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Provision of School Venues for Conducting British Council Examinations in Bangladesh

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

Tender information last checkedLast checked 4 Oct 2026, 16:51.

Opportunity overview

BC Services Bangladesh Ltd, a local entity of the British Council, is inviting eligible and qualified schools in Bangladesh to participate in a tender process for the provision of examination venues. The purpose of this tender is to identify suitable school premises that can be used to conduct British Council examinations in full compliance with: • British Council examination venue standards and operational requirements; and • All applicable Government of Bangladesh laws and regulations governing the operation of educational institutions in Bangladesh. Participating schools must ensure that their venues meet the required standards relating to infrastructure, safety, security, accessibility, seating capacity, examination conditions, and administrative support necessary for the smooth and secure delivery of examinations. The selected school venues will primarily be used to conduct examinations for the school's own registered candidates. In addition, the British Council may, where required, use these venues to administer examinations for candidates from other schools and/or private candidates.

Classification

  • CPV75121000 — Administrative educational services

Lots

  • Lot 1£600k

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-065ee9
Status
planned
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
Has Recurrence
Yes

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure

Is Accelerated
Yes
Accelerated Rationale
Qualifying planned procurement notice
Features
N/A.

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en

Tender Period

Ends
30 Mar 2026, 23:59

Expected award period

Ends
15 Apr 2026, 23:59

Communication

Future Notice Date
8 Mar 2026, 23:59

Recurrence

Dates

Entry 1
Starts
15 Apr 2030, 23:59

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planned
Has Renewal
Yes

Value

Including VAT
690,000
Amount
600,000
Currency
GBP

Selection criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
economic
Description
1. Must have Educational Institute Identification Number (EIIN) for administrative and exam purposes, managed by Bangladesh education boards. 2. As these services are for the local entity of the British Council, BC Services Bangladesh Limited, no international transactions are possible. Do you have the facilities in Bangladesh to operate and receive direct payment for these services?
Criterion 2
Type
technical
Description
1. Provision of Venue(s) that is/are close to local travel facilities with disabled access to the building. 2. All national and local requirements applicable to the Venue are met including those regarding insurance, fire and safety. Venues meet any relevant ISOs and/or local equivalents. 3. All national and local Covid19 health and safety measures applicable to the Venue are met. (For clarity, this includes any cleaning requirements and signage, but excludes candidate management.) 4. All Venue compliance certification is valid and appropriately displayed or accessible including Insurance, Fire Safety and relevant Health & Safety. 5. All fire exits are clearly marked and not obstructed plus fire extinguishers are in date and in sight within the Venue. 6. Clear instructions are in place regarding fire evacuation processes which are visible within the Venue and designated fire marshals are trained and on site. 7. Provision of fire detection equipment and alarms within the Venue(s). 8. There is no existing and/or any new cause or action being instigated against the Venue which may prevent or impede access to the Venue. 9. No Venue will fall into insolvency, receivership or be at risk of any financial failure during the Term. 10. All Exam Rooms have a controlled, comfortable temperature with air conditioning and/or heating systems as appropriate. 11. Provision of Exam Administrator Area. 12. Provision of Candidate Waiting Area. 13. Provision of secure storage for Candidates' belongings. 14. Clean and available, separate male and female toilets within each Venue. 15. A disabled toilet is clean and available within each Venue.

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Contract period

Starts
15 Apr 2026, 00:00
Ends
14 Apr 2029, 23:59
Max Extent Date
14 Apr 2030, 23:59

Renewal

Description
Based on mutual consent

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
75121000
Description
Administrative educational services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
BD
Country
BD
Country Name
Bangladesh

Planning and budget

Documents

Entry 1
Id
018700-2026
Document Type
plannedProcurementNotice
Notice Type
UK3
Description
Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender
Published
3 Mar 2026, 06:23
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

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 · BD · Bangladesh

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS
  1. 018182-2026Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 018700-2026Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender ·