Published date: 30 March 2021

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Administration services - 75100000

Location of contract

SW1A 2AH

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

tender_269651/947642

Published date

30 March 2021

Approach to market date

30 April 2021

Contract start date

1 August 2021

Contract end date

31 July 2024

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The Chevening Cyber Security Fellowship is a fellowship opportunity within the Chevening Programme.

The requirement is for the provision of administrative services to run the Chevening Cyber Security Fellowship in Financial Years 2021/22, 2022/23 and 2023/24 (with an optional two year extension in Financial Years 2024/2025 and 2025/2026).

Estimated total value: £1,200,000 over 5 years (approx. £240,000 per year, depending on number of participants)

Additional information:

The FCDO (the Authority) is looking to put in place a contract with a supplier for the provision of administrative services to run two short educational programme for mid-career professionals. The first programme is for professionals from India and the second for professionals from Western Balkans countries (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Montenegro, and Serbia). The successful course provider will be awarded a contract to run the Chevening Cyber Security Fellowship in Financial Years 2021/22, 2022/23 and 2023/24 (April to March). The ideal timing of the India programme is a start date of end March in all three years. The expected date for the start of the first course is end- March 2022.For the Western Balkans programme the programme usually starts in January each year, however timelines are flexible and will be reviewed.

The intention of the Scholarship Unit and Commercial is to start a tender process for a new 3+2yr contract in March 2021 and award around end June 2021. This would allow time for the winning provider to collaborate with the Chevening Secretariat and the Embassies and advertise the programmes in August 2021 for applications and select new Fellows for the 2022 intakes. However, Covid-19 has impacted the delivery of the course in 2020 and 2021, and consequently the first course under this contract may be required to start later.

More information

Attachments

Additional text

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About the buyer

Address

King Charles Street
London
SW1A 2AH
England

Email

natasha.mardinian@fcdo.gov.uk