AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
British Council awarded a contract to INDOCHINA HERITAGE TRAVEL SERVICES COMPANY LIMITED for services supporting the Study UK Education Week & Alumni UK Connect series in Viet Nam.
Published outcomeThe published contract record is active and states that it was signed on 20 October 2026, with a term to 28 February 2027.
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold services contract for hybrid education-event activity, including fair and exhibition organisation services.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
INDOCHINA HERITAGE TRAVEL SERVICES COMPANY LIMITED
98% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 1,569,169,800 VND · Active award; active contract
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Award 1 names the supplier and relates to lot 1. Contract 1 is linked to award 1 and reports a gross value of VND 1,569,169,800.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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Process notice_type: Contract details notice on Find a Tender.
Tender status
98% confidenceComplete
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details_json.tender.status: complete; lot 1 status: complete.
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award 1 status: active.
Contract status
98% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 status: active.
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned on 20 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned: 2026-10-20T00:00:00Z.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value
99% confidenceVND 1,569,169,800 gross
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Contract 1 value.amountGross: 1569169800; currency: VND.
Value allocation
96% confidenceReported for contract 1 / award 1; no separate lot value published
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Contract 1 is linked to award 1. Lot 1 has no value amount.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence20 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned: 2026-10-20T00:00:00Z.
Contract start
99% confidence20 October 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate: 2026-10-20T00:00:00Z.
Contract end
99% confidence28 February 2027
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Contract 1 period.endDate: 2027-02-28T23:59:59Z.
Notice published
99% confidence21 October 2026
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Notice datePublished: 2026-10-21T06:05:23+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
95% confidenceStudy UK Education Week 2026 and Alumni UK Connect series event support in Viet Nam
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Tender title and description identify the Study UK Education Week & Alumni UK Connect series and education events in Viet Nam.
Event format
94% confidenceFour-day hybrid event combining online and in-person activities
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Tender description states that Study UK Education Week 2026 is designed as a 4-day hybrid event.
Service classification
99% confidenceFair and exhibition organisation services (CPV 79956000)
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Award item additional classification: CPV 79956000, Fair and exhibition organisation services.
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne published lot (lot 1)
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Tender lists lot 1; award 1 and its item relate to lot 1.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement route
99% confidenceBelow threshold - unknown
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Tender procurementMethodDetails: Below threshold - unknown.
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceNo
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Contract 1 aboveThreshold: false.
Competition information
99% confidenceUnknown; number of bids and evaluation information were not supplied
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No bid count, bidder list, scoring, or evaluation fields are present in the supplied notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidence20 October 2026 to 28 February 2027
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Contract 1 period startDate and endDate.
Term length
95% confidenceAbout 4 months and 9 days
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Calculated from the explicit contract dates of 20 October 2026 and 28 February 2027.
Extensions or options
99% confidenceUnknown
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No extension, option, or renewal terms are supplied.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial focus
88% confidenceEvent-delivery suppliers with hybrid-event, exhibition and education-sector engagement capability are relevant to this requirement.
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The description calls for a hybrid education event engaging agents, UK institutions and students; the award uses CPV 79956000.
Value interpretation
96% confidenceThe published gross value applies to the single reported contract linked to award 1, rather than a separately priced lot.
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Contract 1 provides the gross value and links to award 1; lot 1 has no published value.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity
99% confidenceThe supplier name is taken from the published source record. Companies House verification is not applicable to this supplier record.
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supplier_identity_status: not_applicable; verified_company_name is null.
Unpublished procurement detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice includes the award date, tender publication and submission dates, bid count, evaluation results, lot title, lot description, lot value, and pricing breakdown.
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Relevant supplied fields are null or absent.
Contract value basis
99% confidenceThe notice reports a gross contract value but does not provide a net value or pricing breakdown.
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Contract value supplies amountGross only.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published notice does not provide an award date, tender issue date, submission deadline, bid count, evaluation scores, or award rationale.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description, or individual value.
- No published extension, option, or renewal terms were supplied.
- The published amount is a gross contract value; no net value or price breakdown is supplied.
- The supplier identity is source-recorded and Companies House verification is not applicable; no verified legal company name was supplied.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
British CouncilStudy UK Education WeekAlumni UK ConnectINDOCHINA HERITAGE TRAVEL SERVICES COMPANY LIMITEDViet Nam education eventsfair and exhibition organisation servicesVND 1569169800
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the British Council Study UK Education Week contract?
INDOCHINA HERITAGE TRAVEL SERVICES COMPANY LIMITED is named as the supplier for award 1.
What is the contract value?
The published gross value is VND 1,569,169,800.
When does the contract run?
The published term runs from 20 October 2026 to 28 February 2027.
Was the contract signed?
Yes. The contract record explicitly gives a signature date of 20 October 2026.
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