Published date: 30 November 2016

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: 3 March 2017

Contract summary

Industry

  • Administration services - 75100000

Location of contract

London

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

tender_132723/551874

Published date

30 November 2016

Closing date

3 March 2017

Contract start date

1 April 2018

Contract end date

31 March 2021

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The Chevening Rolls-Royce Science and Innovation Leadership Fellowship (CRISP) started in 2011 and has since run in partnership with Rolls Royce. The eleven week programme is designed for high calibre mid-career professionals and currently delivered at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford. Twelve Indians and two Sri Lankans are carefully chosen for the cohort every year. They work in the field of science, innovation, manufacturing, technology, business and related public administration with links to public policy and belong to a variety of sectors and are mostly corporate executives, entrepreneurs, research scientists, academics and public sector employees. We have successfully run seven programmes (including one scheduled April 2017). The contract tendering request is for three successive programmes in 2018, 2019 and 2020 (FY 18/19, 19/20 and20/21).

Local Partner Rolls Royce

The programme has been supported by Rolls - Royce, one of the UK's most innovative companies. Rolls-Royce is actively involved in and supportive of educational opportunities and activities for students, graduates and professional executives. The company is a world-leading provider of power systems and services for use on land, at sea and in the air, has established a strong position in global markets - civil aerospace, defence aerospace, marine and energy. Please visit the Rolls-Royce website.

Call for Proposals

We are inviting organisations that meet the criteria set out in this document to submit bids. The successful Course Provider will be awarded a contract to run the Chevening Rolls-Royce Science and Innovation Leadership Fellowship in Financial Years 2018/19, 2019/20 and 2020/21 (April to March). The ideal timing of the programme start date is the month of April in all three years. Timing of the course and its selection and other administrative processes is non-negotiable. The expected date for the delivery and start of the course should be no later than April 2018.

More information

Links

Additional text

Tender documents are available on the FCO's e-Procurement portal. See link below.

Note: The requirement is part of a three (3) lot tender

About the buyer

Contact name

Craig Wormleighton

Address

King Charles Street
London
SW1A 2AH
England

Telephone

0207 008 1467

Email

Craig.Wormleighton@fco.gov.uk

Website

www.gov.uk/fco