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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3242000072220000
7222000063510000
6351000079710000
7971000048190000
4819000072210000
7221000079210000
7921000022110000
2211000073110000
7311000079340000
7934000079950000
7995000079410000
7941000090910000
9091000072260000
7226000079820000
7982000080510000
8051000079310000
7931000055120000
55120000Recent contracts
Latest BRITISH COUNCIL(THE) contracts awarded
The most recently published award notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
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
EU_418 Cleaning Services Greece
Magic Fresh Facility LTD · 2026-02-27
£158K
Security Services France
ACTOR SECURITE · 2026-02-27
£1.1M
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_888 Colombia Printing & Delivery guides
Panamericana formas e impresos S,A · 2026-01-13
£51K
AM_1022
Centro de Capacitacion Diarq · 2026-01-13
£28K
UK_908- Study UK Course Search Tool
STUDYPORTALS LIMITED · 2026-01-08
£363K
Teaching Centre Framework update
I-AM ASSOCIATES LTD · 2026-01-07
£40K
AM_867 Diagnóstico y propuesta para la mejora de la enseñanza y aprendizaje del idioma inglés en el nivel medio superior en México
Creadores de Contenidos Educativos SA de CV · 2025-12-23
£110K
AM_740 Teacher Training Courses to introduce English in Early Years and Lower Primary Education
MACKENZIE EDUCATION LTD · 2025-12-23
£114K
AM_888 Colombia Printing and delivery guides
Panamericana Formas e Impresos · 2025-12-23
£63K
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Tenders currently inviting bids. SMEs can respond via the official tender portal.
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
Invitation to Tender (ITT) For: Transport and confidential material movement services for British Council-Bangladesh
£1.0M
Provision of Global Travel Management Services
£46.6M
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
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
18d
Avg response window
11d
Median response window
37mo
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 35 contracts totalling £63.9M between 2023-06-17 and 2026-06-17, working with 33 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 32420000, 72220000, 63510000, 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 11 days to respond (average 18 days). Standard contract duration is around 37 months.
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Sources & methodology
How this profile is compiled
Analysed by ENKII · Updated 2026-06-17
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
- · Spend Network
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