Chevening Gurukul Fellowship for Leadership and Excellence
Details
- Value
- 1,320,000
- Duration
- 3 years
- Published
- 7 February 2022
- Source
- uk:bravosolution
Tender description
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.
Timeline
- Completed: Award published7 February 2022Current notice
- Completed: Award date4 July 2022
- Completed: Contract expiry date3 July 2025
About the buyer
The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office is a ministerial department that buys through its own Commercial Directorate. Every procurement runs on Jaggaer, the department's eSourcing portal, where suppliers register to bid. Opportunities and awards are published on Contracts Finder, and bids above threshold need Central Digital Platform registration. A commercial pipeline is updated every quarter. Four category teams cover programme delivery, estates and security, digital and technology, and corporate services. The department runs its own frameworks, such as the Global Development Delivery Framework, and dynamic purchasing systems for construction and global facilities management.
Procurement spend from central entities makes up 66% of overall UK public spend.
Over the past 5 years, most of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office's contract awards have been in business services, transport equipment and construction work.
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