The British Embassy Kyiv is accepting project proposals for the financial years 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 (pending funding) from not-for-profit organisations operating in Ukraine.
War is a catalyst for change; however such change is not limited to military development. Government structures, processes and policies must also develop at pace. UK Special Defence Advisor Programme is seeking to sponsor projects aimed at supporting Ukraine’s efforts in Security Sector Reform, which has become an increasingly important activity during Ukraine’s armed conflict with the Russian Federation.
Background
The funding will be allocated from the UK Special Defence Advisor Programme (SDA) within British Embassy Kyiv budget.
Since 2004 the SDA has been a trusted advisor embedded in the Ukrainian Ministry of Defence (U-MOD) and working with the senior leaders across defence (Ministers, senior military personnel and officials) to help them develop and articulate their reform requirements; they also coordinate UK efforts in the realm of defence-focused Security Sector Reform (SSR), and engages with the international and multilateral community to seek consistency of effort. Apart from direct advisory activities by the SDA and hired experts, SDA is also the owner of a programme comprised of reform-focused projects and recurring activities funded from the SDA budget and implemented by international and local implementing partners.
Since 2014 the SDA programme-sponsored projects have been known for delivering exceptional contributions to several reform processes in Ukraine’s wider security sector including, but not limited to:
- introduction of the P3M and reforming U-MOD and General Staff into project offices
- transition from Soviet-style planned 123 (ODS, 18.1 KB).
- Project(s) will be funded in two stages: while we are seeking to sign Grant Agreement with the successful bidder(s) for the full period of August 2023 to April 2025, the initial funding will be secured for 8 months from August 2023 to April 2024 with the funding for April 2024 – April 2025 to be confirmed in 123 2024) and budget for the second phase (April 2024 – April 2025).
- Successful implementers must receive project funding in GBP.
- Each of the budgets for project bids should demonstrate 60% spend by 31 December of the respective year. Thus, budget for the initial phase (August 2023 to 123 2025) :
minimum £ 2 000 000 (two million pounds sterling) maximum: £ 2 300 000 (two million three hundred thousand pounds sterling)
- bids where possible should not exceed 50 pages (excluding budgets) and must include CVs of key experts
- bids must be in English
Recommendations and requirements to project budgets are listed on tab 2 of 123
