Top suppliers
Top suppliers to British Council
Top-five suppliers hold 77% of contract value — a concentrated market.
Procurement categories
What British Council buys
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) breakdown of contracts awarded over the reporting period.
8079647348Recent contracts
Latest British Council contracts awarded
The most recently published award notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
ON45EDU52026 - Videography Services for Thailand
Krairerk Pokmanee · 2026-09-01
Invitation to Tender (ITT)-For: Transport and confidential material movement services for British Council-Bangladesh
Saimon Enterprise Limited · 2026-09-01
£445K
Events Production and Management Services - Qatar
REVA Solutions · 2026-09-01
EU_1465 - SSJ Tetris Arquitectura - MO move
JONES LANG LASALLE SERVICES LIMITED · 2026-08-25
Purchase of Lease Accounting System for British Council Operation
FinQuery LLC · 2026-08-18
£76K
Supply of Printing and Advertising of Promotional Items for BC Egypt
Harmony Sign · 2026-08-12
AM_1452 SSJ
Artic Cord · 2026-08-11
£63K
English and School Education teacher and school leader capacity building programme in Ghana
PRO-EX DEVELOPMENT LTD · 2026-08-06
WhatsApp Service for Teacher Professional Development (Uganda)
Three Dots Education France · 2026-08-05
UK-Based Teacher Training Programme for Colombian ELT Teachers 2026
Norwich Institute for Language Education (NILE) · 2026-07-31
£38K
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Tenders currently inviting bids. SMEs can respond via the official tender portal.
Graphic Design, print and production services for British Council Poland
Deadline: 2026-09-15
£442K
Research Management and Governance Capability Enhancement Programme
Deadline: 2026-09-16
RFP for Thailand Tax Outsourcing UC42BSS82026
Deadline: 2026-09-18
£48K
Provision of Catering Services for the English and School Education Programme across Morocco
Deadline: 2026-09-20
£400K
RFP - GT61EES82026 - Assessment Partner for EDGE Punjab Project with UNICEF
Deadline: 2026-09-21
UK_1498- Arts Content Agency
Deadline: 2026-09-21
WE_1340 - Accounting Services for the British Council Azerbaijan
Deadline: 2026-09-21
£77K
Supply and installation of a new baggage scanner
Deadline: 2026-09-21
£32K
Supply and installation of a new baggage scanner
Deadline: 2026-09-21
£32K
Supply and installation of a new baggage scanner
Deadline: 2026-09-21
£32K
Pipeline
Contracts expiring in the next 12 months
When these contracts end, British Council typically re-tenders. SMEs preparing bids 3-6 months ahead win disproportionately often.
Taxi Services
Expires: 2026-09-30
Venue - All Products ADEIT 2026
Expires: 2026-12-31
EU_1465 - SSJ Tetris Arquitectura - MO move
Expires: 2026-12-31
AM_1112
Expires: 2027-01-06
£46K
Contrato de Arrendamiento_ITJ Santa Mónica 2026
Expires: 2027-02-15
£52K
Global Event Management Platform
Expires: 2027-03-30
£152K
Agreement for the purchase of books for Taiwan Teaching Centre
Expires: 2027-03-31
Partial Design, Supply and Install of Specialist Mobile and Static Racking Systems for Art Collection
Expires: 2027-04-12
£418K
WE_569 Travel Services for Azerbaijan
Expires: 2027-06-05
English Score Test Code Provider
Expires: 2027-06-30
Market analysis
Bidding into British Council — what to expect
Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.
47%
Awards to SMEs
77%
Top-5 supplier share
0%
Framework call-offs
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Awards to social enterprises
Around 47% of British Council’s classified awards go to small and medium-sized enterprises.
Frequently asked
Common questions about selling to British Council
How much does British Council spend on procurement?
British Council awarded 170 contracts totalling £24.8M between 2023-09-15 and 2026-09-15, working with 160 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £486K.
Who are British Council's top suppliers?
The largest suppliers to British Council by total award value are IPG MEDIABRANDS (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD, DHL, Krystal Integrated Services Limited. The top five suppliers together hold 77% of contract value.
What does British Council buy from suppliers?
British Council's procurement is concentrated in education and training services, business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security, postal and telecommunications services, alongside specialist categories. See the full CPV breakdown below.
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Sources & methodology
How this profile is compiled
Analysed by ENKII · Updated 2026-09-15
This profile aggregates public-record procurement data published by the UK Government under the Open Government Licence v3.0. ENKII fetches, deduplicates, and aggregates source records; we don't edit the underlying facts.
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- · Contracts Finder
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