--- title: "Online Agent Training_Suite" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-26210ed2-61d9-4f86-948f-877719d011f2" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-26210ed2-61d9-4f86-948f-877719d011f2" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-26210ed2-61d9-4f86-948f-877719d011f2.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-26210ed2-61d9-4f86-948f-877719d011f2.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "BRITISH COUNCIL(THE)" published: "2018-06-22" --- # Online Agent Training_Suite Buyer: BRITISH COUNCIL(THE) Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-26210ed2-61d9-4f86-948f-877719d011f2 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-26210ed2-61d9-4f86-948f-877719d011f2) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-26210ed2-61d9-4f86-948f-877719d011f2.json) ## Summary The British Council is seeking to procure an "Online Agent Training Suite" aimed at enhancing the training provided to international student recruitment agencies and counsellors. This project falls within the services industry and is scheduled for the tender period ending on 27th July 2018. The training suite, intended to be fully hosted online, will increase the capacity of agents and counsellors to promote UK education. The estimated value of the contract is £100,000 and it will commence on 10th August 2018, running until 5th August 2019. This tender is being undertaken via a direct procurement method through a single tender action. This opportunity presents significant potential for growth for businesses, particularly those specialising in online education development, training content creation, and support services for international education sectors. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) that can deliver flexible, innovative training solutions would be ideally placed to compete for this contract, thus enhancing their engagement in the educational services market. ## Notice British Council Education Agent & Counsellor Training Suite is a comprehensive suite of training courses for international student recruitment agencies and counsellors whose role is to recommend the UK as a study destination to international students. The Suite will allow certification by British Council over five levels of study and it is designed to increase agency and counsellor capacity to promote the UK as an appealing study destination. It is also designed to promote and reward ethical and professional behaviour and to improve the quality of agents and education advisor by providing a British Council professional development route. The purpose of this project is development of a refreshed online training suite hosted by the British Council, including the developing of training content and assessments, a replacement for the Global Agent List. The training suite to be developed is to be fully hosted online, so that learners situated in any location with internet access can access courses at any time. The objectives for carrying out this work are as follows: -To increase the image of the British Council in the eyes of agents by providing more useful and up to date training, with more professional presentation; -To increase the volume of training delivered by offering more flexibility (fully online training delivered on demand); -More effectively support the professional development of agents/counsellors by providing more specific and applicable content, with a structure that supports continued learning at various levels; and -Better support agents in providing quality services to their clients and hence effectively working as key influencers for UK education. Additional information: To express an interest and access the tender documents please click on the link. If you have not already registered on In-Tend, you will need to do so before you can express an interest and access the documents. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/33b75560-f561-4085-892c-d97d23865fdd | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Direct | | Procurement method details | Single tender action (below threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 22 Jun 2018 | | Submission deadline | 27 Jul 2018 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 9 Aug 2018 - 5 Aug 2019 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £100,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | BRITISH COUNCIL(THE) | | Locality | MANCHESTER | | Post town | Manchester | | Postcode | M1 6BB | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLD3 Greater Manchester | | ITL 3 | TLD33 Manchester | | Local authority | Manchester | | Electoral ward | Piccadilly | | Westminster constituency | Manchester Central | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support - 80 - Education and training services ### Codes - 72410000 - Provider services - 72420000 - Internet development services - 80000000 - Education and training services ## Release History - 22 Jun 2018 at 13:15 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/33b75560-f561-4085-892c-d97d23865fdd ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/33b75560-f561-4085-892c-d97d23865fdd 22nd June 2018 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/britishcouncil e-tender portal ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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