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Provision of Catering Services for the English and School Education Programme across Morocco

British Council

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17 Aug 2026 at 12:43

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The British Council is seeking a single supplier to provide catering services for its English and School Education programmes across Morocco. The requirement covers catering support for conferences, training events and similar programme activities, classified as event services. Delivery is required nationwide across Morocco, including all 12 regions. The buyer is the British Council, a public authority based in London. This opportunity will suit catering and event-services businesses able to organise and deliver food services across a geographically dispersed country, rather than suppliers focused only on a single venue or locality. The appointed supplier will support the British Council’s education and English-language programme activity through the provision of catering services and associated logistical delivery.

The procurement has reached the tender stage: the British Council invited offers through an open procedure. The tender submission deadline set by the buyer is 20 September 2026 at 12:00 UTC, and the award decision is due by 1 October 2026 at 23:59:59 UTC. The estimated value is £400,000 excluding VAT, or £480,000 including VAT. The contract is scheduled to run from 13 October 2026 to 11 October 2028, with a maximum possible end date of 9 October 2030. The buyer may renew the arrangement through two additional 12-month periods. Electronic submissions in English are allowed. Evaluation is based on price at 40%, nationwide delivery capacity at 20%, relevant experience at 20%, food safety and service approach at 10%, and social value at 10%.

This opportunity is suited to an established catering provider with the operational scale and logistics to serve every region of Morocco. Bidders need to demonstrate capacity to deliver nationwide, including the systems, distribution arrangements and local coordination required for consistent service across a large geographic area. Relevant experience must include catering for conferences, training events and comparable programmes. The evaluation also examines quality assurance, food safety standards and the proposed approach to service delivery, so suppliers should be able to evidence robust controls and reliable operating procedures. Commercial competitiveness matters, with price carrying the largest single evaluation weighting. Organisations with a credible social-value offer can gain additional evaluation credit, while the requirement for one supplier favours businesses able to manage the full national service rather than only a regional portion.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Provision of Catering Services for the English and School Education Programme across Morocco

Notice Description

The British Council is seeking to appoint a single supplier to provide catering services in support of its English and School Education programmes more details can be found in the invitation to tender documents

Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: Possible extension of two periods of 12 months

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e594
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078095-2026
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
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

79952000 - Event services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£400,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£400,000 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
17 Aug 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
20 Sep 20264 weeks to go
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
13 Oct 2026 - 12 Oct 2028 1-2 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
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
E20 1JQ
Postcode Area
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

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