Published date: 18 December 2020

This notice was replaced on 9 July 2021

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Awarded contract (published 9 July 2021)

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Contract summary

Industry

  • Fibre-optic connections - 32561000

Location of contract

United Kingdom

Value of contract

£0.01

Procurement reference

BC/01572

Published date

18 December 2020

Closing date

18 January 2021

Closing time

5pm

Contract start date

16 February 2021

Contract end date

17 February 2023

Contract type

Supply contract

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.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The supplier will be providing fibre optic connection to the Remote Teaching Centre in Buenos Aires to support the delivery of the Ceibal en Ingles, a remote English teaching project which utilises videoconferencing to reach 80,000 children aged 9-11 in over 550 primary schools across Uruguay. More information about the project here https://www.britishcouncil.org/partner/international-development/track-record/ceibal-en-ingles (Eng) and here https://www.britishcouncil.org/partner/international-development/track-record/ceibal-en-ingles (Esp). Robust and reliable fibre optic services are essential to the delivery of these classes.

To express an interest and access the tender documents please click on the link https://in-tendhost.co.uk/britishcouncil

If you have not already registered on In-Tend, you will need to do so before you can express an interest and access the documents.

More information

Links

Additional text

Please note this is being advertised on behalf of the British Council in Argentina and the work will be carried out in Argentina and Uruguay.

To express an interest and access the tender documents please click on the link https://in-tendhost.co.uk/britishcouncil

If you have not already registered on In-Tend, you will need to do so before you can express an interest and access the documents.

About the buyer

Contact name

Brian D'Mello

Address

1 Redman Place
LONDON
E20 1JQ
England

Email

brian.dmello@britishcouncil.org