Tender

Legal Services - British Council China 2024

BRITISH COUNCIL CHINA

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Tender

08 Feb 2024 at 12:09

Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process for the "Legal Services – British Council China 2024" tender involves British Council China seeking qualified law firms to provide bilingual legal services for its business operations. The total contract value is £220,000, with a tender deadline of 29th February 2024. The tender is at the "active" stage and follows an open procedure. The opportunity is in the services category, specifically legal services, and is located in China.

This tender by British Council China presents an opportunity for law firms specialising in legal services to expand their business in bilingual English and Chinese languages. As the tender is in the services industry category, law firms with expertise in legal services, particularly those with previous experience in supporting international organisations, would be well-suited to compete. The submission method for this opportunity is through written proposals, with suitability criteria focused on legal service providers.

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Notice Title

Legal Services - British Council China 2024

Notice Description

British Council China (hereafter as "BC China") is launching this Procurement project to look for qualified law firm(s) to provide legal services in bilingual English and Chinese languages for supporting BC China business operation.

Lot Information

Lot 1

British Council China (hereafter as "BC China") is launching this Procurement project to look for qualified law firm(s) to provide legal services in bilingual English and Chinese languages for supporting BC China business operation.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-043844
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004200-2024
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

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security


CPV Codes

79100000 - Legal services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£220,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
8 Feb 20242 years ago
Submission Deadline
29 Feb 2024Expired
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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
BRITISH COUNCIL CHINA
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
junru.li@britishcouncil.org
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
CHINA BEIJING
Postcode
N/A
Post Town
Not specified
Country
Not specified

Major Region (ITL 1)
Not specified
Basic Region (ITL 2)
Not specified
Small Region (ITL 3)
Not specified
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Not specified
Electoral Ward
Not specified
Westminster Constituency
Not specified

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