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title: "Creative Spark - The Big Idea Pitch Competition"
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# Creative Spark - The Big Idea Pitch Competition

Buyer: BRITISH COUNCIL(THE)  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-5d0fea1f-e2ee-4b12-a59c-de60098bb9eb

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## Summary

The British Council, based in London, recently conducted a procurement process titled "Creative Spark - The Big Idea Pitch Competition". This initiative, falling under the Higher Education services category, aims to support international partnerships to foster enterprise skills across several countries in Central Asia and the South Caucasus. The procurement method utilised was a direct single tender action, with the tender period having ended on 15th October 2020. The contract, awarded on 12th November 2020, is active and has a contract period from 8th December 2020 to 31st December 2021. Interested parties had to register on the In-Tend platform to access tender documents.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses engaged in higher education services and training. Companies, particularly SMEs, are well-suited to compete, as this initiative requires expertise in developing creative enterprise skills. Collaborating with the British Council could enhance long-term partnerships, especially for businesses looking to expand their services in education and training sectors across diverse regions. Engaging in this contract not only promotes growth but also establishes a wider network within the international education community.

## Notice

Creative Spark: Higher Education Enterprise Programme is a five-year initiative to support international university and institutional partnerships to develop enterprise skills and creative economy across seven countries in Central Asia (Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan), South Caucasus (Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia) and Ukraine through UK support 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/6ff4d304-81d6-4b22-915d-595f3d572f8c |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Single tender action (below threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 1 Jul 2021 |
| Submission deadline | 15 Oct 2020 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 12 Nov 2020 |
| Contract period | 8 Dec 2020 - 31 Dec 2021 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £98,319 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | BRITISH COUNCIL(THE) |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1A 2BN |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | St James's |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80300000 - Higher education services
- 80500000 - Training services

## Release History

- 1 Jul 2021 at 10:09 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6ff4d304-81d6-4b22-915d-595f3d572f8c
- 2 Oct 2020 at 09:36 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/dce2cfd5-c497-4b34-9698-c938cb28e1f6

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6ff4d304-81d6-4b22-915d-595f3d572f8c
  1st July 2021 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/dce2cfd5-c497-4b34-9698-c938cb28e1f6
  2nd October 2020 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://in-tendhost.co.uk/britishcouncil
  Registration link

## Notice URLs

- http://www.britishcouncil.org

## Provenance

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