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title: "TNE Alumni Research: Support, Engagement and Role of Alumni UK"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-07858c"
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# TNE Alumni Research: Support, Engagement and Role of Alumni UK

Buyer: British Council  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-07858c

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## Summary

The British Council, through its Alumni UK programme, is seeking a research consultancy or research organisation to investigate the support, engagement and needs of UK transnational education (TNE) alumni, and how Alumni UK could strengthen its engagement with them. The research covers approximately five TNE markets. It combines a review of existing evidence and external literature with a survey of British Council country colleagues, focus groups and interviews with UK higher education institutions and local TNE partners, and a survey of TNE alumni. The work includes analysis across the markets and production of a comprehensive final report and presentations for internal and external audiences. This is a research consultancy service (CPV 73200000). The buying organisation is the British Council; the research concerns alumni and partners in the selected TNE markets, with no delivery location stated.

The British Council invited offers through an open, below-threshold competition. The enquiry deadline was 15 October 2026 at 21:59 UTC, and the bid deadline was 29 October 2026 at 21:59 UTC. The contract period is scheduled from 19 November 2026 to 30 April 2027, with an optional one-year extension, to no later than 30 April 2028. The estimated contract value is £60,000 including VAT. The procurement is arranged as one lot. The award basis is best value for money. Electronic submission is permitted through the British Council’s MyProcurement system. The opportunity concerns a single research programme spanning around five markets and producing analysis, a final report and presentations.

This opportunity suits research consultancies and research organisations with the capability to design and deliver mixed-methods research across several international TNE markets. Suppliers will need to bring together desk research and external literature review with organisational consultation, including surveys of British Council country colleagues and alumni, and focus groups or interviews with UK higher education institutions and local TNE partners. Strong research design, stakeholder engagement, survey delivery and cross-market analysis capability will be central to delivering the programme. The work also requires clear synthesis of findings into a comprehensive report and presentations for both internal and external audiences. The stated scope points to suppliers able to coordinate multiple research strands and communicate findings to varied audiences. Further dissemination or a subsequent research phase may follow depending on the findings, but this is not confirmed.

## Notice

The British Council (through Alumni UK) is seeking a research consultancy or research organisation to design and deliver a programme of primary and secondary mixed-methods research into the support, engagement and needs of UK transnational education (TNE) alumni, and the role Alumni UK could play in strengthening engagement with this group. The study covers approximately five TNE markets, combining a review of existing evidence and external literature, an internal survey of British Council country colleagues, focus groups/interviews with UK HEIs and local TNE partners, and a survey of TNE alumni, followed by cross-market analysis. Deliverables include a comprehensive final report and presentations for internal and external audiences. There is potential for further follow-on work (e.g. further dissemination or a subsequent research phase) depending on the findings, though this is not yet confirmed.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/096040-2026 |
| 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 | 12 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 29 Oct 2026 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 19 Nov 2026 - 1 May 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £60,000 |
| Lots value | £60,000 |
| 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

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

### Codes

- 73200000 - Research and development consultancy services

## Release History

- 12 Oct 2026 at 12:37 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/096040-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/096040-2026
  12th October 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=aca48b1f-d9c8-4ab0-924a-438227c11802
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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