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Accounting Service for British Council in China

British Council · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 26 Sept 2026, 05:28.

Opportunity overview

2.1 British Council in China has a 3-year + 1 year optional extension accounting service purchase request for its two Whole Foreign Owned Enterprises (WFOE) in China, namely BC Education Consulting (Beijing) Co. Ltd (hereafter short for WFOE1), Yinghe Advertising (Beijing) Company Limited (hereafter short for WFOE2). The work scope of this service includes but not limited to: chart of accounts set-up, bookkeeping, accounting according to China Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP); tax compliance & filing according to China local VAT and surtax regulatory, and other statutory filing as per China local requirement and audit support. British Council expects to find a partner who can provide the above service to its two WFOEs in China and the service shall meets China regulatory and British Council’s requirement, be consistent and cost efficient.

Classification

  • CPV66000000 — Financial and insurance services

Lots

  • Lot 1£320k · 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
ocds-h6vhtk-06df98
Status
active
Procurement Method
selective
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
How to submit
Supplier Self Registration (British Council MyProcurement): https://tap.tcsapps.com/tap2/#/bc-supplier-registration View Public Tender (British Council MyProcurement): https://tap.tcsapps.com/tap2sup/#/staticPreviewPage?eventUuid=c9de5c31-05a4-4533-824f-949bcf247b36
Expression Of Interest Deadline
7 Sept 2026, 00:00

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure

Features
1.1 STAGE 1 – Completeness Check & CoP & Tender Assessment 1.1.1 Participants must submit a completed Procurement Specific Question (PSQ) with their initial Tender submission. 1.1.2 Where a Participant is a consortium, all members of the consortium must complete a PSQ. The part of the PSQ concerning conditions of participation only requires to be completed by the lead member of the consortium. 1.2 Phase 1 – Completeness Check 1.2.1 The British Council will complete a check of all tender responses to ensure that they have been completed correctly and all necessary information has been provided. 1.2.2 Tender responses correctly completed with all relevant information being provided, and all mandatory requirements, as set out in this ITT and associated documents, met; will proceed to Phase 2. 1.2.3 Any tender responses not correctly completed in accordance with the requirements of this ITT and associated documents, and/or containing omissions may be rejected at this point. Where a tender response is rejected at this point it will be rejected in full and not evaluated further and the supplier will automatically be disqualified from this Procurement Process. 1.3 Phase 2 – Excluded and Excludable 1.3.1 As detailed in Section 15 of the ITT document, British Council are required to exclude any Excluded suppliers from further participation in the event. Therefore, at this phase of the procurement, British Council will assess all Potential Suppliers for Mandatory Exclusion Grounds, and exclude any affected suppliers from further participation. Where a potential supplier is excluded at this point, its tender response will be rejected in full and not evaluated further and the supplier will automatically be disqualified from this Procurement Process. 1.3.2 As detailed in Section 15 of the ITT document, British Council may consider to exclude any Excludable suppliers from further participation in the event. Therefore, at this phase of the procurement, British Council will assess all Potential Suppliers for Discretionary Exclusion Grounds, and consider excluding any potential affected suppliers from further participation. Where a potential supplier is excluded at this point, its tender response will be rejected in full and not evaluated further and the supplier will automatically be disqualified from this Procurement Process. 1.4 Phase 3 – Conditions of Participation 1.4.1 British Council will check each potential supplier has completed the Procurement Specific Questionnaire correctly and in full. 1.4.2 Participants must also upload core supplier information to the Central Digital Platform and confirm to the Authority that they have done so. 1.4.3 British Council may request clarification and/or further information from Participants to gain a full and complete understanding of the submission. 1.4.4 British Council will assess each submission to confirm that the potential supplier meets all of the qualification criteria set out in the questionnaire, including the conditions of participation, as detailed in Section 16 of this ITT 1.4.5 Potential suppliers that meet the qualification criteria will proceed to the next phase. 1.4.6 Potential suppliers that do not meet the qualification criteria may be excluded from the Procurement Process at this point. Where a potential supplier is excluded at this point, its tender response will be rejected in full and not evaluated further and the supplier will automatically be disqualified from this Procurement Process. 1.5 Phase 4 – Assessment of Tenders 1.5.1 British Council will assess Responses from all potential suppliers who have passed Phase 1-3 of this process, to determine the most advantageous tender using the following criteria and weightings and will be assessed entirely on the response submitted: 1.5.2 Responses will be assessed using the Scoring Model outlined in paragraph 19.7 of this ITT. Criteria Weighting Social Value 10% Quality [20]% Methodology and Approach [30]% Commercial [40]% 1.5.3 Moderation and application of weightings – The evaluation panel appointed for this procurement will meet to agree and moderate scores for each award criteria. Final scores in terms of a percentage of the overall tender score will be obtained by applying the relevant weighting factors set out as part of the award criteria table above. The percentage scores for each award criteria will be amalgamated to give a percentage score out of 100.

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

zh

Enquiry period

Ends
17 Aug 2026, 00:00

Expected award period

Ends
19 Sept 2026, 00:59

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes

Value

Including VAT
320,000
Currency
GBP

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
quality
Name
Social Value
Description
How does your esteemed tax firm / organization ensure compliance with ethical standards and transparency in financial dealings?

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
10
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Type
quality
Name
Quality
Description
A transition plan to ensure a flawless handover and setup.

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
20
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 3
Type
quality
Name
Methodology and Approach
Description
Professional capability, experience and track record in providing chart of accounts set-up, bookkeeping, accounting and tax filing & other statutory filing services for British Council in China.

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
30
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 4
Type
cost
Name
Commercial
Description
Cost

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
40
Weight
percentageExact

Contract period

Starts
1 Nov 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Oct 2029, 23:59
Max Extent Date
31 Oct 2030, 23:59

Renewal

Description
one 12-month optional extension as per mutual agreement

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
66000000
Description
Financial and insurance services

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Entry 2
Id
075507-2026
Document Type
tenderNotice
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Published
10 Aug 2026, 07:23
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
British Council
Id
GB-PPON-PHTN-1551-GCQH

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PHTN-1551-GCQH

Address

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

Contact

Name
Forest Deng

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

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 075507-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·