Closed
Tech Staff Augmentation
British Council · Local or regional public body
In brief
British Council was looking for suppliers for IT and software and recruitment work. Bidding has closed and no award has been published yet.
It is a framework worth up to £45,000,000 excluding VAT: the most the buyer expects to spend across all suppliers, not one contract.
The contract runs for 2 years, up to 6 years with extensions, starting 20 June 2026.
The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.
Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.
What the notice says
The British Council is seeking to established a Closed framework for 4-6 suppliers, on a 2+2+2 basis.
This initiative will enable the organisation to complement internal teams with external expertise, ensuring it can respond quickly to evolving business and technology demands. Through this procurement, the British Council intends to establish contractual relationships with specialist suppliers who will deliver specific statements of work, as issued through the framework award process. All professionals will remain employed and managed by the supplier(s) but will be rapidly deployed to deliver specific British Council project delivery needs.
Suppliers will be expected to provide suitably qualified and experienced professionals across the following areas of expertise, including but not limited to: Software Engineering, DevOps/SRE, Quality Assurance/Testing/Engineering, Data Engineering, Business Analysis, Technical Architecture, Project Management, Scrum Master, Delivery Management.
Timeline
- Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 074095-2025
- Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 077284-2025
- Tender notice · UK4, notice 018582-2026
- Tender notice · UK4, notice 019117-2026
- Tender notice · UK4, notice 019127-2026
- Tender notice · UK4, notice 026924-2026
About the buyer
British CouncilLast 12 months
Procurements
327Awards
173Suppliers it has used most for IT and software
- ADVANCED WIRELESS NETWORK Company Limited1 contract
- Affinity Digital (Technology) Limited1 contract
- Awtg Limited1 contract
- BLR World Ltd.1 contract
- Beijing Zhian Yuntu Technology Co., Ltd1 contract
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From notice 074095-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 14 November 2025, last updated 24 March 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.