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Published 31 Mar 2021, 00:56 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Chevening Cyber Security Fellowship: India and Western Balkans

Official notice

Authority: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedure

Sectors: Administration, defence and social security services (75) Delivery: UK

Published estimate£1,200,000exc. VAT

Submissions closed 7 Jun 2021awarded 4 Aug 2021

Awarded to Cranfield University

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Chevening Cyber Security Fellowship: India and Western Balkans

CPV: Administration services · General public services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1The Chevening Cyber Security Fellowship is a fellowship opportunity within the…AwardedRenewal

The Chevening Cyber Security Fellowship is a fellowship opportunity within the Chevening Programme.

The requirement is for the provision of administrative services to run the Chevening Cyber Security 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: £1,200,000 over 5 years (approx. £240,000 per year, depending on number of participants)

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 two short educational programme for mid-career professionals. The first programme is for professionals from India and the second for professionals from Western Balkans countries (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Montenegro, and Serbia). The successful course provider will be awarded a contract to run the Chevening Cyber Security Fellowship in Financial Years 2021/22, 2022/23 and 2023/24 (April to March). The ideal timing of the India programme is a start date of end March in all three years. The expected date for the start of the first course is end- March 2022.For the Western Balkans programme the programme usually starts in January each year, however timelines are flexible and will be reviewed.

Delivery: UK

Extensions: There are 2 x 12 months extensions available, in addition to the initial 36 month period making a potential total duration of 60 monthsVariant bids: not allowed

75110000 General public services

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more

How bids were scored

Quality: 70Price: 60

Published sub-criteria (3)

TECHNICAL: 70
COMMERCIAL (PRICE): 30
price: 30

Published award criteria (3)

TECHNICAL: 70
COMMERCIAL (PRICE): 30
Price: 30

What this means for your bid

Price carries 60 of 130 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. Quality carries 70 of 130: the paper moves it further than the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

Procedure method: Open procedure
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: No (one-off requirement)
First published: 31 Mar 2021, 00:56 BST
Last source update: 15 Dec 2021, 22:45 GMT
Award evaluation window: 8 Jun 2021 – …
Authority reference: CPG/6374/2021
FTS notice number: 2021/S 000-031324
Classification (CPV): Administration servicesGeneral public services
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02a131 Find a Tender

Publisher note: Important Information for all Potential Suppliers In order to participate and gain access to all documentation in relation to this procurement, potential suppliers should access the FCDO’s e-procurement portal, JAGGAER ONE, available via the below link. URL: https://fcdo.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html Once logged in, search for project reference Project_6374 / itt_4309 If a potential supplier is not registered on the portal, click the link above to be taken to the home page, click the “Click here to register!” button, and follow the on-screen instructions to complete registration. Registration takes approximately 5 minutes and is free of charge. Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) Potential suppliers should note that two-factor authentication will be required to access the FCDO’s e-procurement portal, JAGGAER ONE, which requires Google Authenticator to be downloaded onto a mobile device. For more information in relation to two-factor authentication, a guide can be accessed by clicking the link on the home page of the FCDO’s e-procurement portal, JAGGAER ONE. project_6374 / itt_4309

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on JAGGAER

Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://fcdo.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html ↗

Submission deadline: 7 Jun 2021, 17:00 BST
Submission channel: {"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages: en
Bid validity: 90 days from the deadline
Bids opened: 8 Jun 2021, 12:00 BST

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

fcdo.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html ↗

Timeline

30 Apr 2021 → 15 Dec 2021 · 4 dates

Next notice expected
30 Apr 2021, 00:00 BST
Submission deadline
7 Jun 2021, 17:00 BST
Bids opened
8 Jun 2021, 12:00 BST
Notice published
15 Dec 2021, 22:45 GMT

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 7 May 2021

Status changed to active
7 May 2021, 22:55 BST
Procurement method changed
7 May 2021, 22:55 BST
Deadline published: 7 Jun 2021, 17:00 BST
7 May 2021, 22:55 BST
Status changed to complete
15 Dec 2021, 22:45 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £1,200,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 5

Contracts signed 1latest 4 Aug 2021

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Cranfield University	£1,200,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Chevening Cyber Security Fellowship: India and Western Balkans · Cranfield University
Signed
4 Aug 2021
Value
£1,200,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
5bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsGeneral public services King Charles Street, London, UK, SW1A 2AHContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution (CEDR)Mediation body London
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development OfficeReview contact point London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

CRANFIELD UNIVERSITYAwarded supplier Cranfield, Bedford, UK, MK43 0AL

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria