Chagossians Higher Education Bursaries Scheme

Concepts

• east kilbride
• foreign economic aid
• higher education courses
• higher education
• eligible chagossians
• chagossians higher education bursaries scheme
• chagossians
• bursary recipients
• a further scheme
• • eligible chagossians

Location

East Kilbride

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.

Renewal Options

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.

CPV Codes

• 75211200 - Foreign economic-aid-related services

Indicators

• Bids should cover the whole contract.
• Options are available.
• Renewals are not available.
• Professional qualifications are sought.
• Staff qualifications are relevant.
• Award on basis of price and quality.

Other Information

To access the tender documents please login/register to FCDO's eTendering Portal https://fcdo.bravosolution.co.uk. For any technical issues with the Portal, please call eTendering helpdesk: +44 0203 868 2859 or use the "Call me Back!" functionality (recommended, especially if contacting from outside of UK). Any issues accessing the tender documents should be also reported to Nicola Burleigh.