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2024_SSA_Payment Solution Provider British Council Sub Sahara Africa

Details

Topic
International payment transfer services
Published
1 February 2024
Submission
20 February 2024

Tender description

British Council works across a range of areas delivering large scale contracts, partnership programmes, examinations, projects as well as services in Arts, Education and Society and English and Exams. Having an online payments facility would improve our customer satisfaction as they will be able to make payments for Teaching and Exams services with greater ease. The purpose and scope of this ITT and supporting documents is to explain in further detail the requirements of the British Council and the procurement process for submitting a tender proposal. This invitation to tender (ITT) seeks to obtain the most effective and efficient Payment service provider for the British Council Sub-Saharan Africa (British Council, SSA). Lot 1: The British Council in its work across a range of areas delivering large scale contracts, partnership programmes, examinations, projects as well as services in Arts, Education & Society and English and Exams, requires an online payments facility would improve our customer satisfaction as they will be able to make payments for Teaching & Exams services with greater ease. This is a notification of invitation to tender (ITT) seeking to obtain the most effective and efficient Payment service provider for the British Council Sub-Saharan Africa (British Council, SSA).

Timeline

  1. Completed: Tender published1 February 2024
    Current notice
  2. Completed: Submission date20 February 2024

About the buyer

British Council is a UK charity that buys as a central government non-departmental public body sponsored by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. Cultural relations, English teaching and exams are delivered in more than 200 countries and territories. Tenders run through the In-Tend e-tendering portal, where suppliers register online, view opportunities, express interest and submit bids. Specialist frameworks, including the DICE framework for creative economy services, sit alongside individual tender competitions. Income beyond the FCDO grant comes from teaching, exams and commercial contracts. Purchase orders and standard terms and conditions govern contracts once awarded.

Procurement spend from central entities makes up 66% of overall UK public spend.

Over the past 5 years, most of British Council's contract awards have been in business services, IT services and hotel, catering and retail.

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  • 66115000 · International payment transfer services

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