Notice Information
Notice Title
2025_Dps_South Africa Exam Venues Tender
Notice Description
The British Council South Africa conducts Pen and Paper based as well as Computer Based Exams across South Africa. We are catering approximately 21 000 candidates per annum for which we require Exam Venues across South Africa. Main cities which we currently service are Johannesburg, Pretoria, Capetown, PE, Durban.We require exam venues in the category of schools, colleges, institute and /universities, and commercial venues in the enlisted cities / locations. If your venue is in these areas, you are requested to submit a response
Lot Information
Lot 1
The British Council South Africa conducts Pen and Paper based as well as Computer Based Exams across South Africa. We are catering approximately 21 000 candidates per annum for which we require Exam Venues across South Africa. Main cities which we currently service are Johannesburg, Pretoria, Capetown, PE, Durban.We require exam venues in the category of schools, colleges, institute and /universities, and commercial venues in the enlisted cities / locations. If your venue is in these areas, you are requested to submit a response. Additional information: The contract has an option to extend for a further two years
Renewal: Subject to 2 renewals each not exceeding 12 months
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04e440
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005933-2025
- 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
80 - Education and training services
-
- CPV Codes
80000000 - Education and training services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £300,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £1,000,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 19 Feb 20251 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 30 Apr 2025Expired
- 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
- sandra.banda@britishcoincil.org
- Contact Email
- sandra.banda@britishcouncil.org
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON, E20 1JQ
- 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
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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