The procurement contact named on the official notice.

The documents that must be submitted to form your tender response are listed at Part 2 (Submission Checklist) of Annex 2 (Supplier Response) to this RFP. All documents required as part of your tender response should be submitted to brian.dmello@britishcouncil.org by the Response Deadline, as set out in the Timescales section of this RFP. Suppliers must include the reference "UK_1149" in the subject line of the email when submitting their tender response. Emails not clearly marked may not be processed in time. Clarification questions All clarification requests should be submitted to brian.dmello@britishcouncil.org by the Clarification Deadline, as set out in the Timescales section of this RFP. The British Council is under no obligation to respond to clarification requests received after the Clarification Deadline. All clarification requests must include "UK_1149" in the subject line. Queries not clearly labelled may not be logged.

The submission route named on the official notice.

The British Council is commissioning an externally facilitated review of the effectiveness of its Board of Trustees, sub-committees and Senior Leadership team (SLT).

The review should consider the recommendations of the UK Charity Governance Code and should include an assessment of: 1. the effectiveness of the Board as a whole 2. the effectiveness of the Chair, the Deputy Chair, and individual trustees 3. the mix of skills, experience and knowledge of the trustees, and whether the current Board fulfils the requirements of the British Council at the present time 4. adherence to the Code of Conduct for Trustees and Committee Members 5. the effectiveness of the Board's approach to supporting equality, diversity and inclusion in its own practice 6. how the current position compares with that of previous years 7. whether and how the British Council's values are being met by the Board 8. how the Board works together as a unit, and key board relationships such as Chair-Chief Executive, Chair-Trustees and Chair-Company Secretary 9. the general quality of information provided on the company and its performance 10. processes for identifying and reviewing risks 11. how the board communicates with, listens and responds to key stakeholders 12. the structure, size, membership, performance, chairing and terms of reference of the sub-committees 13. how the SLT interacts with the Board, and whether communication between the two is efficient and effective