Top suppliers
Top suppliers to BRITISH COUNCIL(THE)
Top-five suppliers hold 95% of contract value — a concentrated market.
Procurement categories
What BRITISH COUNCIL(THE) buys
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) breakdown of contracts awarded over the reporting period.
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Latest BRITISH COUNCIL(THE) contracts awarded
The most recently published award notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
EU_839 HR Agency services France
ACTOR SECURITE · 2026-07-27
Drupal 10 Framework
DIGITAL MASSIVE LIMITED · 2026-07-22
£797K
Programmes and project management training supplier
QA LIMITED · 2026-06-22
UK_1131 Brand platform and brandactivation
VCCP GROUP LLP · 2026-06-19
Global Event Management Platform
CVENT EUROPE LTD · 2026-04-29
£152K
France external auditors
FORVIS MAZARS SA · 2026-04-23
£213K
Contract 1
MOBILE TESTING SOLUTIONS LTD · 2026-04-16
UK_1177 Global CE Marketing Social Media and Newsletters performance analysis research
YONDER CONSULTING LIMITED · 2026-04-01
£49K
Creative Economy Consultancy Services in the Western Balkan
CREATIVE ECONOMY TEAM LTD · 2026-03-02
£167K
Security Services France
ACTOR SECURITE · 2026-02-27
£1.1M
EU_418 Cleaning Services Greece
Magic Fresh Facility LTD · 2026-02-27
£158K
Provision of independent audit or expenditure verification services
BDO LLP · 2026-02-19
The Proposed contract is a framework and the use will be on demand and the British Council has no commitment to a level of spend towards the service provider, and the value mentioned in the notice is a top ceiling of the contract
BLR WORLD LTD. · 2026-02-19
France external auditors
Forvis Mazars SA · 2026-02-17
Global Openness to International Student Mobility
UEA CONSULTING LIMITED · 2026-02-13
£27K
Mexico Donataria Specialist Consultant
OECONOMICUS LEX · 2026-02-13
£9K
AM_867 Reserach into Public Upper Secondary Education in Mexico
Creadores de Contenidos Educativos · 2026-01-15
£110K
AM_1022
Centro de Capacitacion Diarq · 2026-01-13
£28K
AM_888 Colombia Printing & Delivery guides
Panamericana formas e impresos S,A · 2026-01-13
£51K
UK_908- Study UK Course Search Tool
STUDYPORTALS LIMITED · 2026-01-08
£363K
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Open opportunities
Open BRITISH COUNCIL(THE) tenders
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Erasmus+ External Experts
Deadline: 2026-08-04
Erasmus+ External Experts
Deadline: 2026-08-04
UK_811- Venice Biennale PR Consultant
Deadline: 2026-08-27
Tech Staff Augmentation
£200K
Tech Staff Augmentation
£9.0M
UK_260 - English and School Education Learning Management System
ESP - Security and Fire Control Systems
£2.3M
Outsourcing of Examination venue management services
£6.0M
ESP Cleaning services
£3.7M
2023_Arts - PIN - British Council Collection Management System
Recruitment, Verification and Payroll Management of Non-Permanent Workers (NPW) outsourcing services in Bangladesh
Recruitment, Verification and Payroll Management of Non-Permanent Workers (NPW) outsourcing services in Bangladesh.
£3.6M
Provision of Global Travel Management Services
£46.6M
Invitation to Tender (ITT) For: Transport and confidential material movement services for British Council-Bangladesh
£1.0M
Pipeline
Contracts expiring in the next 12 months
When these contracts end, BRITISH COUNCIL(THE) typically re-tenders. SMEs preparing bids 3-6 months ahead win disproportionately often.
Discovery & Rapid Resourcing Marketing Agency
Expires: 2026-11-09
£215K
The ECHO2 Programme: Network Integration Services Procurement
Expires: 2027-03-14
£27.3M
Contract 1
Expires: 2027-05-31
Market analysis
Bidding into BRITISH COUNCIL(THE) — what to expect
Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.
95%
Top-5 supplier share
19d
Avg response window
12d
Median response window
33mo
Avg contract duration
Frequently asked
Common questions about selling to BRITISH COUNCIL(THE)
How much does BRITISH COUNCIL(THE) spend on procurement?
BRITISH COUNCIL(THE) awarded 38 contracts totalling £63.9M between 2023-08-01 and 2026-08-01, working with 35 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £2.3M.
Who are BRITISH COUNCIL(THE)'s top suppliers?
The largest suppliers to BRITISH COUNCIL(THE) by total award value are FUJITSU SERVICES LIMITED, Fujitsu Services Limited, Diversity Travel Limited. The top five suppliers together hold 95% of contract value.
What does BRITISH COUNCIL(THE) buy from suppliers?
BRITISH COUNCIL(THE)'s procurement is concentrated in network equipment, systems and technical consultancy services, travel agency and similar services, alongside specialist categories. See the full CPV breakdown below.
How can my business bid for BRITISH COUNCIL(THE) contracts?
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What's the typical response window for BRITISH COUNCIL(THE) tenders?
BRITISH COUNCIL(THE) typically gives suppliers a median of 12 days to respond (average 19 days). Standard contract duration is around 33 months.
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Sources & methodology
How this profile is compiled
Analysed by ENKII · Updated 2026-08-01
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.
Source portals
- · Find a Tender (find-tender.service.gov.uk)
- · Contracts Finder
- · Spend Network
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