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The British Council is the UK's international organisation for cultural relations and educational opportunities. We create friendly knowledge and understanding between the people of the UK and other countries. We do this by making a positive contribution to the UK and the countries we work with - changing lives by creating opportunities, building connections, and engendering trust. The British Council intends to work with a Digital marketing agency to support its Exams & Teaching Centres business lines as well as occasionally support Cultural Engagement in the Americas. Please see below list of countries that the British Council consider in scope for this: - Argentina - Brazil - Canada - Chile - Colombia - Cuba - Costa Rica - Dominican Republic - Ecuador - Jamaica - Mexico - Panama - Peru - Trinidad and Tobago - Uruguay - United States of America - Venezuela The countries listed above cover the Americas regions but from time to time the British Council may wish to use the services of the selected agency to support work in other locations that it operates in globally depending on the agency's capabilities. In particular the European region including the UK. Please refer to https://www.britishcouncil.org/about-us for more information around locations the British Council operates in. If you are interested in expressing an interest and/or bidding for this project, please go to https://in-tendhost.co.uk/britishcouncil . You may then have to register your company before you can express an interest for this project and get access the documents where you will be able to find further information.

Local transportation service, that is taxi chauffeur services throughout Lebanon

On Demand Remote Proctoring service. This contract will allow the British Council continue remote proctoring services

The British Council in Lebanon is seeking a taxi / chauffeur company to provide local transportation services throughout Jordan. Car rental services are also required

The British Council in the UAE is seeking an Events Management Company to provide a full range of event management services as required. Tender documents and submission pathway will be through the Intend portal at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/britishcouncil

the Going Global Partnerships programme. These need to relate to the following expected activities (this list may expand): - Study visits and delegations, and Innovation across borders' deep dialogues - Ministry collaboration and policy dialogues - Professional development and digital engagement/collaborations - Workshops and brokering for partnerships/consortia - Consultancies/technical assistance and National system collaborations - Scholarships and mobility partnerships Country teams who are undertaking these activities need more clarity and simplicity to deliver the monitoring requirements for the programme. A range of appropriate resources for each will need to be developed to make this workable. Additional information: Bidders should register on the British Council's e-Tendering portal In-Tend https://in-tendhost.co.uk/britishcouncil/aspx/Home in order to take part in the tender process. Once registered, bidders must log-in to the website where they can view the project and access the bidders pack and submit their return. Bidders will also be required to demonstrate their capability and 'means of proof' will be required. These conditions are outlined in the RFP.

We are seeking a consultant to lead in the review and updating of our Theory of Change for the Going Global Partnerships programme. Review and update the programme ToC (schematic and narrative) considering, but not limited to the following: - A wide range of activity has taken place. It will be important to consult with a range of internal stakeholders to garner views. - To fully reflect the two key KPIs that are relevant to the programme that have been added after the Theory of Change was completed. - To consider how to reflect sustainability of partnerships within the Theory of Change. - Update the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) elements in the Theory of Change. The Theory of Change addresses inclusion in broad terms. There is an overlay for gender, which needs to be updated. New overlays will need to be developed for anti-racism/decolonisation/equitable partnerships and disability to ensure the programme meets its commitment to embed/measure EDI as a core theme. The outcomes and indicators in the Monitoring framework should be updated accordingly. - To include various new activities that have recently come into the programme, potentially broadening the scope of the programme. We are not expecting a new Theory of Change. The focus must be on updating and refining existing logic sequences. We envisage that the consultant will need to: - Consult with various internal stakeholders across 11 UK and international teams throughout the process - Produce and test drafts each of the updated schematic Theory of Change, overlays, and narrative Theory of Change - Produce a PowerPoint (max 10 slides) summary of the updated Theory of Change to support internal communication - Consult with internal evaluation team on implication for evaluation framework. Additional information: Bidders should register on the British Council's e-Tendering portal In-Tend https://in-tendhost.co.uk/britishcouncil/aspx/Home in order to take part in the tender process. Once registered, bidders must log-in to the website where they can view the project and access the bidders pack and submit their return. Bidders will also be required to demonstrate their capability and 'means of proof' will be required. These conditions are outlined in the RFP.

