Published date: 24 October 2018
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Contract summary
Industry
Research and development services and related consultancy services - 73000000
Location of contract
Any region
Value of contract
£25,000
Procurement reference
tender_192450/721672
Published date
24 October 2018
Closing date
29 October 2018
Contract start date
31 October 2018
Contract end date
28 February 2019
Contract type
Service contract
Procedure type
Open procedure (below threshold)
Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.
This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
No
Description
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Authority) is seeking tenders from a suitably experienced supplier to support delivery of commercial and economic outcomes for the Fintech Awards (FTA). The initiative was announced during the launch of the India-UK Tech Partnership by PMs May and Modi during the latter's visit to the UK in April 2018.
The project is intended to span two phases; the initial phase covers September 2018 to April 2019. The key objective here is developing the mentoring programme; developing the mentor set, selecting Global fintech companies for inclusion and delivering the UK end of the programme.
The scope of work for this bid is the selection of Global Fintech Companies and selection of mentors in UK for the Indian companies and delivering a UK programme.
More information
Additional text
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In order to be considered for this project it and receive pre-qualification and/or tender information it is necessary that you register your company (including any relevant information requested) on the Foreign & Commonwealth Office Procurement Portal, e-Bravo. Failure to do this will mean your company may not receive a Tender; no tenders will be issued via open e-mail.
Project 1946, ITT 2647: India Programme - Deliver Commercial and Economic Outcomes for the Fintech Awards.
How to apply in this Project:
1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once) - Browse to the eSourcing Portal: https://fco.bravosolution.co.uk and click the link to register. - Accept the terms and conditions and click "continue" - Enter your correct business and user details - Note the username you chose and click "Save" when complete - you will shortly receive an e-mail with your unique password (please keep this secure).
2. Login to the portal with the username/password - Click on the relevant Invitation to Tender (ITT) to access the content - You can now access any attachments by clicking the "Settings and Buyer Attachments" in the "Actions" box;
Responding to the ITT - You can choose to "Reply" or "Reject" (please give a reason if rejecting) - You can now use the 'Messages' function to communicate with the buyer and seek clarification - Note the deadline for completion, - There may be a mixture of online & offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available), You must then publish your reply using the publish button in the "Actions" box on the left-hand side of the page. If you require any further assistance please consult the the online help or contact the eTendering help desk.
Potential Providers should answer all questions as accurately and concisely as possible in the same order as the questions are presented. Where a question is not relevant to the Potential Provider's organisation, this should be indicated, with an explanation. Where attachments are requested to be submitted within the electronic PQQ/ITT, these shall be submitted in a PDF format (Adobe or similar).
PQQ/ITT or Bids not submitted via the FCO's eProcurement portal will not be considered.
About the buyer
Contact name
Sudha Menon
Address
British High Commission, Shantipath
New Delhi
SW1A 2AH
England
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Closing: 29 October 2018
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