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Buyer profile · Local or regional public body
British Council tenders and contracts
- Tenders published
- 198
- About one every 2 days
- Contracts awarded
- 186
- To 323 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £7.04m
- 61 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £70k
- Median value awarded
- Open now
- 14
- 13 contracts end in 90 days
Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Open tenders
- £40kestimated
- £120kestimated
- £7mframework ceiling
- £50kestimated
- 22.3m THBestimated
- £96kestimated
- £70kestimated
- £207kestimated
- £60kestimated
- £180kframework ceiling
- £207kestimated
- £70kestimated
- £55kframework ceiling
- £25kestimated
Coming up
Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.
- £1.28mestimated
- £120kestimated
- Value not stated
- £600kestimated
- 504m BDTestimated
- £6.9mestimated
- £1mframework ceiling
- £16mframework ceiling
- £6.7mestimated
- £46.6mestimated
When it goes to market
Tender notices published each month. Active in 13 of 12 months.
What it buys
Procurements in the last 12 months, by trade.
What its tenders ask for
Accreditations and conditions its notices mention in the last 12 months. Always check the tender documents.
Who it buys from
Suppliers awarded contracts in the last 12 months, by value awarded (frameworks excluded).
How it buys
How much of its work was open to any supplier.
- Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)81%
- Framework call-off (only suppliers on the framework)0%
- Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)14%
- Direct award (no competition)4%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow British Council has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.
- Time to bid
- 25 days
- Shorter than 87% of other public bodies
- Based on 184 advertised tenders
- Advertised openly
- 81%
- Higher than 65% of other public bodies
- Based on 272 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 54%
- Lower than 54% of other public bodies
- Based on 342 winning suppliers
- Bids per contract
- 6
- More than 52% of other public bodies
- Based on 100 awards
- Split into lots
- 6%
- Lower than 70% of other public bodies
- Based on 198 advertised tenders
- Direct awards
- 4%
- Lower than 64% of other public bodies
- Based on 272 procurements
- Cancelled
- 3%
- Higher than 64% of other public bodies
- Based on 198 tenders
Compared with other other public bodies
British Council: 25 days
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| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–5 days | 1 |
| 5–10 days | 0 |
| 10–15 days | 1 |
| 15–20 days | 7 |
| 20–25 days | 12 |
| 25–30 days | 42 |
| 30–35 days | 56 |
| 35–40 days | 17 |
| 40–45 days | 8 |
| 45–50 days | 1 |
| 50–55 days | 0 |
| 55–60 days | 1 |
| 60+ days | 0 |
British Council: 6
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–2 bids | 7 |
| 2–4 bids | 37 |
| 4–6 bids | 36 |
| 6–8 bids | 22 |
| 8–10 bids | 22 |
| 10–12 bids | 9 |
| 12–14 bids | 4 |
| 14–16 bids | 4 |
| 16–18 bids | 4 |
| 18–20 bids | 2 |
| 20+ bids | 8 |
British Council: 81%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–10% | 36 |
| 10–20% | 34 |
| 20–30% | 25 |
| 30–40% | 14 |
| 40–50% | 18 |
| 50–60% | 23 |
| 60–70% | 28 |
| 70–80% | 17 |
| 80–90% | 29 |
| 90–100% | 96 |
British Council: 54%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–10% | 6 |
| 10–20% | 14 |
| 20–30% | 25 |
| 30–40% | 27 |
| 40–50% | 44 |
| 50–60% | 49 |
| 60–70% | 45 |
| 70–80% | 39 |
| 80–90% | 29 |
| 90–100% | 25 |
Each column is a group of other public bodies with similar figures. The coloured column holds British Council.See the full scoreboard
Contracts ending in the next 90 days
Contracts like these are often re-tendered. Knowing early gives you time to prepare.
| Contract | Current supplier | Value | Ends |
|---|---|---|---|
| AM_867 Diagnóstico y propuesta para la mejora de la enseñanza y aprendizaje del idioma inglés en el nivel medio superior en México | Creadores de Contenidos Educativos SA de CV | £110k | 30 Nov 2026 |
| AM_867 Reserach into Public Upper Secondary Education in Mexico | Creadores de Contenidos Educativos | £110k | 30 Nov 2026 |
| Procurement of All-in-One-Computers - Oman | Al Saam International LLC | — | 30 Nov 2026 |
| AM_1022 | Centro de Capacitacion Diarq | £28k | 9 Dec 2026 |
| UK_1486 Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Services for Schools Connect | International Organisation Development Ltd. | £48k | 11 Dec 2026 |
| Agreement for purchase of professional or consultancy services | Blumenfeld Pictures, LTD. | — | 15 Dec 2026 |
| Influencer Marketing | Guru Online Hong Kong Limited | £516k | 25 Dec 2026 |
| Venue - All Products ADEIT 2026 | Fundación Universidad-Empresa de Valencia | €56k | 31 Dec 2026 |
| PBT Venue Hire Agreement | Landmark Food And Beverage Co., Ltd. | 1.95m THB | 31 Dec 2026 |
| EU_1465 - SSJ Tetris Arquitectura - MO move | Jones Lang Lasalle Services Limited | €325k | 31 Dec 2026 |
| Procurement of All-in-One-Computers - Qatar | Modern Home | — | 31 Dec 2026 |
| AM_1112 | Formacion Educacion y Cultura S.C. | £46k | 6 Jan 2027 |
| Mexico Donataria Specialist Consultant | Oeconomicus Lex | £8,600 | 26 Jan 2027 |