Published date: 19 March 2018
Last edited date: 19 March 2018
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Contract summary
Industry
Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services - 71000000
Location of contract
Any region
Value of contract
£1,700,000
Procurement reference
UKTI001-DN320589-55293333
Published date
19 March 2018
Closing date
24 April 2018
Contract start date
1 October 2018
Contract end date
30 April 2021
Contract type
Service contract
Procedure type
Competitive dialog
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
No
Description
The Expo 2020 Dubai, United Arab Emirates coincides with the UAE's Golden Jubilee. Its theme 'Connecting Minds, Creating the Future' is about the power of collaboration and partnership to create a better world. The UK participation will consist of a self-build country Pavilion with an accompanying business and cultural programme. As the first World Expo to take place in the Middle East, Africa, and South Asia, and the first to be hosted by an Arab country, the opportunities to connect with one of the most dynamic, young, and fastest growing regions in the world are immense. The Expo will have the 'the world in one place' with an expected footfall of 25 million visitors from across the Gulf States and from all over the world including all of the UK's key trading partners.
The Expo provides the UK with an ideal platform to project Britain as a global force for prosperity, innovation, creativity and thought leadership. It provides the UK government with the ability to showcase British expertise rooted in cutting-edge design and a dynamic and open cultural and business sector, projecting both heritage and modernity, in line with Gulf Strategy and across the broader Middle East and South East Asia. The Department for International Trade (DIT) wishes to appoint a design team to design the UK's Pavilion for Expo 2020. We are seeking a dedicated, inventive, multi-disciplinary creative team that will enable us to interpret the UK's contribution to the theme, in a way which creates the most original, inspiring and memorable visitor experience possible. We are looking for a holistic concept that unites the structure with the content. We have a strong tradition of multiple award-winning Pavilions which have helped forge the international reputations of their creators - from Thomas Heatherwick's Seed Cathedral at Shanghai 2010, Wolfgang Buttress's 'Hive' at Milan 2015 to Asif Khan's 'Yurt' in Astana. This competition offers you the chance to follow those who have gone before with another inspirational triumph.
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About the buyer
Contact name
Steph Wakeford
Address
Department for International Trade
3 Whitehall Place
London
SW1A 2AW
England
stephanie.wakeford@trade.gov.uk
Website
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-international-trade
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Closing: 24 April 2018