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ITT for Outsourcing services of Recruitment, Verification and Payroll Management of Non-Permanent Workers (NPW) in Sri Lanka

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

Tender information last checkedLast checked 4 Oct 2026, 19:09.

Opportunity overview

The British Council in Sri Lanka is inviting reputable and experienced outsourcing services providing vendors to submit tenders for providing recruitment, verification and payroll management of various categories of Non-Permanent Workers (NPW) through an employee placement agency who has experience in providing end to end staffing solutions and management of payroll The outsourced NPWs will be assigned to various SBUs (Strategic Business Units) of British Council Sri Lanka operation. The NPWs will also undertake seasonal work to support the core team in meeting business demands.

Classification

  • CPV79000000 — Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

Lots

  • Lot 1£460k

Documents and notices

  • Tender notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗
  • The documents that must be submitted to form your tender response are listed at Part 2 (Submission Checklist) of Annex 3 (Supplier Response) to this ITT. All documents required as part of your tender response should be submitted to British Council's e-Tendering portal hosted at https://tap.tcsapps.com/tap2/#/bc-supplier-registration by the Response Deadline, as set out in the Timescales section of this ITTOpen source ↗

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-0659fc
Status
active
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
How to submit
All documents required as part of your tender response should be submitted to British Council's e-Tendering portal hosted at https://tap.tcsapps.com/tap2/#/bc-supplier-registration
Has Recurrence
Yes

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en

Tender Period

Ends
20 Mar 2026, 23:59

Enquiry period

Ends
26 Feb 2026, 23:59

Expected award period

Ends
30 Mar 2026, 23:59

Recurrence

Dates

Entry 1
Starts
1 Nov 2029, 23:59

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes

Value

Including VAT
540,000
Amount
460,000
Currency
GBP

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
quality
Name
Social Value

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
10
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Type
quality
Name
Quality (experience)

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
20
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 3
Type
quality
Name
Methodology and Approach

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
20
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 4
Type
price
Name
Commercial

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
50
Weight
percentageExact

Selection criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
economic
Description
Legally authorised company to operate as a NPW Agency in Sri Lanka

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Contract period

Starts
1 May 2026, 00:00
Ends
30 Apr 2028, 23:59
Max Extent Date
30 Apr 2030, 23:59

Renewal

Description
The contract can be extended based on KPI and end users positive feedback

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
79000000
Description
Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
LK
Country
LK
Country Name
Sri Lanka

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Entry 2
Id
L-1
Document Type
biddingDocuments
Description
The documents that must be submitted to form your tender response are listed at Part 2 (Submission Checklist) of Annex 3 (Supplier Response) to this ITT. All documents required as part of your tender response should be submitted to British Council's e-Tendering portal hosted at https://tap.tcsapps.com/tap2/#/bc-supplier-registration by the Response Deadline, as set out in the Timescales section of this ITT
Entry 3
Id
016012-2026
Document Type
tenderNotice
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Published
23 Feb 2026, 11:54
Format
text/html

Planning and budget

No Engagement Notice Rationale
Potential suppliers have been searched in Sri Lanka market by online searching, professional network and social media e.g. LinkedIn.

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
Savithri De Mel
Telephone
+9476 9129805

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
  • Delivery location · LK · Sri Lanka

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 016012-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·