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Tech Staff Augmentation

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

Tender information last checkedLast checked 3 Oct 2026, 13:17.

Opportunity overview

The British Council is seeking to established a Closed framework for 4-6 suppliers, on a 2+2+2 basis. This initiative will enable the organisation to complement internal teams with external expertise, ensuring it can respond quickly to evolving business and technology demands. Through this procurement, the British Council intends to establish contractual relationships with specialist suppliers who will deliver specific statements of work, as issued through the framework award process. All professionals will remain employed and managed by the supplier(s) but will be rapidly deployed to deliver specific British Council project delivery needs. Suppliers will be expected to provide suitably qualified and experienced professionals across the following areas of expertise, including but not limited to: Software Engineering, DevOps/SRE, Quality Assurance/Testing/Engineering, Data Engineering, Business Analysis, Technical Architecture, Project Management, Scrum Master, Delivery Management.

Classification

  • CPV72220000 — Systems and technical consultancy services
  • CPV72600000 — Computer support and consultancy services
  • CPV72700000 — Computer network services

Lots

  • Lot 1£45m

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
ocds-h6vhtk-05e1c5
Status
active
Procurement Method
selective
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
How to submit
Please register an account on our procurement portal and submit and questions and responses via this portal: https://tap.tcsapps.com/tap2/#/bc-supplier-registration
Expression Of Interest Deadline
31 Mar 2026, 11:00

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure

Features
An initial participation stage followed by tender and, if required, dialogue and best and final tender stage. ITT to be released following shortlisting process

Techniques

Has Framework Agreement
Yes

Framework Agreement

Method
withAndWithoutReopeningCompetition
Type
closed
Description
Small value orders may be awarded by direct award and other will be mini-competition

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en

Enquiry period

Ends
18 Mar 2026, 10:00

Expected award period

Ends
18 Jun 2026, 23:59

Amendments

Entry 1
Description
Deadline for submissions is updated to Tuesday 31 March, 11 am UK time.
Id
026924-2026

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes

Value

Including VAT
54,000,000
Amount
45,000,000
Currency
GBP

Award criteria

Weighting Description
ITT to be released to shortlisted suppliers following participation stage.

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
quality
Name
Award criteria
Description
ITT to confirm award criteria

Selection criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Description
Up to 8 suppliers will be shortlisted for tender stage.
For Reduction
Yes

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Contract period

Starts
20 Jun 2026, 00:00
Ends
19 Jun 2028, 23:59
Max Extent Date
19 Jun 2032, 23:59

Renewal

Description
Initial contract period is 2 years with 2 x 24 month extension options

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
72220000
Description
Systems and technical consultancy services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
72600000
Description
Computer support and consultancy services
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
72700000
Description
Computer network services

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Entry 2
Id
L-1
Document Type
biddingDocuments
Entry 3
Id
026924-2026
Document Type
tenderNotice
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Published
24 Mar 2026, 15:11
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

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

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
RC000060

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PHTN-1551-GCQH

Address

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

Contact

Name
Nashwan Mohammed

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

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

Recorded locations

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

Notice and amendment history

4 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

4 VERSIONS
  1. 018582-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 019117-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
  3. 019127-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
  4. 026924-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·