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Call for Bids: China Network’s International Programme – Third Funding Round

The British Embassy in Beijing is pleased to open a call for bids to the China Network’s International Programme (Economic Resilience) for projects running between 1 January 2022 – 31 March 2022.

This was published under the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

All projects should focus on economic resilience issues related to mainland China and Hong Kong. Issues on which we welcome bids include – but are not limited to – the below:

  • Economic resilience
  • UK-China economic and trade links
  • Competitive neutrality

Selection criteria

Bids will be assessed against the following criteria:

  • Project design: Feasibility of activities and outputs including the capacity of implementing organisation to deliver outcomes
  • Impact: Supporting UK economic resilience interests related to mainland China and Hong Kong
  • Viability and risks: Clear engagement/buy-in of key stakeholders. Robust analysis of key risks, and a plan of action to manage and mitigate those risks
  • Value for money: Comparable and reasonable costs against the number of direct beneficiaries and the scale of achievable outcomes

We draw your attention to the below key points:

  • Proposals should be between £10,000 - £80,000 (105,000RMB – 840,000RMB).
  • The entire project must begin and complete in the period 1 January 2022 and 31 March 2022. 
  • All funding must be activity-based (i.e. not for general staff costs, office rental etc.). 

Process 

  • Project proposals must be received by 23:59 (GMT) on Sunday 12 December. Late proposals will not be considered.  
  • Proposals must be submitted using the attached forms only (Project Proposal Form and Activity Based Budget), which must be completed in English.  
  • Proposals must be submitted to: China.InternationalProgramme@fcdo.gov.uk

Attachments 

PrOF Template Project Proposal Form above £10k

PrOF Template Activity Based Budget

Guidance 

Project Proposal Form - Guidance

ABB Form - Guidance

Published 7 December 2021