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title: "Provision of Examination Halls in Olaya Riyadh, KSA"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06f32e"
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# Provision of Examination Halls in Olaya Riyadh, KSA

Buyer: British Council  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f32e

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## Summary

The British Council is seeking one supplier to provide secure examination halls in the Al Olaya area of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The facilities will support paper-based examinations, corporate programmes and related testing activities. The requirement also includes flexible event spaces for educational, cultural and institutional events in Saudi Arabia. This is a services contract covering examination and event venue provision, rather than the delivery of examination content or teaching. Businesses suited to this opportunity are venue operators, examination-centre providers and event-space specialists with suitable facilities in Riyadh, particularly in or near Al Olaya. The requirement combines secure, controlled spaces for testing with adaptable accommodation for a range of public-facing and institutional events.

The procurement has reached tender: the British Council invited offers through a below-threshold open competition. Supplier questions had to be submitted by 10 September 2026 at 23:00 UTC, and tenders were due by 30 September 2026 at 15:00 UTC. Electronic submission was allowed. The contract is expected to run from 1 January 2027 to 1 January 2029, with an option to extend for up to a further 24 months; the maximum stated end date is 1 January 2031. The gross estimated value is £138,000, including applicable taxes. There is one lot. The award will be evaluated using the criteria set out in the request for proposals. The tender is recorded as an open procurement for services and is below the relevant threshold.

This opportunity suits a single established venue or facilities operator able to provide secure examination halls and flexible event accommodation in Riyadh. Relevant capabilities include managing controlled examination environments for paper-based assessments, supporting corporate and ancillary testing programmes, and adapting rooms for educational, cultural and institutional events. Suppliers should be able to provide a dependable local operating base in the Al Olaya area, with sufficient space, facilities and operational capacity to serve different types of booking. Experience in venue management, examination delivery support, event operations or comparable secure facilities would be directly relevant. The requirement may suit businesses that can combine testing-centre standards with flexible event management, rather than suppliers offering general-purpose rooms without the operational controls needed for examinations.

## Notice

We are seeking to appoint one supplier in Riyadh (in Al Olaya area) with the capability to provide secure examination halls for the delivery of paper-based examinations, corporate programmes, and ancillary testing activities, together with flexible event spaces for educational, cultural, and institutional events in KSA.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: with an option for an extension for up to an additional 24 months

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084262-2026 |
| 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 | 7 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 30 Sep 2026 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Jan 2027 - 1 Jan 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £138,000 |
| Lots value | £138,000 |
| 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

- 79952000 - Event services

## Release History

- 7 Sep 2026 at 10:53 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084262-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084262-2026
  7th September 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=f57f4731-7a9e-4f73-9870-88fdb62e77ef
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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