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British Council: public contracts and tenders
British Council awarded 229 public contracts worth €224.6M where a value is stated since 2025-03-07; the hotel, catering and retail services contract held by American University Baghdad ends on 2026-10-31 (end date stated). Source: Arcadium Data, data as of .
Awarded value = the award values the notices state (EUR at the notice date), 195 of 229 awards; framework agreements (a ceiling, not spend) and implausible values are left out.
Buyer
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | British Council |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Buyer type | Sub-central government authority |
| City | London |
| Sources | UK Contracts Finder, UK Find a Tender |
Top suppliers
| Supplier | Registry number | Website | Awards | Value won alone |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beijing Foreign Enterprise Human Resources Service Co., Ltd. | 2 | €56,209 | ||
| BURNS OWENS PARTNERSHIP LIMITED | 2 | n/a | ||
| Caminos SAS | 2 | n/a | ||
| Culture Counts Australia Pty Ltd | 2 | n/a | ||
| CVENT EUROPE LTD | 2 | €353k | ||
| ECCTIS LIMITED | 2 | n/a | ||
| EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT CONSULT LIMITED | 2 | €71,217 | ||
| EVALUESERVE UK LTD | 2 | n/a | ||
| Genera | 2 | n/a | ||
| Guru Online Hong Kong Limited | 2 | €34,292 | ||
| LSE ENTERPRISE LTD | 2 | n/a | ||
| Norwich Institute for Language Education (NILE) | 2 | €98,350 | ||
| REHABICEN, SA | 2 | €400k | ||
| REVA Solutions | 2 | €146k | ||
| RI&B for construction and development | 2 | €11,967 |
Suppliers named on British Council's award notices (the top 15 of 246); registry number and website where the supplier is linked to its register entry. Winners that could be a private person are withheld.
Contracts ending in the next 18 months
| Ends | Contract | Current holder | Value | End date basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-31 | Agreement for the Partner Testing Point in Iraq | American University Baghdad | €120k | end date stated |
| 2026-11-09 | Discovery & Rapid Resourcing Marketing Agency | OLIVER MARKETING LIMITED | €247k | end date stated |
| 2026-11-30 | AM_867 Reserach into Public Upper Secondary Education in Mexico | €127k | end date stated | |
| 2026-11-30 | AM_867 Diagnóstico y propuesta para la mejora de la enseñanza y aprendizaje del idioma inglés en el nivel med… | Creadores de Contenidos Educativos SA de CV | €126k | end date stated |
| 2026-12-09 | AM_1022 | €31,719 | end date stated | |
| 2026-12-15 | Agreement for purchase of professional or consultancy services | Blumenfeld Pictures, LTD. | €40,787 | end date stated |
| 2026-12-31 | Venue - All Products ADEIT 2026 | FUNDACIÓN UNIVERSIDAD-EMPRESA DE VALENCIA | €56,200 | end date stated |
| 2026-12-31 | PBT Venue Hire Agreement | Landmark Food And Beverage Co., Ltd. | €50,947 | end date stated |
| 2026-12-31 | EU_1465 - SSJ Tetris Arquitectura - MO move | €380k | end date stated | |
| 2026-12-31 | EU_1465 - SSJ Tetris Arquitectura - MO move | JONES LANG LASALLE SERVICES LIMITED | €325k | end date stated |
| 2026-12-31 | Procurement of All-in-One-Computers - Qatar | €39,915 | end date stated | |
| 2027-01-06 | AM_1112 | €53,057 | end date stated | |
| 2027-01-26 | Mexico Donataria Specialist Consultant | €9,881 | end date stated | |
| 2027-02-15 | Contrato de Arrendamiento_ITJ Santa Mónica 2026 | High School Thomas Jefferson | €59,706 | end date stated |
| 2027-02-17 | Creative Economy Consultancy Services in the Western Balkan | CREATIVE ECONOMY TEAM LTD | €192k | end date stated |
| 2027-02-28 | WE_1524_Uzbekistan 30th Anniversary Exhibition Services, Tashkent | Bonum Factum LLC | €45,678 | end date stated |
| 2027-02-28 | Study UK Education Week & Alumni UK Connect series | INDOCHINA HERITAGE TRAVEL SERVICES COMPANY LIMITED | n/a | end date stated |
| 2027-03-02 | UK-ASEAN 5th Anniversary Exhibition | Navig8 | €50,268 | end date stated |
| 2027-03-03 | Agreement Addendum with R3 | R3 Management Consulting (Beijing) Co., Ltd. | €62,934 | end date stated |
| 2027-03-30 | Global Event Management Platform | CVENT EUROPE LTD | €175k | end date stated |
| 2027-03-30 | Global Event Management Platform | Cvent Europe, Ltd. | €178k | end date stated |
| 2027-03-31 | Agreement for the purchase of books for Taiwan Teaching Centre | €51,705 | end date stated | |
| 2027-03-31 | Hong Kong SCR Rightsizing Project | K W Nelson Interior Design & Contracting Ltd. | €559k | end date stated |
| 2027-04-13 | Partial Design, Supply and Install of Specialist Mobile and Static Racking Systems for Art Collection | BRUYNZEEL STORAGE SYSTEMS LIMITED | €489k | end date stated |
| 2027-04-30 | Amendment Contract | 北京致趣科技有限公司 | €43,747 | end date stated |
End dates checked against the official notice: 99% right (n=100, 95% CI 94%-100%, 2026-10-26; method).
