Published date: 12 October 2022

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 26 October 2022, 5pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Development consultancy services - 73220000

  • Market research services - 79310000

Location of contract

United Kingdom, Isle of Man, Channel Islands, British Oversea Territories, Europe, Rest of the World

Value of contract

£45,000 to £50,000

Procurement reference

DIT Thailand-MAPF-2022-1

Published date

12 October 2022

Closing date

26 October 2022

Closing time

5pm

Contract start date

21 November 2022

Contract end date

20 February 2023

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

At the first UK-Thailand Joint Economic Trade Committee (JETCO) in June 2022, the UK raised several alcohol market access barriers. Minister Mordaunt and Minister Jurin agreed to a JETCO workplan including cooperation on alcohol through "information sharing sessions" covering three specific barriers: the non-specific excise tax system, sample import regulation, and product labelling. Industry estimate that resolving these specific barriers could enable additional exports worth £79m/5years

We now need to implement the JETCO workplan, and deliver these "information sharing sessions" in a manner which best makes progress on the barriers

To support this, we propose to commission a project to deliver an independent comparative study on Thailand's alcohol regulatory environment. This project would:
• explore how different ASEAN Member States' policies vary and compare to Thailand's approach, focusing particularly on the two specific barriers identified in the JETCO workplan
• assess the linkages between ASEAN Member States' policies and the benefits those Member States derive from those policies
Scope of the study covers:
1. Labelling regulations in Thailand and 5 ASEAN countries (70%)
2. Excise tax system in Thailand and 5 ASEAN countries (30%)

This study should cover the comparison of Thailand and other 5 ASEAN countries as well as identify relevant benefits associated to their alcohol regulations and short and long term suggestions to Thailand regarding the alcohol regulatory regime to increase the overall economic benefit to both private and government sector.

Submission of proposals should be as per the instructions in the attached RFP document

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About the buyer

Contact name

Nitiya Thiraphaichit

Address

King Charles Street
LONDON
SW1A2AH
England

Email

nitiya.thiraphaichit@fcdo.gov.uk