AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
British Council has signed a contract with EVGENIA KAMPOUKOU for legal editing and certification of English-to-Greek educational-document translations and true copies.
Published outcomeOne active award and signed contract cover lot 1. The published core contract value is £135,484 excluding VAT (£168,000 including VAT).
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold open-competition services procurement for specialist Greek legal certification work, with a three-year initial term and up to three annual extensions.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
EVGENIA KAMPOUKOU
98% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £135,484 excluding VAT; £168,000 including VAT (contract-level value) GBP · Active award; signed contract
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Award 1 names EVGENIA KAMPOUKOU as its sole supplier. Contract 1, linked to award 1, gives values of GBP 135,484 and gross GBP 168,000.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Procurement status
98% confidenceComplete; award and contract are active
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Tender status is "complete"; award 1 and contract 1 are both marked "active" in the contract details notice.
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned on 30 September 2026
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Contract 1 records dateSigned as 2026-09-30.
Contract start
99% confidence1 October 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-10-01T00:00:00Z.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£135,484
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Contract 1 value.amount is 135484 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£168,000
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 168000 GBP.
Value allocation
94% confidenceContract-level value; one named supplier and one lot
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Contract 1 is linked to award 1, which has one supplier and relates to lot 1.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender notice published
99% confidence26 August 2026
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Release history records tender notice 081086-2026 published at 2026-08-26T09:44:50+01:00.
Submission deadline
99% confidence8 September 2026, 07:00 UTC
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Process submission_deadline is 2026-09-08T07:00:00Z.
Contract signed
99% confidence30 September 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-09-30.
Initial contract term
99% confidence1 October 2026 to 30 September 2029
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Contract 1 period runs from 2026-10-01 to 2029-09-30T23:59:59Z.
Maximum potential end date
99% confidence30 September 2032
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Contract 1 maxExtentDate is 2032-09-30T23:59:59Z.
Contract details notice published
99% confidence19 October 2026
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The contract document and release history record publication at 2026-10-19T10:32:33+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Service requirement
98% confidenceEditing and legal certification of translated educational documents, plus certification of true copies of translated documents
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The procurement description states these services explicitly.
Language direction
99% confidenceEnglish to Greek
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The description states that services cover translations from English into Greek.
Professional requirement
97% confidenceSupplier to hold a valid Greek lawyer's licence
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The description specifies a supplier holding a valid Greek lawyers licence.
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 79130000 — Legal documentation and certification services
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Award item 1 includes CPV 79130000 with this description.
Delivery location
97% confidenceGreece (EL)
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Award item 1 lists a delivery address in region EL, Greece.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceOpen competition
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Tender procurementMethod is "open" and procurementMethodDetails is "Below threshold - open competition".
Threshold status
99% confidenceBelow threshold
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Tender procurementMethodDetails states "Below threshold - open competition" and contract 1 has aboveThreshold set to false.
Competition results
99% confidenceNumber of tenders, bidder identities, evaluation scores and award rationale not supplied in the published notice
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No bid-count, scoring, evaluation or rationale fields are present in the supplied data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Initial term
99% confidenceThree years
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Contract period is 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2029; the description also states a three-year duration.
Extension arrangement
99% confidenceUp to three possible annual extensions
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Contract renewal description states "3 possible annual extensions"; maxExtentDate is 30 September 2032.
Maximum term
98% confidenceUp to six years, subject to extensions
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The initial end date is 30 September 2029 and maximum extent date is 30 September 2032.
Contract status
99% confidenceActive signed contract
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Contract 1 is marked active and has a recorded signature date of 30 September 2026.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Market positioning
95% confidenceThe requirement combines translation-related document editing with regulated legal certification capability in Greece.
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The description requires editing and certification work for English-to-Greek translations and a valid Greek lawyer's licence.
Commercial structure
94% confidenceThe published contract value covers the initial signed contract; the notice does not provide a separate value for optional extensions.
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Contract 1 provides one value and separately records renewal capability, without extension-specific pricing or value.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity treatment
99% confidenceThe supplied supplier identity status is not applicable to Companies House verification. EVGENIA KAMPOUKOU is reported as the source-named supplier, not as a Companies House-verified legal company name.
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Supplier verification status is "not_applicable"; verified_company_name and verified_company_number are null.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or standalone value.
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The supplied lot record for lot 1 has null title, description and value_amount.
Notice timing
99% confidenceThe supplied process-level published timestamp (26 August 2026) is the tender-notice publication, while the contract details notice was published on 19 October 2026.
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Release history distinguishes the 26 August tender release from the 19 October award/contract release.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Information not supplied in the published notice: number of tenders received, bidder identities, evaluation methodology, scores, award rationale and pricing breakdown.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: a title, description and standalone value for lot 1.
- The supplier is named in the source, but no verified_company_name or Companies House company number is supplied; Companies House verification is not applicable in the supplied supplier-verification record.
- No separate value is published for the optional extension periods.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
British Council contract awardEVGENIA KAMPOUKOUGreek translation certification serviceslegal documentation and certification servicesEnglish to Greek translationFind a Tender
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the British Council translation certification services contract?
EVGENIA KAMPOUKOU is the sole supplier named for award 1 and contract 1.
What is the value of the contract?
The published contract value is £135,484 excluding VAT and £168,000 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
The signed initial term runs from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2029, with up to three possible annual extensions to 30 September 2032.
What services are covered?
The contract covers editing and legal certification of English-to-Greek translated educational documents and certification of true copies of translated documents.
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