--- title: "British Council Safeguarding Review" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-ba2077c2-2faa-4da9-9975-99f010585a93" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-ba2077c2-2faa-4da9-9975-99f010585a93" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-ba2077c2-2faa-4da9-9975-99f010585a93.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-ba2077c2-2faa-4da9-9975-99f010585a93.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "BRITISH COUNCIL(THE)" published: "2018-12-12" --- # British Council Safeguarding Review Buyer: BRITISH COUNCIL(THE) Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-ba2077c2-2faa-4da9-9975-99f010585a93 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-ba2077c2-2faa-4da9-9975-99f010585a93) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-ba2077c2-2faa-4da9-9975-99f010585a93.json) ## Summary The British Council, based in Manchester, England, is currently conducting a tender for the "British Council Safeguarding Review" under the category of development consultancy services. This open procurement process, with a deadline for submission set for 7 January 2019, seeks to review and potentially enhance the organisation's safeguarding practices in light of recent changes in the external landscape. The contract is expected to commence on 15 January 2019 and conclude by 15 April 2019, with notices regarding the tender published on 12 December 2018. This tender presents a valuable opportunity for consultancy firms specialising in safeguarding, child protection, and organisational reviews, particularly those with experience in strategic management and evaluation services. Small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) would be particularly well-suited to compete, as the British Council is looking to ensure that their approach to safeguarding is effective and proportionate, thereby creating potential for businesses to contribute to this crucial area and grow their client portfolios. ## Notice British Council established a professional Child Protection team in 2011. This has led to creating corporate policies, procedures, case management processes and related expertise, training and awareness. Due to the work that has been done the British Council is fairly mature in this area. This is acknowledged externally through our Level 1 certification by Keeping Children Safe as well requests from other charities and donor bodies for our contributions to debates. Recently we have developed an Adults at Risk policy supported with related training/briefing materials, case studies and an awareness/training campaign across the organisation including the senior management. This initiative is progressing well within the organisation with positive feedback. Currently Adults at Risk initiative is been led and managed by the Head of Equal Opportunities, Diversity and Inclusion. In the meantime, the external landscape has changed exponentially following various scandals in the UK and internationally, and a growing awareness across regulatory bodies, and society in general, of the need to have strong and appropriate safeguarding measures in place. The British Council's Executive have asked for a review of our safeguarding approach to ensure it is effective, is proportionate taking account of our mission, and is as efficient as possible. You can receive the full tender pack by registering an interest via the British Council's procurement portal: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/britishcouncil/aspx/Home Please post questions using the correspondence section of the portal, this can be accessed once you are registered on the portal and have received the tender pack. If you are having technical problems accessing the portal please contact the British Council procurement team: Global.Procurement@britishcouncil.org ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/931f270b-a64a-41bf-b230-408e12e2d090 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 12 Dec 2018 | | Submission deadline | 7 Jan 2019 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 15 Jan 2019 - 15 Apr 2019 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | 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 - 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ### Codes - 73220000 - Development consultancy services - 79411000 - General management consultancy services - 79419000 - Evaluation consultancy services ## Release History - 12 Dec 2018 at 16:58 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/931f270b-a64a-41bf-b230-408e12e2d090 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/931f270b-a64a-41bf-b230-408e12e2d090 12th December 2018 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/britishcouncil/aspx/Home ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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