Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
BRITISH COUNCIL(THE)
Bridgewater House
Manchester
M1 6BB
uk.procurement@britishcouncil.org
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - UNITED KINGDOM
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/britishcouncil
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/britishcouncil
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Other activity
Registered Charity
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Global_E&E_PIN - eAssessment (Aptis) platform Procurement 2021
Reference number
BC/01628
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The Aptis test is managed by the Global Assessments Team which sits within the English and Exams strategic business unit (SBU), one of the three business streams within Exams, alongside IELTS (jointly owned with Cambridge English and IDP Australia) and Distribution services (facilitating exams delivery on behalf of 100 plus UK awarding bodies and universities).
Global Assessments develops and delivers British Council originated assessment products and services with the strategic objectives of (1) diversifying the British Council exams portfolio and (2) building wholly owned branded tests which are delivered direct to market across a range of government, educational and corporate sectors. Global Assessments is backed by assessment research and its own advisory board and has gained a global reputation for the integrity and reliability of its English language tests.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £9,000,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - UNITED KINGDOM
- 00 - Other NUTS code
Main site or place of performance
Global
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Aptis test is managed by the Global Assessments Team which sits within the English and Exams strategic business unit (SBU), one of the three business streams within Exams, alongside IELTS (jointly owned with Cambridge English and IDP Australia) and Distribution services (facilitating exams delivery on behalf of 100 plus UK awarding bodies and universities).
Global Assessments develops and delivers British Council originated assessment products and services with the strategic objectives of (1) diversifying the British Council exams portfolio and (2) building wholly owned branded tests which are delivered direct to market across a range of government, educational and corporate sectors. Global Assessments is backed by assessment research and its own advisory board and has gained a global reputation for the integrity and reliability of its English language tests.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
5 March 2021
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
Bidders will be required to register on British Council`s e-Tendering portal In-Tend hosted at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/britishcouncil in order to take part in the tender process.
Once registered, bidders must log-in to the website where they can view the project and access the bidders pack and submit their return.