Award

WE_714 Creative Central Asia Network Event

  • British Council

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

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-049361

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05547b (view related notices)

Published 18 August 2025, 9:49am



Scope

Reference

RFP1025921

Description

The British Council is seeking a single supplier-an experienced partner organisation based in Uzbekistan-to co-curate and deliver the 7th Creative Central Asia (CCA) meeting in autumn 2025. This will be a single-supplier agreement covering the full delivery of one international event, including programme development, stakeholder engagement, logistics management, and post-event reporting. Launched in 2017, Creative Central Asia is a British Council initiative designed to foster leadership, exchange, and collaboration in the creative and cultural economy. The programme strengthens UK-Central Asia relations by promoting professional engagement in the arts and creative industries. Its main objectives are to raise awareness, share best practices, and highlight successful models from Central Asia and the UK; promote the value and potential of the creative economy among policymakers, businesses, creative entrepreneurs, and universities; and enable collaboration and knowledge sharing between experts and leaders across the UK and Central Asia.


Contract 1

Supplier

Contract value

  • £23,586 excluding VAT
  • £28,303 including VAT

Below the relevant threshold

Award decision date

7 August 2025

Earliest date the contract will be signed

24 August 2025

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 1 September 2025 to 1 April 2026
  • 7 months, 1 day

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 79952100 - Cultural event organisation services

Contract locations

  • UZ - Uzbekistan

Information about tenders

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

Procedure

Procedure type

Below threshold - open competition


Supplier

Wing Hong Keith Hung

1 Redman Place, Stratford

London

E20 1JQ

United Kingdom

Region: UKI41 - Hackney and Newham

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

Region: UKI41 - Hackney and Newham

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government