Turing Scheme - Administration Services

Descriptions

The Turing Scheme currently provides programme funding for mobility projects taking place in a given academic year (i.e. September to August). The programme lifecycle is longer, with activity to select projects to be funding taking place in the Spring/Summer preceding the academic year, and then project close activity taking place running into the Autumn following the academic year., The Turing Scheme administration service need over this period consists of various component elements:, Scheme promotions and communications, Facilitating and managing the funding application process, Assessing funding applications, Grant administration (entering in to grant agreement, monitoring, closure) , Programme Fund management and distribution, Programme governance, including compliance and audit controls, Further information about the programme lifecycle and service requirements will be provided during upcoming market engagement activity., This Prior Information Notice (PIN) is intended to:, 1.Raise awareness with the market of a potential future procurement process for the end-to-end delivery of the Turing Scheme service;, 2.Inform the market that the Department will be undertaking market engagement activity during Spring 2021, for the purpose of gathering information about the supply market and their delivery solutions; and to inform its understanding of the risks and issues relevant to managing transition to, and mobilisation of, any new service arrangements.