British Council tenders
Live opportunities and awarded contracts from British Council, aggregated from 600+ UK procurement sources and updated daily.
British Council currently has 18 live tenders open to suppliers. We hold 287 published contract awards from this buyer, so you can see who has won its work before, where the buyer named a supplier. It buys most often in Research & Consultancy, Marketing & Communications and IT & Software. Set up a free alert to be told the next time it publishes something that matches what you do.
What British Council buys
Typical contract size
Based on 111 award notices with values recorded.
Procurement activity
British Council procurement over time
Monthly procurement notice count from this buyer (opportunity notices only, awards excluded). Seasonality is typical: many buyers pause tendering activity in August and December.
Live British Council tenders
Going Global Partnerships Programme; Country Level Evaluations
Ground Transportation Framework for UK
UK 777 IT Onsite Operations and Infrastructure supporting services
Exam venues centres on the Isle of Man
Security Guarding Services for Vietnam Hanoi & Hoi Chi Min
EU_1432 ITT Poland Security Services
Provision of Photography and Videography Services for British Council South Africa
2024_Europe - DPS - IELTS Partner Testing Points for Italy in the EU Region
2024 DPS for PTPs - Americas
2025_DPS Exams venue hire for Vietnam
2025_DPS Exams Venue hire for Singapore
2025_DPS Exams venue hire for Philippines
Recent awards by British Council
- Fouz Services Sarl Au£400,0007 Oct 2026
Provision of Catering Services for the English and School Education (ESE) Programme across Morocco
- Media Active Co., Ltd£2,274,6002 Oct 2026
ON45EDU52026 - Videography Services for Thailand
- Navig8£42,1091 Oct 2026
UK-ASEAN 5th Anniversary Exhibition
- North Lake Company£61,2001 Oct 2026
Printing Services – Course Books and Related Printed Materials
- TIVIT COLOMBIA TERCERIZACION DE PROCESOS SERVICIOS Y TECNOLOGIA SAS£206,00025 Sept 2026
Contract BC26-264 Tivit
- FUTURELEARN LIMITED£270,00021 Sept 2026
UK_996 - Platform for hosting the Study UK online courses (MOOCs)
Contracts expiring at British Council
Current contracts approaching expiry — likely to be re-tendered. Upgrade to Business to see the predicted re-tender date and track them on your pipeline.
- Procurement of Laptops and Equipment for the Exams Team - UAE£51,000expires 31 Oct 2026Incumbent not recorded · retender date (Business)
- Agreement for purchase of professional or consultancy services£35,000expires 15 Dec 2026Incumbent: Blumenfeld Pictures, LTD. · retender date (Business)
- Procurement of All-in-One-Computers - QatarQAR 162,800expires 31 Dec 2026Incumbent: Modern Home · retender date (Business)
- RFP for Soundproofing and ACs Singapore LW53BSS72026£40,000expires 9 Feb 2027Incumbent not recorded · retender date (Business)
- UK-ASEAN 5th Anniversary Exhibition£42,109expires 2 Mar 2027Incumbent not recorded · retender date (Business)
- Creative DNA Twende Soko 2.0£80,000expires 31 Mar 2027Incumbent not recorded · retender date (Business)
- UK_1569 Complement or competition - UK TNE versus student mobility£50,000expires 31 Mar 2027Incumbent not recorded · retender date (Business)
- Supply and installation of a new baggage scanner£32,000expires 31 Mar 2027Incumbent not recorded · retender date (Business)
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About British Council procurement
British Council is a local authority that publishes procurement notices through the UK public tender system. TenderSignal monitors British Council's contract notices, framework agreements, and open competitions across 600+ procurement portals and data sources, giving suppliers a single place to track the opportunities they publish. In total, we have recorded 839 procurement notices from British Council, including 287 awarded contracts. They issued 184 new notices in the past 12 months, with 18 tenders currently open for bids.
What British Council procures
British Council's procurement activity covers Research & Consultancy, Marketing & Communications, IT & Software and several other categories. Suppliers in these markets will find a mix of invitations to tender (ITTs), requests for proposals (RFPs), restricted procedures, and framework call-off opportunities in the notices published. Based on 111 award notices with values recorded, the median contract value is £85k, with an average of £367k. Total awarded contract spend in the last 12 months reached £15m.
How to find British Council tenders
TenderSignal aggregates British Council's tender opportunities continuously, surfacing new contract notices as soon as they are published. Their sourcing activity spans London, Manchester, Islamabad, Ankara and other areas. Suppliers can register for a free account to receive weekly alerts for new opportunities from British Council and similar buyers, or daily on Pro. Pro subscribers also receive AI-scored relevance ratings, buyer contacts on hard-to-find tenders, and full access to the awarded contract history, making it straightforward to research the competition and assess which public procurement opportunities are worth pursuing.
British Council tenders: frequently asked questions
How do I find British Council tenders?
Every British Council notice we collect is listed on this page, gathered from the portals it publishes on. You can also set a free alert and be emailed when it publishes something new.
Does British Council have any contracts open now?
Yes. British Council has 18 live tenders accepting responses. The most recent 12 are listed above with their deadlines.
Who wins British Council contracts?
The awards on this page name the winning supplier where the buyer published it, along with the contract value and dates, so you can see who you would be bidding against.