Qualified Human Capital for the… | research services | | £40K |
| Connecting Classrooms Through Global Learning Practitioner Research Fund | research and development | | £40K |
| Newton Peru: PDE Scientific Advisory Unit | research services | | £35K |
| Consultancy Services on Addressing Gender Equality and Enhancing Outcomes for Women and Girls Through Our Work… | research and development | | £25K |
| Microsoft Office 365 Consulting (Configuration and Usage) | information technology | | £20K |
| British Council Programmes Green Consultancy | business analysis | | £15K |
| Venice Biennale 2020 - British Pavilion Exhibition Catalogue | printing services | | £15K |
| Venice Biennale 2020 - British Pavilion Exhibition Catalogue Printing Brief | printed matter | | £15K |
| Intranet Landing Page Design (SharePoint Online) | software package | | £4K |
| Computer Based Exam Centres / Venues | letting services | | £500 |
| Marketing/Advertising and Digital Marketing Agency Services (Canada) | advertising and marketing | | £___ |
| Youth Voice in the Development of the British Council Internationalism Strategy and Pledge | management consultancy | | £___ |
| Systematic Review of the Evidence of the Role of Tertiary Education in Development | research services | | £___ |
| Study UK: Discover You Campaign-Social Media Management | advertising and marketing | | £___ |
| Primary Plus Version 2 - Levels 3 & 4 | educational games | | £___ |
| Photography Framework | photographic services | | £___ |
| International Education Services (IES) Market Research | market research | | £___ |
| Internal Communications Tool - RFP | software package | | £___ |
| Insurance Brokerage Services | insurance brokerage and agency | | £___ |
| Graphic Design Framework | graphic design | | £___ |
| award notices | |||
| 2019 Regional Corporate Travel Management Services_East Asia | travel management | | £6M |
| Connecting Classrooms Through Global Learning Evaluation of Impacts | education and training | | £1M |
| Pe-Appointment Screening Services | recruitment services | | £1M |
| Monitoring and Evaluation Service — Developing Inclusive and Creative Economies | evaluation consultancy | | £350K |
| Brokering and Connecting | data collection and collation | | £350K |
| M and E — 21st Century Schools Programme in Western Balkan | evaluation consultancy | | £340K |
| Contact Centre Telephony – UK/Pilot, 8 Location’s and Global Customer Service Team | telecommunications equipment | | £308K |
| Brand Site, Templating System and Media Library | content management | | £296K |
| Selector Radio Services | broadcast transmission | | £197K |
| Cultural Heritage for Inclusive Growth Lead Supplier for Monitoring and Evaluation | administration services | | £165K |
| Complaints Messaging Service for IELTS | dedicated business telephone network | | £135K |
| Monitoring and Evaluation Services - Japan Season | education and training | | £100K |
| update notices | |||
| SAP — Information Lifecycle Management System | information technology | | £___ |
Industry sectors
Tenders notices cover 8 industry sectors. The largest sector is TECHNOLOGY.
Contract values
British Council provided financial information for 92% of its published procurement notices. The total maximum value excluding duplicates is £30M.
Buyer names
This report covers buyer names that begin: BRITISH COUNCIL*.
- British Council - 99
Collaborative procurement
The buyer has worked in association with other buyers.
As lead buyer to:
- None
Included in contracts by:
As a contracted supplier to:
Further information
The following websites have been found in published notices.
- in-tendhost.co.uk - 48
- www.britishcouncil.org - 40