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Discovery & Rapid Resourcing Marketing Agency

BRITISH COUNCIL(THE) · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 09:02.

Opportunity overview

The British Council seeks to appoint a single supplier under a one-year contract (with the option of two 12-month extensions) to act as a Discovery and Rapid Resourcing Marketing Agency Partner. The agreement will be let as a single-supplier services contract, not a multi-supplier framework. The selected supplier will deliver a short, focused discovery phase to assess the current and future resourcing and operating model across global marketing, followed by the provision of embedded capacity and flexible surge support across priority areas.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

OLIVER MARKETING LIMITED

Matched by number
Published award value
£214.9k
Awarded
29 Oct 2025
Award ID
1
Status
pending
Identifier
GB-COH 04788967
Location
London, UKI43, EC1R 4AB, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV79340000 — Advertising and marketing services
  • CPV79400000 — Business and management consultancy and related services

Lots

  • Lot 1£214.9k · Including VAT

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
TT1027911
Status
complete
Above Threshold
Yes
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
How to submit
Please submit all questions and responses to our procurement portal: https://tap.tcsapps.com/tap2/#/bc-supplier-registration
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure

Procedure

Features
Initial tenders will be assessed. Supplier presentations and dialogue sessions will follow, and we will then invite Best and Final Tenders from the shortlisted suppliers.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Expected award period

Ends
4 Nov 2025, 23:59

Tender Period

Ends
7 Oct 2025, 11:00

Enquiry period

Ends
25 Sept 2025, 11:00

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete
Has Renewal
Yes

Value

Currency
GBP
Including VAT
214,904

Renewal

Description
Option to extend incrementally for an additional two 12 month periods

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Social Value
Type
quality

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
10
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Name
Approach & Delivery
Type
quality

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
20
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 3
Name
Team, Governance & Global Delivery
Type
quality

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
20
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 4
Name
Quality, Reporting & Compliance
Type
quality

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
10
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 5
Name
Commercial
Type
cost

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
40
Weight
percentageExact

Contract period

Ends
3 Nov 2026, 23:59
Starts
4 Nov 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
3 Nov 2028, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
79340000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Advertising and marketing services
Entry 2
Id
79400000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Business and management consultancy and related services

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Entry 2
Id
055986-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderNotice
Published
11 Sept 2025, 17:27
Entry 3
Id
057204-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderNotice
Published
17 Sept 2025, 10:17

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-COH-RC000060
Name
BRITISH COUNCIL(THE)

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKI41
Country
GB
Locality
London
Postal Code
E20 1JQ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
1 Redman Place, Stratford,

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Identifier

Id
RC000060
Scheme
GB-COH

Contact

Name
Charlie Loveday

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Id
PHTN-1551-GCQH
Scheme
GB-PPON
Organisation 2
Id
GB-COH-04788967
Name
OLIVER MARKETING LIMITED

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKI43
Country
GB
Locality
London
Postal Code
EC1R 4AB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
151 Rosebery Avenue

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
large
Sheltered Workshop
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No

Identifier

Id
04788967
Scheme
GB-COH

Contact

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Id
PRHJ-6467-XCLG
Scheme
GB-PPON

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Date
29 Oct 2025, 00:00
Status
pending
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
services
Assessment Summaries Date Sent
29 Oct 2025, 00:00

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
79340000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Advertising and marketing services
Entry 2
Id
79400000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Business and management consultancy and related services

Value

Amount
214,904
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
257,884.8

Renewal

Description
2 x 12 month extension options

Documents

Entry 1
Id
069546-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
29 Oct 2025, 17:04

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-04788967
Name
OLIVER MARKETING LIMITED

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Status
scheduled
Due
10 Nov 2025, 23:59

Related lots

1

Contract period

Ends
9 Nov 2026, 23:59
Starts
10 Nov 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
9 Nov 2028, 23:59

Standstill Period

Ends
7 Nov 2025, 23:59

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UKI41 · E20 1JQ · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UK · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-0598f9-2025-10-29T17:04:45ZTender notice on Find a Tender ·