Award notices of British Council whose contract period ends in the next 18 months: the end date the notice states, else its start or signature date plus the stated duration. 100 contracts (the 25 soonest shown); a framework's value is a ceiling and is not shown.
Open calls for tender
| Deadline | Call for tender | Published | Estimated value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-27 | ET89NFE92026 - Inclusive Leadership and Governance Training Programme | 2026-10-12 | €119k |
| 2026-10-29 | TNE Alumni Research: Support, Engagement and Role of Alumni UK | 2026-10-12 | €71,625 |
| 2026-10-30 | CPF Digital Project Evaluation | 2026-10-12 | €24,869 |
| 2026-11-02 | UK 777 IT Onsite Operations and Infrastructure supporting services | 2026-09-29 | €1.4M |
| 2026-11-02 | UK 777 IT Onsite Operations and Infrastructure supporting services | 2026-09-29 | €1.4M |
| 2026-11-09 | UK 777 IT Onsite Operations and Infrastructure supporting services | 2026-10-19 | €1.5M |
| 2026-11-16 | ET89NFE92026 - Inclusive Leadership and Governance Training Programme | 2026-10-22 | €143k |
Calls with a deadline of 2026-10-27 or later (not awarded yet).
Spend by sector (CPV divisions)
| Sector | CPV | Awards | Awarded value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business services | 79 | 55 | €183.6M |
| Education and training | 80 | 15 | €2.1M |
| Hotel, catering and retail services | 55 | 12 | €751k |
| Real estate services | 70 | 12 | €1.7M |
| IT services | 72 | 12 | €1.1M |
| Research and development | 73 | 12 | €727k |
| Software packages and information systems | 48 | 5 | €3.9M |
| Transport support and travel services | 63 | 4 | €3.8M |
| Transport services | 60 | 3 | €628k |
| Waste, cleaning and environmental services | 90 | 3 | €1.9M |
| Printed matter | 22 | 2 | €121k |
| Office and computing equipment | 30 | 2 | €39,897 |
Award notices with a named winner, by the main CPV code; value = the total the notices state, in EUR at the notice date; framework agreements (a ceiling, not spend) and implausible values are left out.
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Sources: UK Contracts Finder, UK Find a Tender, read through their open-data feeds without logging in. Buyer = contracting authority as named on the notice; notices are grouped by the normalised name and country.
Source: Arcadium Data tenders database, 3,811,022 official public procurement notices from EU TED, UK Find a Tender, UK Contracts Finder and national procurement boards, read through their open-data services (no logins). Winners that could be a private person (sole traders) are withheld; buyers are public bodies. Data as of 2026-10-27.
Questions
How many public contracts has British Council awarded?
British Council published 229 contract award notices between 2025-03-07 and 2026-10-22; the 195 that state a value add up to €224.6M (official notices, as of 2026-10-27).
Who are British Council's biggest suppliers?
By contract awards: Beijing Foreign Enterprise Human Resources Service Co., Ltd. (2), BURNS OWENS PARTNERSHIP LIMITED (2) and Caminos SAS (2) (as of 2026-10-27). Winners that could be a private person are not named.
Which British Council contracts end soon?
100 contracts awarded by British Council end in the next 18 months. The soonest with a named holder is the hotel, catering and retail services contract held by American University Baghdad, ending on 2026-10-31 (end date stated) (as of 2026-10-27).
Does British Council have open tenders now?
Yes: 7 calls for tender from British Council are open today (deadline 2026-10-27 or later) (as of 2026-10-27).
What does British Council buy?
Most of British Council's awards are in Business services (CPV 79) (55), Education and training (CPV 80) (15) and Hotel, catering and retail services (CPV 55) (12) (as of 2026-10-27).
Cite as: Arcadium Data, "British Council tenders and contracts: 229 awards, suppliers, contracts ending", https://arcadiumdata.io/tenders/buyers/british-council-gb/, data as of 2026-10-27.