Notice Information
Notice Title
Framework Agreement of Design, Management and Delivery of Capacity-Building and UK Artist Residency Programmes in Saudi Arabia and Bahrain
Notice Description
The supplier will work closely with British Council teams and with UK and local artists, cultural organisations and institutions to deliver activity under two core strands: 1. Capacity-Building Programmes and 2. UK Artist Residency Programmes. This is a Framework agreement and the use of the service will be based on demand.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: The Contract awarded will be for a duration of 24 months with an option for an extension for up to an additional one period of 12 months
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05f86c
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/055151-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
72224000 - Project management consultancy services
79952000 - Event services
80500000 - Training services
92312000 - Artistic services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £214,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £214,000 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- £900,000 £500K-£1M
- Contracts Value
- £900,000 £500K-£1M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 11 Jun 20261 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 31 Jan 2026Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 19 Feb 20264 months ago
- Contract Period
- 30 Apr 2026 - 29 Apr 2028 1-2 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- BRITISH COUNCIL(THE)
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
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/055151-2026
11th June 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015459-2026
19th February 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084090-2025
18th December 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://tap.tcsapps.com/tap2/#/bc-supplier-registration
If you are interested to participate for the tendering opportunity on our MyProcurement system you can visit our portal and register through the following link to register in the portal -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-9330
The amount mentioned under the contract value is the threshold amount and is projected to be over GBP214k the proposed contract is a framework agreement and services will be called off on a demand basis or as required with no guarantee of volume or minimum spend
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