Deadline: 10-Sep-20
The British Embassy to France is seeking a partner organization(s) to deliver an innovative and exciting research project, under their supervision, including papers and events for the period October 2020 to February 2021.
The project should consider the long-term international impact and scenarios for Covid-19. The project should bring new insights into these issues that are relevant to both the UK and France.
Project proposals should be structured around the following cones:
- COVID Societies
- Vulnerabilities and vulnerable groups
- Digitalization of work and education
- Health: access to healthcare, vaccines, tests, and treatments; R&D
- Fair and Sustainable Recovery
- Delivering the Paris Agreement and supporting COP26
- Building long-term goals (climate, biodiversity, reduced inequalities) into shorter-term recovery plans
- New geostrategic trends
- Impact on great power relations
- Multilateral responses
- Vulnerable countries
- Supply chain impacts
Selection Process
- A British Embassy panel will select the successful partner organization(s). The panel will look favorably on projects interested in the above themes and is particularly keen to see applications that foster UK France cooperation and bring together a broad and diverse range of stakeholders e.g. NGOs, local associations, academia, government, industry.
- The panel will also look favorably on bids with strong, impactful communications plans to maximize the reach of the project recommendations. They welcome bids from a consortium of organizations. If two or more project partners are selected, the panel may ask them to work together on a joint proposal. Partners organizations will be required to follow British Embassy project management procedures.
Applicants should include
- presentation of project components: themes, researchers, formats of research papers and events, delivery including how the project respects equal opportunities and will be managed sustainably.
- detailed project costings.
Annex
- Appropriate due diligence has been carried out on all current project implementing partners, with the findings, risks and recommendations recorded, signed off, retained on file (copied to PMO), and risks monitored during delivery.
- The correct FCO Contract, Grant Agreement or MoU has been signed by both parties before any project activity takes place.
- Payment to third party implementing partners has been made in arrears unless prior approval has been granted by the relevant program central administrators.
For more information, visit https://www.gov.uk/government/news/call-for-tender-rebuilding-better-opportunities-and-risks-in-the-context-of-covid-19