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British Council

Provision of Photography and Videography Services for British Council South Africa

Recreation & CultureCPV 92111220
Value£368k
Deadline10 Oct 2026
Published10 Sept 2026
RegionNationwide
Timeline
Published 10 Sept 202630 days leftCloses 10 Oct 2026
Who to contact
Abdullah Jasim
MENAProcurement@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=dd6543f9-2fcb-45b9-a5f1-de374b034ded

The submission route named on the official notice.

Contract value in context
£368ktotal contract value
median £75k
this tender£0£2.1m

This is a large award for Recreation, Culture & Sport — above three-quarters of comparable contracts. Based on 3,522 valued Recreation, Culture & Sport tenders in our corpus.

When this comes round again

British Council has published 8 Recreation, Culture & Sport notices, about every 11 months. On that rhythm the next one is expected around August 2027.

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The brief

The British Council South Africa is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced two suppliers to provide professional photography and videography services across South Africa the ordering process will be through a mini competition based on availability and price

What it takes to bid this

1220 daysof bid-team effort
£8.2k£13.7kat typical UK bid-team rates

Typical UK bid effort for the £100k–£1m 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
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085961-2026
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