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British Council

UK_1569 Complement or competition - UK TNE versus student mobility

R&DCPV 73110000
Value£50,000
Deadline2 Oct 2026
Published17 Sept 2026
RegionNationwide

£50,000 — stated in the notice

Timeline
Published 17 Sept 202612 days leftCloses 2 Oct 2026
Who to contact
Wing Hung
winghongkeith.hung1@britishcouncil.org

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

How to submit
Open the submissions portal

Supplier Self Registration (British Council MyProcurement): https://tap.tcsapps.com/tap2/#/bc-supplier-registration View Public Tender (British Council MyProcurement): https://tap.tcsapps.com/tap2sup/#/staticPreviewPage?eventUuid=d9432336-6d8b-4043-8547-cd7fcdce37f8

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Contract value in context
£50ktotal contract value
median £66k
this tender£0£561k

This sits in the lower-middle of the Research & Development band — a mid-scale opportunity. Based on 20,405 valued Research & Development tenders in our corpus.

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The brief

A insight research looking at the future of work in priority markets for the UK HE sector, to support UK HE stakeholders in decision-making surrounding transnational education in priority markets.

Primary research in priority markets to be conducted by the contractor and a formal report and presentation be produced as key outputs.

Requirements

What the notice asks for

01

A insight research looking at the future

A insight research looking at the future of work in priority markets for the UK HE sector, to support UK HE stakeholders in decision-making surrounding transnational education in priority markets.

Sentences from the notice that state an obligation, surfaced automatically and shown in the order they appear. Not an exhaustive list — always confirm against the tender documents.

What it takes to bid this

59 daysof bid-team effort
£3.4k£6.2kat typical UK bid-team rates
Compressed window — start the same week

Typical UK bid effort for the under £100k band — an estimate, not a quote.

Qualify & bid/no-bid ~10% · SQ / PQQ ~20% · Written response ~55% · Review & presentation ~15%

Typical for this category — confirm against the ITT pack

  • Show at bidComparable references / case studies
  • Hold at bidFinancial standing (accounts, often ~2× contract value turnover)
  • Hold at bidInsurance cover (PL / EL, often PI)
  • Show at bidSocial value commitments

Hold at bid = pass/fail conditions of participation. Show at bid = scored in the quality response. Plan for delivery = contract obligations from day one.

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Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-07744a
Stage
tender · Open
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
088163-2026
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