Notice Information
Notice Title
UAE, Qatar ,Oman and KSA - Examinations Support Services
Notice Description
The British Council is currently seeking single or multiple providers to provide staff to support administration of examinations in the UAE, Oman and KSA. Administering exams for UK qualifications is the British Council's biggest revenue-generating activity and the staff who administer them are the face of the British Council to test-takers. The British Council is also seeking single or multiple providers to provide services to support the administration of examinations in Qatar.The British Council has decided to limit the scope of this exercise to our examinations services in the UAE, Oman, Qatar and KSA. However, should the chosen provider perform successfully, the British Council would review extending the scope of work by means of a future tender exercise to include all other countries of the Middle East North Africa region, namely Kuwait, Bahrain, Jordan, Iraq, Palestine, Lebanon, Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco.
Lot Information
Oman
The British Council is currently seeking single or multiple providers to provide staff to support administration of examinations in the UAE, Oman and KSA. Administering exams for UK qualifications is the British Council's biggest revenue-generating activity and the staff who administer them are the face of the British Council to test-takers.
Renewal: The Contract awarded will be for a duration of Two years with an option for an extension for up to an additional two years.
QatarThe British Council is also seeking single or multiple providers to provide services to support the administration of examinations in Qatar.
Renewal: The Contract awarded will be for a duration of Two years with an option for an extension for up to an additional two years.
UAEThe British Council is currently seeking single or multiple providers to provide staff to support administration of examinations in the UAE, Oman and KSA. Administering exams for UK qualifications is the British Council's biggest revenue-generating activity and the staff who administer them are the face of the British Council to test-takers.
Renewal: The Contract awarded will be for a duration of Two years with an option for an extension for up to an additional two years.
KSAThe British Council is currently seeking single or multiple providers to provide staff to support administration of examinations in the UAE, Oman and KSA. Administering exams for UK qualifications is the British Council's biggest revenue-generating activity and the staff who administer them are the face of the British Council to test-takers.
Renewal: The Contract awarded will be for a duration of Two years with an option for an extension for up to an additional two years.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0341e3
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015165-2022
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
75 - Administration, defence and social security services
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
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- CPV Codes
75000000 - Administration, defence and social security services
79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 31 May 20223 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 18 Jul 2022Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- BRITISH COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Manjari Parashar
- Contact Email
- manjari.parashar@britishcouncil.com
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- SHARJAH
- Postcode
- N/A
- Post Town
- Not specified
- Country
- Not specified
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- Major Region (ITL 1)
- Not specified
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- Not specified
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- Not specified
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
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- Local Authority
- Not specified
- Electoral Ward
- Not specified
- Westminster Constituency
- Not specified
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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