Notice Information
Notice Title
Advertising Agency Services for Sub-Saharan Africa
Notice Description
TheobjectiveofthistenderistoprovideBritishCouncilwithcentralizedeffective&integratednetworkofmarketingsupportforcreativedevelopmentdigitalANDsocialmediasupport,rolloutstrategiesandcommunicationsbyagencieswhichprovidesarangeofservicesacrossthespectrumofBritishCouncilmarketingneeds
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: The Contract awarded will be for a duration of two 2 years with an option for an extension for up to 2 years additional years
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-055ffb
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/040370-2025
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services
-
- CPV Codes
79340000 - Advertising and marketing services
79341200 - Advertising management services
79341400 - Advertising campaign services
79961100 - Advertising photography services
92111220 - Advertising video-tape production
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £840,000 £500K-£1M
- Lots Value
- £840,000 £500K-£1M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 16 Jul 20257 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 25 Aug 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 3 Nov 2025 - 3 Nov 2027 2-3 years
- 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
- Samia Bensaid
- Contact Email
- samia.bensaid@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/040370-2025
16th July 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
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