Published date: 8 April 2020
Last edited date: 8 April 2020
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Contract summary
Industry
Software package and information systems - 48000000
Location of contract
Any region
Value of contract
£0
Procurement reference
BC/01271
Published date
8 April 2020
Approach to market date
8 April 2020
Contract start date
1 June 2020
Contract end date
31 May 2021
Procedure type
Open procedure (above threshold)
Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.
This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.
This is an accelerated procedure.
Justification
Due to COVID-19 the students British Council works with are unable to attend examinations in person. In order for the British Council to continue delivering examinations for our students across the world we need to procure services to support an alternative solution as soon as possible. This is to allow us to deliver examinations in the coming months and reduce the impact on the students we work with.
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
No
Description
The British Council is seeking suppliers with the necessary capacity and capability to provide Remote Proctoring solutions.
It is important to note that we will only be issuing the tender pack once suppliers have completed a Non-Disclosure Agreement. Therefore, once you have registered an account please download the Non-Disclosure Agreement and return via the Correspondence tab at the earliest opportunity. It is important that the NDAs are returned via Correspondence, if they are submitted as a normal tender return document we will be unable to retrieve them.
We intend to release the tender pack on Friday 17 April and will do this via the Correspondence tab. We will provide updates as soon as available.
Please be aware that this tender will be conducted using the British Council's procurement portal. If you feel this tender may be of interest you can create an account at the following webpage: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/britishcouncil/aspx/Home
Please register an account and return a completed Non-Disclosure Agreement by midday Thursday 16 April to ensure you receive the tender pack at the earliest opportunity.
More information
Spend profile
| Financial year | Budget |
|---|---|
| 2020/2021 | £0 |
Additional text
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Please be aware that this tender will be conducted using the British Council's procurement portal. If you feel this tender may be of interest you can create an account at the following webpage: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/britishcouncil/aspx/Home
Please register an account and return a completed Non-Disclosure Agreement by midday Thursday 16 April to ensure you receive the tender pack at the earliest opportunity.
About the buyer
Contact name
Charlie Loveday
Address
10 Spring Gardens
LONDON
SW1A2BN
England
Telephone
01619577631
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