JK16ARTS112025 - Event Management services for WOW 2026
Details
- Buyer
- British Council
- Value
- £36,000
- Topic
- Event services
- Published
- 21 November 2025
- Submission
- 10 December 2025
- Source
- uk:find_a_tender
Tender description
WOW, the Women of the World Festival in Pakistan, is being organised in partnership with curating partners and will be delivered in Karachi on 24 and 25 of January 2026. This will be the tenth festival in Pakistan and is of great significance and takes place in an environment of great socio-political and economic uncertainty in Pakistan. The theme for the 10 years is “Das-Tak” (a play on words in Urdu which mean “Till Ten” and also “Knock into the future”.
Timeline
- Completed: Tender published21 November 2025Current notice
- Completed: Submission date10 December 2025
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.
Relevant CPV codes
- 79952000 · Event services
Decision makers
Connect with the people behind this procurement.
| Contact name | Job title | Phone number | Work email |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Procurement | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@british-council.gov | |
| Commercial Director | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@british-council.gov | |
| Procurement Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@british-council.gov | |
| Category Lead | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@british-council.gov | |
| Senior Buyer | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@british-council.gov | |
| Contracts Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@british-council.gov |
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