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AM_1452 SSJ

British Council

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04 Sep 2026 at 13:22

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The British Council procured services to curate an online programme and produce face-to-face events in Mexico. The scope included the technical and methodological approach needed to deliver the programme and events. The requirement falls within cultural event organisation services and was arranged as a single service lot. The work is for the British Council, a public authority, with delivery in Mexico. This may suit event producers, cultural organisations, programme curators and specialist delivery partners with experience combining online programming with in-person events. Relevant suppliers would need to understand both the creative and operational sides of cultural event delivery, including the planning, production and technical coordination required to support a public-facing programme.

This procurement has been completed and awarded through a below-threshold tender route. One lot was awarded to Artic Cord. The award is active and the contract was signed on 11 August 2026. The contract runs from 12 August 2026 to 31 July 2027. Its value is £63,443 excluding VAT, or £75,528 including VAT. The award covers cultural event organisation services delivered in Mexico. The procurement used the British Council’s requirement for online programme curatorship and face-to-face event production, including the technical and methodological approach. The selected supplier is Artic Cord, based in Guadalajara, Mexico. The recorded tender status is complete, and the resulting contract is active for the stated delivery period.

This award demonstrates demand from the British Council for a supplier able to combine online programme curation with face-to-face cultural event production in Mexico. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need practical experience designing and curating programmes, producing live events and coordinating the technical delivery that connects the two. It would also need a clear methodological approach: the ability to explain how activities will be planned, managed and delivered, rather than offering event production in isolation. Local operating capability in Mexico, or strong and reliable delivery partners there, would be commercially relevant. Suppliers with cultural event organisation experience, programme management skills and the capacity to deliver both digital and in-person activity would be best placed to compete when this type of requirement returns.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

AM_1452 SSJ

Notice Description

Curatorship of online programme and face-to-face event production: including technical and methodological approach

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f244
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083899-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - unknown
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

CPV Codes

79952100 - Cultural event organisation services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£63,443 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
4 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
12 Aug 2026 - 1 Aug 2027 6-12 months
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
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

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Artic Cord

Further Information

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