Notice Information
Notice Title
Computer Based Testing Venue Hire for British Council, Cassablanca
Notice Description
British Council is looking for a venue to hire for British Council examination services - Computer and paper based exams. The selected supplier will be a venue provider for this service in Casablanca Morrocco.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: Possibility of extension of up to 12 months after performance review via Audit Checklist
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-052350
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/027468-2025
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK12 - Procurement Termination Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Below threshold - open competition
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services
-
- CPV Codes
55120000 - Hotel meeting and conference services
55130000 - Other hotel services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £60,000 Under £100K
- Lots Value
- £60,000 Under £100K
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 26 May 20259 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 30 Jun 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 31 Jul 2025 - 31 Jul 2028 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Cancelled
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Cancelled
- Contracts Status
- Cancelled
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- BRITISH COUNCIL
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Sandra Banda
- Contact Email
- sandra.banda@britishcouncil.org
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- E20 1JQ
- Post Town
- East London
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI4 Inner London - East
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI41 Hackney and Newham
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Newham
- Electoral Ward
- Stratford Olympic Park
- Westminster Constituency
- Stratford and Bow
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/027468-2025
26th May 2025 - Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026576-2025
23rd May 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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