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title: "Discovery & Rapid Resourcing Marketing Agency"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0598f9"
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# Discovery & Rapid Resourcing Marketing Agency

Buyer: BRITISH COUNCIL(THE)  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0598f9

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## Summary

The British Council, a sub-central government public authority, has completed a procurement process to appoint a Discovery & Rapid Resourcing Marketing Agency. This procurement falls under the advertising, marketing, and consultancy service categories and leveraged a competitive flexible procedure. The contract was awarded to OLIVER Marketing Limited, a large-scale supplier based in London. The tender comprised a single lot and saw three bids submitted, with none from SMEs or VCSEs. The procurement process reaches its next milestone with the contract's start date scheduled for 10th November 2025, and it has a one-year term, with potential extensions extending up to 9th November 2028.

This tender presents significant opportunities for a firm looking to engage in the global marketing landscape alongside a distinguished public authority like the British Council. As a single-supplier contract, it ensures exclusive partnership, presenting unique growth opportunities for suppliers able to deliver integrated marketing solutions and surge support services across strategic areas. Businesses with expertise in developing future resourcing models and capable of adapting quickly to the Council's evolving needs would be well-suited to compete in similar tenders moving forward.

## Notice

The British Council seeks to appoint a single supplier under a one-year contract (with the option of two 12-month extensions) to act as a Discovery and Rapid Resourcing Marketing Agency Partner. The agreement will be let as a single-supplier services contract, not a multi-supplier framework. The selected supplier will deliver a short, focused discovery phase to assess the current and future resourcing and operating model across global marketing, followed by the provision of embedded capacity and flexible surge support across priority areas.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: Option to extend incrementally for an additional two 12 month periods

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/069546-2025 |
| Notice type | UK6 - Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Competitive flexible procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 29 Oct 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 7 Oct 2025 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 29 Oct 2025 |
| Contract period | 10 Nov 2025 - 9 Nov 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £214,904 |
| Lots value | £214,904 |
| Awards value | £214,904 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | BRITISH COUNCIL(THE) |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | East London |
| Postcode | E20 1JQ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East |
| ITL 3 | TLI41 Hackney and Newham |
| Local authority | Newham |
| Electoral ward | Stratford Olympic Park |
| Westminster constituency | Stratford and Bow |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | OLIVER MARKETING |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79340000 - Advertising and marketing services
- 79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services

## Release History

- 29 Oct 2025 at 17:04 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/069546-2025
- 17 Sep 2025 at 09:17 - TenderUpdate - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/057204-2025
- 11 Sep 2025 at 16:27 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/055986-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/069546-2025
  29th October 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/057204-2025
  17th September 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/055986-2025
  11th September 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.britishcouncil.org/
- http://www.oliver.agency
- https://tap.tcsapps.com/tap2/#/bc-supplier-registration
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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