Notice Information
Notice Title
EU_936- The supply of textbooks to the British Council France
Notice Description
The British Council in France is looking for book suppliers to provide us with the coursebooks we will be needing for our sponsored students and, in the future, with the coursebooks we will be needing on our intensive courses. We would like to set up a framework agreement. The numbers would vary year on year, an estimate would be between 200 - 500 to be confirmed as the courses are launched.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05efaa
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080146-2025
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Below threshold - open competition
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
22 - Printed matter and related products
-
- CPV Codes
22110000 - Printed books
22112000 - Textbooks
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £40,000 Under £100K
- Lots Value
- £40,000 Under £100K
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 5 Dec 20252 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- 6 Jan 20265 weeks to go
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 14 Jan 2026 - 11 Jan 2030 3-4 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
- Joshua Damsell
- Contact Email
- joshua.damsell@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/080146-2025
5th December 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
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