Published date: 15 October 2019

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: 15 November 2019

Contract summary

Industry

  • Education and training services - 80000000

Location of contract

London

Value of contract

£300,000

Procurement reference

tender_221468/805412

Published date

15 October 2019

Closing date

15 November 2019

Contract start date

1 April 2020

Contract end date

31 March 2024

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?

No


Description

The Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) (UK Government) invites tenders for competition under the Open Procedure, in accordance with the The Public Contracts Regulations 2015, for delivering and facilitating the Overseas Leadership Programme, using blended learning tools and techniques, to embed essential management and leadership knowledge and skills, to be predominantly taught in a classroom environment.

The Overseas Leadership Programme prepares UK Ambassadors, High Commissioners and their Deputies for their leadership roles at British Embassies and High Commissions abroad. Indicatively, the FCO runs these courses eight (8) times a year, with the Contractor required to support eight (8) working days of the course which lasts for ten (10) working days, and taking place at King Charles Street, London, UK.

A three (3) year contract will be awarded, with two (2) annual option years subsequently, in a 3 + 1 + 1 arrangement, to the winning tenderer.

Indicatively, the FCO intends to award the Contract in January 2020 with the Contract commencing in April 2020.


More information

Additional text

The full invitation to tender is available via the FCO's proprietary e-procurement portal, Jaggaer (https://fco.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html).

Project No: 3664

ITT No: 3376

Registration on the portal is required, is free of charge and takes approximately 5 minutes.

All communication about the procurement is strictly to take place through the Message service on the portal (website above).


About the buyer

Contact name

Jake Palmer

Address

Foreign & Commonwealth Office, King Charles Street
London
SW1A 2AH
England

Email

Jake.Palmer@fco.gov.uk