Published date: 23 April 2021

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 19 November 2020, 12am

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research and development services and related consultancy services - 73000000

  • Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security - 79000000

  • Education and training services - 80000000

Location of contract

London

Value of contract

£80,000

Procurement reference

BIP588650178

Published date

23 April 2021

Closing date

19 November 2020

Closing time

12am

Contract start date

20 November 2020

Contract end date

1 April 2021

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

DCMS is now seeking a service provider to arrange an academic conference and accompanying conference proceedings publication to further develop thinking and capacity in these areas of activity. This will be of benefit both to the UK government as well as others around the world engaged in digital trade policy making.

The aims of this project are as follows:

- To further develop understanding of impediments to digital trade and concrete actions that can be taken to address them
- To support the development of methodologies to identify, evaluate and address impediments to digital trade
- To establish connections between policymakers and academics working on digital trade issues from economic, legal, and international relations perspectives;
- To further establish the UK as a global thought leader on digital trade.

The objectives of this project are as follows:

- To prepare, host and moderate a conference on "Addressing impediments to digital trade"
- To compile and publish conference proceedings
- To present the recommendations of these proceedings at 1-2 international events, such as at the negotiations of the WTO Joint Initiative on Electronic Commerce.

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Additional text

The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.

Award information

Awarded date

19 November 2020

Contract start date

20 November 2020

Contract end date

1 April 2021

Total value of contract

£80,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

The University of Sussex

Address

Sussex House, Falmer
BN1 9RH

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

DCMS Commercial

Address

100 Parliament Street
London
SW1A 2BQ
UK

Telephone

02072116000

Email

commercial@culture.gov.uk