People to People Cultural Engagement Programme Phase II (P2P2) follows People to People Cultural Engagement 2016-2021 Programme (Phase I) in Baltic States. The objective of the programme is to be reached via three outcome areas. Outcome area 1: Individuals from vulnerable communities have the skills to meaningfully participate in democratic society; Outcome area 2: Diverse communities work together around common agendas, building trust and positive perspectives and narratives; Outcome area 3: Institutions work together to connect with diverse communities, building a sustainable ecosystem for skills for democratic societies and cross-community cohesion. The purpose of the gender research and analysis is to enable the team to design project interventions that promote gender equality and that challenge gender inequalities. The research will fill a gap that has been identified in existing research and will provide intersectional analysis of gender equality in the three countries, providing data and evidence on how gender equality and attitudes to gender equality intersect with age, language community, and location. The research will also provide data and evidence on attitudes to community action and social cohesion activities, disaggregated by gender, age, language community and location and provide recommendations to the project for engaging underrepresented communities. Additional information: Bidders should register on the British Council's e-Tendering portal In-Tend https://in-tendhost.co.uk/britishcouncil/aspx/Home in order to take part in the tender process. Once registered, bidders must log-in to the website where they can view the project and access the bidders pack and submit their return. Bidders will also be required to demonstrate their capability and 'means of proof' will be required. These conditions are outlined in the RFP.

The British Council is looking for a supplier who can design, co-ordinate and deliver a range of employability, career and professional development online training for a target audience of international UK alumni. This training will form an important part of the British Council's new global alumni programme 'Alumni UK'. Alumni UK aims to create an engaged network of 150,000 international UK alumni by 2025. The British Council will engage these alumni through offering a range of useful resources which includes employability, career and professional development training. Alumni UK has a bespoke online hub and will promote all the training to our international UK alumni network online via our hub. When joining Alumni UK (which is free for everyone who is eligible) individuals will gain access to career and learning resources, training, opportunities, and exclusive online and face to face events. Alumni UK is currently in its pilot stage and has close to 10,000 alumni registered from across 100 countries. Over the next six months we expect to see over 20,000 individuals register for Alumni UK. The programme has been designed based upon market research with the target audience, which clearly identified a desire from alumni, for the British Council to support them across their careers. All the training will be delivered online to reach our global audience. There will be a limited number of spaces for each training session and offer these will be offered on a first come, first served basis. All the training should be designed and developed with the Alumni UK target audience in mind, international UK alumni. Within this broad group there are three sub-groups, early career international UK alumni, mid-career international UK alumni and senior leaders who are international UK alumni. Alumni UK has 14 focus countries which we would expect the training to be relevant and tailored to, these countries are, Mexico, Brazil, Nigeria, Germany, France, China, Malaysia, Vietnam, Indonesia, Egypt, Pakistan, Turkey, Saudi Arabia and India. Additional information: Bidders should register on the British Council's e-Tendering portal In-Tend https://in-tendhost.co.uk/britishcouncil/aspx/Home in order to take part in the tender process. Once registered, bidders must log-in to the website where they can view the project and access the bidders pack and submit their return. Bidders will also be required to demonstrate their capability and 'means of proof' will be required. These conditions are outlined in the RFP.

