Notice Information
Notice Title
UK's TNE Pathways for Research Collaboration and Innovation in India
Notice Description
British Council looking for research agencies to examine the prospects, enabling conditions and constraints for UK transnational education providers to integrate into India's research ecosystem and the proposed knowledge hubs/clusters architecture, participate in national and international research funding/scholarship schemes, and contribute to India's research excellence and innovation and global competitiveness.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05f885
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084134-2025
- 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
- Below threshold - open competition
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
98 - Other community, social and personal services
-
- CPV Codes
98390000 - Other services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £47,000 Under £100K
- Lots Value
- £47,000 Under £100K
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 18 Dec 20252 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 2 Feb 2026Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 25 Feb 2026 - 25 Sep 2026 6-12 months
- 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
- Rajiv Gupta
- Contact Email
- rajiv.gupta1@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/084134-2025
18th December 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
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