Published date: 29 November 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.
Contract summary
Industry
Miscellaneous business and business-related services - 79900000
Location of contract
Any region, North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, Isle of Man, Channel Islands
Value of contract
£5,600,000
Procurement reference
tender_339754/1151797
Published date
29 November 2022
Closing date
9 January 2023
Closing time
8am
Contract start date
1 April 2023
Contract end date
31 March 2027
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?
Yes
Description
The Department for International Trade ("DIT") has a potential requirement for the provision of the "UK-APAC Tech Growth Programme" as part of the UK's Asia Pacific Digital Trade Network (a joint DIT-DCMS initiative).
The Secretary of State for DIT is the contracting authority responsible for meeting this anticipated requirement.
The contract shall be for a period of 48 months, including any available contract option(s). The requirement has an estimated total value of £5.6million /inc-VAT and this value includes any available contract option(s).
In the March 2020 Budget, the UK government announced funding for a 3-year pilot Digital Trade Network for Asia Pacific to support UK digital tech businesses to internationalise in the region; attract capital and talent to the UK; and enhance UK digital trade and digital economy collaborations internationally.
A key element of the Digital Trade Network has been what is currently described as the overseas 'Tech Entrepreneur Network', which helps innovative UK businesses make the leap to new markets by connecting them into local networks using on-the-ground expertise, accelerating their access to capital, customers and talent in the local market. It also seeks to raise the profile of the UK's digital tech sector, promoting its strength, successes and potential as a destination for digital tech businesses, talent and investment.
Tech Nation is the current provider of the 'Tech Entrepreneur Network', through to end March 2023. With funding for the DTN pilot now extended to end March 2025, DIT has allocated funding for a 2-year contract (with 2 x 12 month extension options) to continue this work, now described as a 'UK-APAC Tech Growth Programme'. The change of name is to reflect more accurately the aims of the programme and refinement of the contract delivery requirements.
About the buyer
Contact name
Department for International Trade
Address
Old Admiralty Building
London
SW1A 2DY
England
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