AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
British Council awarded a travel-management-services contract for non-permanent venue staff supporting VN Exams to Ho Phi Long. The published contract record states that it was signed on 1 October 2026 and is active from 15 October 2026 to 14 October 2029.
Published outcomeOne active award, covering lot 1, is recorded for Ho Phi Long. The contract’s stated gross value is £239,998.
Market significanceThis is a three-year, above-threshold travel-management services contract for the British Council, with a published gross contract value of £239,998.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
Ho Phi Long
98% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 239,998 GBP · Active award; active contract
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Award 1 names supplier Ho Phi Long and relates to lot 1. Contract 1, linked to award 1, is active and has a gross value of GBP 239,998.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Tender status
99% confidenceComplete
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The tender record has status "complete".
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 has status "active".
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 has status "active".
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned on 1 October 2026
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Contract 1 states dateSigned: 2026-10-01T00:00:00Z.
Contract commencement
99% confidence15 October 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-10-15T00:00:00Z.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published contract gross value
99% confidence£239,998 GBP
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Contract 1 value is amountGross 239998, currency GBP.
Value allocation
94% confidenceValue is published at contract level for the single recorded award and lot
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Contract 1 is linked to award 1; award 1 relates to lot 1.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender notice published
98% confidence8 May 2026
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Release history records tender notice 042201-2026 dated 2026-05-08.
Award date
98% confidence5 September 2026
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Award dataset records award 1 date as 2026-09-05.
Contract award notice published
98% confidence23 September 2026
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Release history records contract award notice 089894-2026 dated 2026-09-23.
Contract signed
99% confidence1 October 2026
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Contract 1 states dateSigned: 2026-10-01.
Contract details notice published
99% confidence13 October 2026
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The contract document and release history record publication on 2026-10-13.
Contract period
99% confidence15 October 2026 to 14 October 2029
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Contract 1 period runs from 2026-10-15T00:00:00Z to 2029-10-14T23:59:59Z.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceTravel management service for venue staff who are non-permanent workers in VN Exams
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The published title and description state: "Travel management service for Venue staffs (non-permanent workers) in VN Exams".
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices
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Award 1 lists mainProcurementCategory as services.
CPV classification
99% confidence63516000 — Travel management services
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The award item lists CPV 63516000 with description "Travel management services".
Lot coverage
99% confidenceLot 1
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Award 1 and contract 1 are linked to lot 1.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceOpen procedure
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Tender procurementMethod is "open" and procurementMethodDetails is "Open procedure".
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceYes
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Contract 1 states aboveThreshold: true.
Competition information
99% confidenceNumber of bids and evaluation results unknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidence3 years
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The stated period is from 15 October 2026 to 14 October 2029.
Start date
99% confidence15 October 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-10-15.
End date
99% confidence14 October 2029
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Contract 1 period endDate is 2029-10-14.
Extensions or options
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
98% confidenceSingle recorded supplier and single recorded lot
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One award is supplied, naming one supplier and relating to lot 1 only.
Published value basis
99% confidenceGross contract value
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The contract value field is amountGross 239998 GBP.
Service geography
90% confidenceSupplier is recorded in Vietnam; the published requirement refers to VN Exams
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The supplier address country is Vietnam and the title/description refers to "VN Exams".
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier legal-entity verification
99% confidenceNo verified legal company name or company number is supplied
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verified_company_name and verified_company_number are null; supplier verification status is "not_applicable".
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or separate value
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The supplied lot record contains null title, description and value fields.
Competition and evaluation detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No bid count, scoring, evaluation narrative or award rationale is included in the supplied data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- No verified legal company name or company number is supplied for Ho Phi Long; the published supplier name is retained as unverified source identity.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bid count, tender submissions, evaluation methodology, scores, award rationale, pricing breakdown and savings.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or separate value.
- No extension, option or renewal terms are supplied. The October 2029 renewal horizon is only an estimate derived from the explicit end date.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
British CouncilHo Phi Longtravel management servicesVN Examstravel management contractFind a Tenderpublic procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the British Council travel management services contract?
Ho Phi Long is the supplier named for award 1, covering lot 1.
What is the published value of the contract?
The contract record states a gross value of £239,998.
When does the contract run?
The published contract period runs from 15 October 2026 to 14 October 2029.
Was the contract signed?
Yes. The contract record explicitly states it was signed on 1 October 2026.
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