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title: "Research Management and Governance Capability Enhancement Programme"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06eb09"
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# Research Management and Governance Capability Enhancement Programme

Buyer: British Council  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06eb09

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## Summary

The British Council is procuring a research management and governance capability enhancement programme. It seeks a specialist UK professional body or research management agency to co-design, adapt to local contexts and co-deliver an international-standard programme for research governance. The intended outcome is to strengthen institutional capability and shift organisations from basic project administration towards strategic, visionary research leadership. This is a management consultancy service, classified under CPV 79411000. The work is for the British Council and is associated with its international research capability-building objectives. Suppliers should therefore be able to work across institutional and international settings, tailoring programme content to different contexts while maintaining a consistent professional standard.

The procurement has reached the tender stage: the British Council invited offers through a below-threshold open competition. There is one lot, covering the full programme, with an estimated gross value of £54,000. The enquiry deadline was 2 September 2026 at 11:00 UTC, and the tender submission deadline was 16 September 2026 at 11:00 UTC. The contract is scheduled to run from 15 October 2026 to 31 July 2028. Electronic submission is allowed. Offers will be evaluated on technical quality, weighted at 60%, and commercial considerations, weighted at 40%. The requirement is for services rather than goods or construction works.

This opportunity suits a UK professional body or research management agency with specialist expertise in research management, research governance and organisational capability development. Strong candidates will be able to design programmes collaboratively with the buyer, contextualise them for different institutions or international environments, and deliver them in partnership with stakeholders. The work calls for experience of moving organisations beyond administrative project support towards strategic research leadership, so suppliers should understand institutional change as well as training or consultancy delivery. Relevant capability includes developing practical governance frameworks, building leadership skills, facilitating institutional culture change and delivering consistent, international-standard programmes through co-design and co-delivery.

## Notice

The primary objective of the research management capacity building programme is to onboard a highly specialised UK professional body or research management agency to co-design, contextualise, and co-deliver an international-standard research governance programme to enhance capability. The initiative aims to shift institutional mindsets from basic project administration to strategic, visionary research leadership

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080590-2026 |
| Notice type | UK4 - Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - open competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 25 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 16 Sep 2026 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 15 Oct 2026 - 1 Aug 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £54,000 |
| Lots value | £54,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | British Council |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Postcode area | 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 |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79411000 - General management consultancy services

## Release History

- 25 Aug 2026 at 05:07 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080590-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080590-2026
  25th August 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.britishcouncil.org
- https://tap.tcsapps.com/tap2/#/bc-supplier-registration
- https://tap.tcsapps.com/tap2sup/#/staticPreviewPage?eventUuid=7e65093a-1af3-4e46-81c8-c2e092dfb794
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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