The British Council is looking for a supplier who can create a suite of digital content which will be shared with our international UK alumni network ('Alumni UK') to enhance their professional development and to keep them engaged with the British Council and connected to the UK. Alumni UK is a new global programme for the British Council within the organisations Higher Education portfolio. It aims to create an engaged network of 150,000 international UK alumni by 2025. The British Council will engage these alumni through interesting and useful digital content on our Alumni UK online hub. When joining Alumni UK (which is free for everyone who is eligible) individuals will gain access to career and learning resources, training, opportunities, and exclusive online and face to face events. Alumni UK is currently in its pilot stage and has close to 10,000 alumni registered from over 100 countries. Over the next six months we expect to get at least 20,000 individuals registered for Alumni UK. The programme has been designed based upon market research with the target audience, which clearly identified a desire from alumni for the British Council to support them in their careers. The digital content suite will comprise of articles, thought leadership pieces, videos and other content as outlined in detail in section 7. Incorporated within the content there will need to be expert opinions and relevant research and insights. All the content should be high quality and developed with the Alumni UK target audience in mind, international UK alumni. Within this broad group, there are three sub-groups, early career international UK alumni, mid-career international UK alumni and senior leaders who are international UK alumni. Alumni UK also has 14 focus countries which we would expect the digital content to be particularly relevant and tailored to, these countries are, Mexico, Brazil, Nigeria, Germany, France, China, Malaysia, Vietnam, Indonesia, Egypt, Pakistan, Turkey, Saudi Arabia and India. Additional information: Bidders should register on the British Council's e-Tendering portal In-Tend https://in-tendhost.co.uk/britishcouncil/aspx/Home in order to take part in the tender process. Once registered, bidders must log-in to the website where they can view the project and access the bidders pack and submit their return. Bidders will also be required to demonstrate their capability and 'means of proof' will be required. These conditions are outlined in the RFP.

The British Council is launching a new general English proficiency test for 10-12-year-olds that is digitally delivered only, and not available on paper. It is expected to be an adaptive and tests individual skill levels - something new in the young learner ELT category where popular tests are pen and paper. It has rich and engaging content with high quality visuals for an immersive experience.

The British Council is seeking a single supplier to undertake an impact evaluation of its programmes focused on developing the English language within education systems. The British Council's English Programmes department (previously known as 'English for Education Systems' - EES) uses mutually beneficial partnerships between the UK and overseas countries to support education systems that support inclusive, quality teaching, learning and assessment of English. English Programmes recognises that many factors influence positive change within education systems, and that, given the scale of the ambition and funding required, our interventions are just one of many factors that can influence positive change. Nevertheless, we seek to assess our contribution to change on the systems and the teaching and learning process that our interventions interact with. The work of the British Council's English Programmes department is organised through an Impact Area and Global Programmes structure. Additional information: Bidders should register on the British Council's e-Tendering portal In-Tend https://in-tendhost.co.uk/britishcouncil/aspx/Home in order to take part in the tender process. Once registered, bidders must log-in to the website where they can view the project and access the bidders pack and submit their return. Bidders will also be required to demonstrate their capability and 'means of proof 'will be required. These conditions are outlined in the RFP.

The British Council has a complex global offer that has been communicated inconsistently by lots of different functions around the world. As a result, there is lack of clarity amongst key audiences on the opportunities and benefits working with the British Council could bring to their areas of work, coupled with confusion on how to find out more specific and relevant information, or how to connect with the right part of the British Council for their needs. Therefore British Council are seeking support to deliver the following outcome goals: 1) Build awareness of the British Council's deep expertise in education and the English language to drive new business and market growth globally. 2) Reaffirm the British Council's positioning as the global expert in education and the English language with existing and prospective stakeholders, partners and clients to encourage repeat business and reinforce buying decision.

Language Trends is an surveys of primary and secondary schools in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, designed to gather information about the current situation for language teaching and learning. The successful supplier is expected to have excellent knowledge and understanding of the landscape of the teaching and learning of MFL in schools in the UK and links to professional organisations across the UK which can provide support to ensure high response rate. The supplier will be skilled in designing and administering surveys with schools across the UK and analysing and presenting results and insight, with the capacity to manage a project at this scale. Additional information: Bidders should register on the British Council's e-Tendering portal In-Tend https://in-tendhost.co.uk/britishcouncil/aspx/Home in order to take part in the tender process. Once registered, bidders must log-in to the website where they can view the project and access the bidders pack and submit their return. Bidders will also be required to demonstrate their capability and 'means of proof' will be required. These conditions are outlined in the RFP.

