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title: "Chevening Gurukul Fellowship for Leadership and Excellence"
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# Chevening Gurukul Fellowship for Leadership and Excellence

Buyer: FOREIGN COMMONWEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0303db

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## Summary

The Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) is currently conducting an open tender for the "Chevening Gurukul Fellowship for Leadership and Excellence" programme, which falls under the administration services category. This procurement process is based in London, UK, and is approaching the submission deadline on 23 March 2022, after which bids will be opened on 24 February 2022. With a total contract value of £1,320,000 and a contract duration of three years (with the possibility of two additional years), this initiative aims to foster leadership development among mid-career professionals from India.

This tender presents significant opportunities for UK higher education institutions with an international profile and established links, particularly in India, to expand their engagement and influence globally. Interested providers should be adept at structuring dynamic learning experiences for participants and facilitating connections with prominent figures in various sectors, including government, business, and civil society. The selected provider will not only enhance their visibility and reputation but also strengthen ties with influential alumni from the Chevening programme, contributing to long-term business growth in education and leadership development.

## Notice

Chevening Gurukul Fellowship for Leadership and Excellence

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The Chevening Gurukul Fellowship for Leadership and Excellence is a Fellowship opportunity within the Chevening Programme. Chevening is the UK government's international awards scheme aimed at developing global leaders. Funded by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) and partner organisations, Chevening offers two types of awards - Scholarships and Fellowships. The scholarships are for one year Master's in any subject at a recognised UK University. The fellowships offer specifically designed courses aimed at mid-to-senior level professionals who are looking to expand their knowledge and expertise in their specific field of work. The programmes are tailored short courses which run for approximately 8 weeks at a designated UK university. Chevening offers a unique opportunity for future leaders, influencers, and decision-makers from all over the world to develop professionally and academically, network extensively, experience UK culture, and build lasting positive relationships with the UK. Numbering over 50,000 worldwide, Chevening Alumni are an influential and highly regarded group. They have an excellent record of rising to positions of leadership across a wide range of fields including politics, business, the media, civil society, science and technology, and academia. The primary objectives of the Chevening Fellowship programme are: * To promote UK political, economic and commercial interests in priority geographic regions * To promote UK institutions, culture and values * To forge lasting ties with future leaders, opinion formers and decision makers in politics, government, business, journalism, science and technology and civil society * To achieve outcomes aligned to FCDO priorities The Chevening Gurukul Fellowship Programme for Leadership and Excellence forms the centrepiece to the Chevening India Programme and has become an exclusive, high profile, flagship fellowship course. The programme has been running for 25 years. The aim is to expose India's future leaders to the UK's top opinion formers and decision-makers within Government, politics, industry and civil society and to enable them to build a network of UK based contacts with a view to the UK becoming their international partner of choice in their chosen field. The twelve week long programme is designed for high calibre mid-career professionals working in government, politics, civil society, the media and the private sector. The fellowship is currently delivered at the University of Oxford and each year up to 12 Indians are carefully chosen for the fellowship. We are running a tending process to secure a supplier to run the Chevening Gurukul Fellowship for Leadership and Excellence in Financial Years 2022/23, 2023/24 and 2024/25. For the first programme, applications will be open from August to November 2022, with the ideal start date of the first programme September 2023. Subsequent iterations will ideally follow this timeframe.

Renewal: 2 x 12 month optional extensions are available at the end of the initial contract period.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003495-2022 |
| Notice type | Planning Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning, Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 7 Feb 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 23 Mar 2022 |
| Future notice date | 24 Jan 2022 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1,320,000 |
| Lots value | £1,320,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Active |
| Lots status | Active |
| 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

- 75100000 - Administration services
- 75110000 - General public services

## Release History

- 7 Feb 2022 at 22:45 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003495-2022
- 20 Dec 2021 at 22:44 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031844-2021

## Notice URLs

- https://fcdo.bravosolution.co.uk/attach/2FA_guide.pdf
- https://fcdo.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html
- https://fco.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html
- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/foreign-commonwealth-development-office

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