Foreign economic-aid-related services

Tender description

The Department for International Development (DFID) on behalf of the The Department of Health (DH) has now secured the services of a Management Agent for the recently launched Fleming Fund. Both the Prime Minister and Chief Medical Officer are clear that tackling antimicrobial resistance (AMR) at home and abroad is a key priority and that the UK will help lead a global response. The Fleming Fund is a key part of this work and as such is funded through Official Development Assistance (ODA). The Fleming Fund is a 265 000 000 GBP programme to tackle antimicrobial resistance by improving laboratory capacity and diagnosis as well as data and surveillance of antimicrobial resistance in low and middle income countries through a 1 health approach. Alongside delivering a scheme of Fleming Fellows — The Fleming Fellowship scheme will be a network of practitioners from different disciplines and sectors. The network will focus on professional development facilitating the cross-pollination of ideas and experience, peer to peer learning, and finding creative solutions as part of a multi-disciplinary network to tackle AMR in LMICs. The Management Agent will work collaboratively with DH during an 8 month inception phase to design the detail of the fund's country and regional work before (subject to successful delivery of inception phase) moving into an implementation phase for the remainder of the contract.