Call for Expressions of Interest to undertake a Project Identification and Design Scoping Study

The British Council is planning a major global project to celebrate the 200^th anniversary of the birth of Charles Darwin in 2009. The project aims to

Enhance and improve the international awareness of the UK’s contribution to research and teaching in biological sciences;

Increase scientific collaboration in biological sciences between the UK and other countries; and

Increase and sustain debate between young people in the UK and other countries about Darwin’s legacy and the wider impact of his ideas.

The project will consist of a number of interlinked activities delivered in partnership with a wide range of external organisations in the UK and other countries. Please see the British Council’s Science webpages for examples of other science projects www.britishcouncil.org/science.

If you wish to be invited to tender for this assignment, please submit a CV and/or company history with examples of relevant work, consisting of no more 10 pages of A4

The deadline for expressions of interest is 10.00 a.m. Wednesday 12th September 2007. You will be informed of the outcome of this process on or soon after Friday 14th September. If selected, you will be invited to submit a full proposal by Monday 1st October 2007. The scoping study itself should be completed by mid-December 2007.

All information should be submitted electronically to science@britishcouncil.org or sent by guaranteed delivery to the address below in order to ensure arrival by the specified date.

Darwin 200 project

British Council Science Department

Contracts and Projects

Bridgewater House

58 Whitworth Street

Manchester

M1 6BB

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