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BRITISH COUNCIL(THE)

Sub Centre: Cambridge English Examinations

Government ServicesCPV 75000000 75100000 75120000 80000000
Value£1,000,000
Awarded30 Nov 2020
Published5 May 2021
RegionLondon

£1,000,000 — awarded.

Outcome — awarded

This is a contract result notice, not an open opportunity. Details from the official award data.

Contract value in context
£1.0mtotal contract value
median £400k
this tender£0£22.3m

This sits in the upper-middle of the Government & Public Administration band — a substantial contract for the sector. Based on 5,438 valued Government & Public Administration tenders in our corpus.

The brief

The British Council is looking to Identify local partner(s) to deliver Cambridge English exams in specified areas, engaging with local schools and educational institutions, for the delivery.

Examination delivery will be in the periods March-July, and November-December as a minimum.

Five (5) separate locations are included in the tender.

Bids will be accepted for any single, multiple, or all of the locations. - Utrecht - delivery of approximately 2,000 - 2,500 exams p.a. - Gelderland - delivery of approximately 2,500 - 3,000 exams p.a. - Amsterdam - delivery of approximately 2,000 - 2,500 exams p.a. - Rotterdam - delivery of approximately 500 - 1,000 exams p.a. - The Hague - delivery of approximately 1,500 - 2,000 exams p.a It is expected that the local partner manages the end-to-end relationship with candidates, feeder institutions, examiners, venues, test day personnel, manage the registration systems and processes, deliver the tests in compliance with Cambridge and British Council standards.

The partner will be paid a commission equalling 30% of the candidate test fee, per candidate.

Note details in Points 2 to 4 in regard to both parties' responsibilities.

The Sub-centres duties and responsibilities, as listed below, will be fully funded by the partner (except where otherwise indicated).

Requirements

What the notice asks for

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It is expected that the local partner

It is expected that the local partner manages the end-to-end relationship with candidates, feeder institutions, examiners, venues, test day personnel, manage the registration systems and processes, deliver the tests in compliance with Cambridge and British Council standards.

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Stage
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