Published date: 18 April 2024

Open opportunity - This means that the contract is currently active, and the buying department is looking for potential suppliers to fulfil the contract.


Closing: 20 May 2024, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Foreign economic-aid-related services - 75211200

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£2,000,000 to £3,000,000

Procurement reference

tender_432851/1344035

Published date

18 April 2024

Closing date

20 May 2024

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

19 June 2024

Contract end date

18 June 2029

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

Chagossians are the former inhabitants of the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) / Chagos Archipelago.

In 2016, the UK Government made a commitment to provide £40m of support to the Chagossian community. As part of this commitment, FCDO have funded a number of projects in the UK and Mauritius, including a bursary scheme for Chagossians with Middlesex University Mauritius (MUM). FCDO's contract with MUM will end in August 2024. To date, 11 Chagossians have benefitted from bursaries awarded by MUM.

FCDO would like to continue thei support for the community by putting in place a further scheme for Chagossians to benefit from higher education for the 24/25 academic year and beyond.

The successful bidder will design and deliver a bursary scheme for eligible Chagossians to enable recipients to improve their employment prospects (the "Impact") through completing higher education courses (the "Outcome"). Successful delivery of this programme will require the following objectives to be met (the "Outputs"):

- Eligible Chagossians successfully apply for bursaries and begin relevant courses.
- Bursary recipients receive a high-quality education and suitable pastoral support.

Please note the estimated value of this requirement is up to a maximum of £3 million. This figure includes an initial Contract of up to 60 months at a value up to £2 million with optional extensions of up to 36-month and/or £1 million (which may be exercised at any point during the life of the contract). The estimated value includes all applicable taxes, and tenderers should include all applicable taxes in their tenders.

More information

Links

Additional text

The opportunity reference is itt_6347

How to apply

Follow the instructions given in the description or the more information section.

About the buyer

Contact name

Nicola Burleigh

Address

Abercrombie House
East Kilbride
G75 8EA
Scotland

Email

nicola.burleigh@fcdo.gov.uk