--- title: "Educational Bursaries for Chagossians Project" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-ef138b3c-2fa4-4038-af50-fc37fbca6117" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-ef138b3c-2fa4-4038-af50-fc37fbca6117" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-ef138b3c-2fa4-4038-af50-fc37fbca6117.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-ef138b3c-2fa4-4038-af50-fc37fbca6117.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "FOREIGN COMMONWEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE" published: "2024-03-15" --- # Educational Bursaries for Chagossians Project Buyer: FOREIGN COMMONWEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-ef138b3c-2fa4-4038-af50-fc37fbca6117 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-ef138b3c-2fa4-4038-af50-fc37fbca6117) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-ef138b3c-2fa4-4038-af50-fc37fbca6117.json) ## Summary The Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office is planning a tender titled "Educational Bursaries for Chagossians Project" within the industry category of Foreign economic-aid-related services. The tender is in the planning stage, with an engagement end date set for April 15th, 2024. The project aims to administer bursaries supporting Chagossians in pursuing higher education courses. The procurement process involves designing and delivering an education scheme for eligible students, including tasks like marketing bursaries, assessing applicants, providing pastoral support, and monitoring progress. This tender by the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office offers business growth opportunities for UK-affiliated higher education institutions with a presence in Mauritius. Companies specialising in education administration, student support services, and educational technology are well-suited to compete. The bursary scheme aims to improve the employment prospects of Chagossians through higher education. Businesses interested in delivering educational programs, offering pastoral support, and managing student accommodation may find this tender beneficial to expand their services and contribute to social impact initiatives. ## Notice The FCDO are seeking a UK-affiliated higher education institutions with a presence in Mauritius to administer a bursary scheme for Chagossians (those born on the islands that now form the British Indian Ocean Territory / Chagos Archipelago and their descendants). The Supplier shall receive up to PS1 million in funding from the FCDO to administer bursaries that support Chagossians to improve their employment prospects through completing higher-education degree courses. The successful bidder will design and deliver a bursary scheme for eligible Chagossians. This will 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 Scope The successful bidder will be required to design and deliver a bursary scheme for eligible students who wish to study. This is likely to include the following tasks: - Marketing the availability of bursaries; - Assessing the eligibility of bursary applicants; - Running an admissions process for bursary applicants; - Providing suitable pastoral support for bursary recipients; - Providing accommodation for bursary recipients or grants to meet the cost of accommodation; - Providing high quality education for bursary recipients; - Administering payments to bursary recipients; - Monitoring the progress of bursary recipients; - Reporting on progress to FCDO. The successful bidder will also provide a named point of contact for bursary recipients in case of any administrative and/or pastoral enquiries by the recipients. Additional information: FCDO will host an EME event about the planned programme and the anticipated services required from interested parties. We are looking for a supplier will design and deliver a bursary scheme for eligible Chagossians. This will enable recipients to improve their employment prospects through completing higher education courses. Successful delivery of this programme will require the following objectives to be met: - Eligible Chagossians successfully apply for bursaries and begin relevant courses - Bursary recipients receive a high-quality education and suitable pastoral support At this stage, the aim of the EME is to introduce the broad objectives of the programme. FCDO will be keen to solicit the views of the market regarding the most effective means of delivering the programme objectives. FCDO would welcome the participation of both national and international organisations. Non-participation in this event will not be considered in any future procurement. The purpose of this notice is to explore the market, inform the specifications and help us to decide on the best procurement route and strategy. Further details concerning the event will be provided on the FCDO Jaggaer Portal in due course. Please register for attendance for the EME via the guidance below, which is a separate requirement from registering interest on the FCDO Jaggaer portal. How to register The EME is expected to take place on the 15 April 2023 at 10 am UK. This will be a virtual event hosted on MS TEAMS dial-in facility. If you are interested in attending this Early Market Engagement event, then please register via the form at: https://forms.office.com/e/u7aTnVnWph. All communication to and from FCDO will take place within the Jaggaer PQQ messaging function, and all supporting documentation can also be accessed within that space. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/cd0a71da-5457-4b9c-912c-0ec44cba3329 | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Not specified | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 15 Mar 2024 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 15 Apr 2024 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | 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 | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 75 - Administration, defence and social security services ### Codes - 75211200 - Foreign economic-aid-related services ## Release History - 15 Mar 2024 at 10:43 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/cd0a71da-5457-4b9c-912c-0ec44cba3329 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/cd0a71da-5457-4b9c-912c-0ec44cba3329 15th March 2024 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - https://forms.office.com/e/u7aTnVnWph ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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