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title: "Chevening Research Science and Innovation Leadership Fellowship"
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# Chevening Research Science and Innovation Leadership Fellowship

Buyer: FOREIGN COMMONWEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-e20ecc83-1716-4c17-8f05-48563716be7a

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## Summary

The Chevening Research Science and Innovation Leadership Fellowship, managed by the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), is a tender process focused on providing administrative services for a fellowship programme aimed at mid-career professionals from India and Sri Lanka. This procurement falls under the "Administration services" category and has an estimated total value of £1,700,000 over five years, equating to £340,000 per year. The contract is set to commence on 31st August 2021 and run until 30th August 2024. The tender was opened with an end date for submissions of 7th June 2021, marking the transition into the award phase by June 2021 as planned.

This tender presents significant business opportunities for service providers specialising in educational programme administration, particularly those with experience in international fellowship programmes. Companies capable of delivering administrative support and engaging with necessary stakeholders, such as the Chevening Secretariat and relevant Embassies, would be well-positioned to compete for this contract. Small and medium-sized enterprises, as well as larger organisations with the right expertise in managing educational initiatives, should consider participating in this tender to expand their business reach and develop collaborative networks.

## Notice

The Chevening Research Science and Innovation Leadership Fellowship (CRISP) is a fellowship opportunity within the Chevening Programme. The requirement is for the provision of administrative services to run the Chevening Research Science and Innovation Leadership 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: PS1,700,000 over 5 years (PS340,000 per year) 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 a short educational programme for mid-career professionals from India and Sri Lanka. The successful course provider will be awarded a contract to run the Chevening Research Science and Innovation Leadership Fellowship in Financial Years 2021/22, 2022/23 and 2023/24 (April to March). The ideal timing of the programme start date is end-April in all three years. The expected date for the start of the first course is end-April 2022. 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 April 2022 intake. 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.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1e9f6f74-374c-4856-8f98-199b6d6b744d |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Planning, Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 10 Dec 2021 |
| Submission deadline | 7 Jun 2021 |
| Future notice date | 30 Apr 2021 |
| Award date | 6 Jun 2021 |
| Contract period | 30 Aug 2021 - 30 Aug 2024 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1,700,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £1,700,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | FOREIGN COMMONWEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1A 2AH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | St James's |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | TLI London |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | ST. CROSS COLLEGE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 75 - Administration, defence and social security services

### Codes

- 75100000 - Administration services

## Release History

- 10 Dec 2021 at 13:05 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1e9f6f74-374c-4856-8f98-199b6d6b744d
- 7 May 2021 at 09:50 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fd19ef73-7a52-4175-a476-f98600902810
- 30 Mar 2021 at 22:13 - Planning - Planned Procurement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d96c4f05-852d-4722-99c7-1ea2c51a51ca

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1e9f6f74-374c-4856-8f98-199b6d6b744d
  10th December 2021 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fd19ef73-7a52-4175-a476-f98600902810
  7th May 2021 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d96c4f05-852d-4722-99c7-1ea2c51a51ca
  30th March 2021 - Future opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/6c72fa43-8d47-43f6-b476-665316af0173
  n/a

## Notice URLs

- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/foreign-commonwealth-development-office

## Provenance

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