Published date: 6 August 2024

Last edited date: 2 September 2024

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 16 September 2024, 10am

Contract summary

Industry

  • Education and training services - 80000000

Location of contract

United Kingdom

Value of contract

£600,000

Procurement reference

The Commonwealth Entrepreneurship Fellowship

Published date

6 August 2024

Closing date

16 September 2024

Closing time

10am

Contract start date

1 October 2024

Contract end date

1 October 2026

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

The Commonwealth Scholarship Commission (CSC) is seeking to find a Delivery Partner to develop and administer the Commonwealth Entrepreneurship Fellowship (CEF), a new programme designed to generate jobs and economic growth in the Commonwealth. The programme will run in financial years 2024/25 and 2025/26 and will serve as a pilot scheme for a future mainstreamed CSC programme. A total of £300,000 (inclusive of all taxes) is available for the Delivery Partner per year, coming to a total of £600,000 (inclusive of all taxes) for the pilot period.

Partners must be either a publicly funded organisation (including public bodies, universities, research institutions, local government departments and NHS Trusts) or a Charity (registered with the Charities Commission) and be based in the UK to be eligible to apply.

The invitation to tender will be issued in August 2024, with the start date for the first cohort to be no later March 2025. Subsequent iterations will also ideally follow this timeline. Any questions should be directed to the CSC Policy Team at: susie.burpee@cscuk.org.uk

More information

Attachments

Links

  • https://fs29.formsite.com/m3nCYq/xcuss4ktgh/login
  • Award notice
  • All applications should be submitted to the CSC via this online form. A representative of all organisations wishing to apply will need to register to use our online system and receive a passkey from the CSC to access the application system. To complete the full registration, please send a request to susie.burpee@cscuk.org.uk

About the buyer

Contact name

Susie Burpee

Address

Woburn House
LONDON
WC1H9HF
England

Telephone

+44 20 7380 6757

Email

susie.burpee@acu.ac.uk

Website

https://cscuk.fcdo.gov.uk/