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UK_681 Alumni UK L&D Series Consultancy

  • British Council

UK6: Contract award notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-042395

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0547eb (view related notices)

Published 23 July 2025, 2:12pm



Scope

Description

We are seeking to appoint a suitably qualified agency or consultant to support the strategic development, coordination, and delivery of the Alumni UK Live Festival and Sector Spotlight Series, key elements of our global alumni engagement programme. These initiatives aim to enhance the skills, employability, and global networks of international UK alumni. The agency or consultant we are looking for needs to be well connected with the UK HE sector and has event management expertise and particular expertise in employability related work.


Contract 1

Supplier

Contract value

  • £65,175 excluding VAT
  • £78,210 including VAT

Below the relevant threshold

Award decision date

21 July 2025

Earliest date the contract will be signed

1 August 2025

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 1 August 2025 to 1 August 2026
  • Possible extension to 2 August 2026
  • 1 year, 2 days

Description of possible extension:

possible of two 12 months periods

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 80420000 - E-learning services

Contract locations

  • UK - United Kingdom

Information about tenders

  • 4 tenders received
  • 4 tenders assessed in the final stage:
    • 4 submitted by small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
    • 4 submitted by voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
  • 1 supplier awarded contracts
  • 3 suppliers unsuccessful (details included for contracts over £5 million)

Procedure

Procedure type

Below threshold - open competition


Supplier

Assemble Events

Empire House, Lewisham Road, Huddersfield, HD7 5AL

Hudersfield

HD7 5AL

United Kingdom

Region: UKE44 - Calderdale and Kirklees

Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): Yes

Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No

Contract 1


Contracting authority

British Council

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PHTN-1551-GCQH

1 Redman Place

London

E20 1JQ

United Kingdom

Contact name: Nashwan Mohammed1

Email: Nashwan.Mohammed1@britishcouncil.org

Website: http://www.britishcouncil.org

Region: UKI41 - Hackney and Newham

Organisation type: Public undertaking (commercial organisation subject to public authority oversight)