We need a specialist agency that can build on the recommendations from 2019 (and to confirm they still apply in 2023), then confirm the most appropriate technology solution, determine resource needs, create the right governance structure and create a roadmap to ensure the solution is sustainable long into the future. A full review of our intranet was carried out in 2019 leading to recommendations, but the project was halted due to the pandemic. We are now restarting the project again and need help to create an intranet strategy and development plan. The British Council has over 20 separate intranets on its SharePoint platform, each serving different regions across our global organisation, with content for each managed in silos. For some years, a lack of ownership and governance has led to underinvestment in resource, deteriorating governance, poor content management, and heightened information and communication risks. Our current 'out-of-the-box' SharePoint Online intranet solution doesn't offer enough flexibility in design, nor gives sufficient metrics. In 2019, the Internal Communications team took ownership of a project to develop a new strategy for the intranet, and to create a more comprehensive employee workspace that coherently brings together news, information, collaboration, and access to tools in a modern and extremely user-friendly way. To make sure employee's experience matches their experience in their personal lives, we need to link any solution to our employee data (SAP Success Factors) so that we can have full comms targeting and personalisation. Additional information: Bidders should register on the British Council's e-Tendering portal In-Tend https://in-tendhost.co.uk/britishcouncil/aspx/Home in order to take part in the tender process. Once registered, bidders must log-in to the website where they can view the project and access the bidders pack and submit their return. Bidders will also be required to demonstrate their capability and 'means of proof' will be required. These conditions are outlined in the RFP.

The British Council are looking to appoint a single supplier to deliver public relations strategy and communication services in Spain and other European countries. Further details of the scope are covered within the specification of the Invitation to tender document. If you are interested in expressing an interest and/or bidding for this project, please go to https://in-tendhost.co.uk/britishcouncil . You may then have to register your company before you can express an interest for this project and get access the documents.

The British Council has awarded a contract for services of an SEO agency to support the IELTS marketing team in implementing a new web domain strategy for the product. The new strategy will migrate our content from multiple country domains to one global domain (takeielts.britishcouncil.org) whilst ensuring we continue to drive increased organic traffic to our web estate in the future and minimise the resources required to do so. It is vital that we mitigate the risk of losing significant traffic and conversions whilst making these changes.

A variety of existing and future British Council programmes require assessment of external applications. There are many similarities between the assessments required, and as such we are grouping these programmes together under this RFP. Information is provided below on each of the current programmes in operation for illustrative purposes. Other similar programmes may be added at a later date. For Lot 1, the British Council is seeking a supplier, acting as an independent assessment body, to mark applications from prospective scholars and programme participants in line with the Specification at Section 7 below. For Lot 2, the British Council is also seeking a supplier to further assess online video interviews, initially for the English Language Assistants programme Additional information: Bidders should register on the British Council's e-Tendering portal In-Tend https://in-tendhost.co.uk/britishcouncil/aspx/Home in order to take part in the tender process. Once registered, bidders must log-in to the website where they can view the project and access the bidders pack and submit their return. Bidders will also be required to demonstrate their capability and 'means of proof' will be required. These conditions are outlined in the RFP.

Project to enable significant output for the Future of English Programme. We seek to identify the key opportunities and areas of interest to reinforce the British Councils authority on the role and status of the English language internationally through cultural relations, building relationships with policy makers and influencers, and driving improvements in English language teaching, learning & assessment. It is then strategically important that we gain the exposure and full return on investment from the research project that we showcase it in an engaging and impactful format through a series of events and exhibitions at British Council offices and FCDO/embassy premises around the world. The concept will also inform the strategic direction for the broader and ongoing marketing for the programme (through a planned 3 year period). The Future of English exhibition project consists of two steps: 1. An impactful and immersive creative concept and plan for implementation 2. Development and implementation