Business and management consultancy services

Tender description

UK Shared Business Services (UK SBS), on behalf of the UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) through Innovate UK wishes to establish a contract for the provision of the Global Young Innovators pilot programme. Global Young Innovators, outlined in this specification, is a new pilot programme funded through the GCRF ODA budget. The programme is designed to bring together, support, fund and champion young innovators from the UK and developing partner countries to address and solve global challenges. The aim of the tender exercise is to find and procure a delivery partner to run the pilot Global Young Innovators programme (for 12 months from 1 October 2020). Innovate UK’s aims for the programme are: • developing new global peer groups — bringing together young innovators (aged 18-30) from the UK and developing countries to learn from each other, experience new perspectives and work collaboratively to address fundamental global challenges; • creating opportunities for young people to contribute their ideas and develop new solutions to solving critical global challenges; • enabling young people to develop crucial business skills and develop their ideas into viable businesses through funding and support; • building equitable partnerships with community organisations, businesses as ambassadors and NGOs in partner developing countries to frame challenges and support young innovators; • identifying, supporting and celebrating the innovators and leaders of the future communications. The support is to be facilitated by a blend of both in person and online to enable equal participation for all young people, independent of location. Objectives Specific objectives of the programme are: • developing new global peer groups — bringing together young innovators (aged 18-30) from the UK and South Africa; • engaging and building equitable partnerships with stakeholders in South Africa and UK who support young people; • providing business support and coaching to young people to develop their entrepreneurial skills and ideas into viable businesses; • enabling young people to contribute their ideas and develop new solutions to critical global challenges; • delivering funding to young people with great ideas; • creating new role models and case studies; • promoting gender equality and social inclusion; • measuring and demonstrating impact; • informing future iterations of the programme. All submissions will be assessed in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, for procurement values that exceed Regulation 5 (Threshold amounts). This procurement will be managed electronically via the eSourcing portal Delta. The contracting authority expressly reserves the right: (i) not to award any contract as a result of the procurement process commenced by publication of this notice; and (ii) to make whatever change sit may see fit to the content and structure of the procurement; and in no circumstances will the contracting authority be liable for any costs incurred by any supplier. The contracting authority shall utilise the Delta eSourcing Procurement Tool available at www.uksbs.delta-esourcing.co.uk to conduct this procurement. All enquiries with respect to problems or functionality within the tool may be submitted to Delta eSourcing on 08452707050. Please utilise the messaging system within thee-sourcing tool at the above link. Please note this is a free self-registration website and this can be done by completing the online questionnaire at www.uksbs.delta-esourcing.co.uk Once you are logged into the system you will be able to link yourself into this procurement using the access code: 4US9KB5854