Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office
King Charles Street
London
SW1A 2AH
Telephone
+44 02070081467
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/foreign-commonwealth-development-office
Buyer's address
https://fcdo.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html
one.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Chevening Gurukul Fellowship for Leadership and Excellence
Reference number
project_7709
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 75100000 - Administration services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The requirement is for the provision of the Chevening Gurukul Fellowship for Leadership and Excellence for the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO)
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £1,320,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 75110000 - General public services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The FCDO is looking for a provider to run the Chevening Gurukul Fellowship for Leadership and Excellence. This is for a short-course (Chevening fellowship) to be held at a UK university for mid-career professionals from India. The short course should be approx. 12 weeks in length. Although there is no set structure for the courses, the provider should aim to structure it in such a way that the entire period is a unique learning, sharing and networking experience. Typically the contract is awarded on a 3+2yrs basis to a provider of the programme. New scholars are placed on these programmes every year starting around September following on from applications and selection processes conducted jointly by the provider, Chevening Secretariat and our Embassies from start of August the previous year. The last multi-year contract with the University of Oxford ended in 2020.
The course provider should be a prestigious UK higher education institution (that holds UKVI Highly Trusted Sponsor status) with an international profile and strong links with other leading world organisations and especially with India. The course provider must be able to secure access to leading authorities in the range of relevant fields and to key institutions both in UK and in Europe.
The Contracting Authority intends to use an e-tendering system for the procurement.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
24 January 2022
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
Full invitation to tender documents will be made available under the Open Procedure via the Jaggaer e-procurement portal on or around 24th January 2022.