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UK GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT

Public-sector buyer · United Kingdom

BRITISH COUNCIL(THE)

BRITISH COUNCIL(THE) is a UK public-sector contracting authority. This profile aggregates its public-record procurement — top suppliers, categories, recent awards, open tenders and expiring contracts.

Data period: 2023-06-17 to 2026-06-17Updated 2026-06-17

£63.9M

Total spend

35

Contract awards

33

Unique suppliers

£2.3M

Avg contract

According to ENKII, BRITISH COUNCIL(THE) has awarded 35 contracts worth £63.9M to 33 suppliers between 2023-06-17 and 2026-06-17, at an average contract value of £2.3M, with the top five suppliers holding 95% of contract value.

Top suppliers

Top suppliers to BRITISH COUNCIL(THE)

Top-five suppliers hold 95% of contract value — a concentrated market.

SupplierAwardsTotal value
FUJITSU SERVICES LIMITED1£27.3M
Fujitsu Services Limited1£27.3M
Diversity Travel Limited1£3.0M
ACTOR SECURITE2£1.6M
eCom Scotland Limite1£1.3M
Fidenda1£445K
RICHMOND SAS1£445K
Basal Capital, S. de R.L. de C.V.1£390K
STUDYPORTALS LIMITED1£363K
OLIVER MARKETING LIMITED1£215K
FORVIS MAZARS SA1£213K
CREATIVE ECONOMY TEAM LTD1£167K
Magic Fresh Facility LTD1£158K
CVENT EUROPE LTD1£152K
OneTrust Technology, Ltd.1£149K
MACKENZIE EDUCATION LTD1£114K
Creadores de Contenidos Educativos SA de CV1£110K
Creadores de Contenidos Educativos1£110K
Panamericana Formas e Impresos1£63K
ICR RESEARCH LIMITED1£61K

Procurement categories

What BRITISH COUNCIL(THE) buys

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) breakdown of contracts awarded over the reporting period.

32420000

32420000
1 awards£27.3M

72220000

72220000
1 awards£27.3M

63510000

63510000
1 awards£3.0M

79710000

79710000
4 awards£1.6M

48190000

48190000
1 awards£1.3M

72210000

72210000
2 awards£808K

79210000

79210000
4 awards£603K

22110000

22110000
1 awards£445K

73110000

73110000
6 awards£372K

79340000

79340000
2 awards£215K

79950000

79950000
2 awards£180K

79410000

79410000
2 awards£175K

90910000

90910000
2 awards£158K

72260000

72260000
1 awards£149K

79820000

79820000
2 awards£114K

80510000

80510000
1 awards£114K

79310000

79310000
1 awards£49K

55120000

55120000
1 awards£0

Recent 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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Open opportunities

Open BRITISH COUNCIL(THE) tenders

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?

BRITISH COUNCIL(THE) publishes open tenders on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder. ENKII matches your business against live tenders, identifies certifications you'll need, and surfaces frameworks worth applying to. Free Readiness Score in 3 minutes.

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.

Source portals

  • · Find a Tender (find-tender.service.gov.uk)
  • · Contracts Finder
  • · Spend Network
Full methodology — calculations, refresh cadence & caveats

Source records remain subject to Open Government Licence v3.0 attribution. ENKII doesn't warrant accuracy beyond the source portals' own publication.

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