Published date: 3 May 2019

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: 17 May 2019

Contract summary

Industry

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

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

tender_204998/765780

Published date

3 May 2019

Closing date

17 May 2019

Contract start date

1 June 2019

Contract end date

31 March 2020

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

-To provide tech specialist in market to unlock opportunities with key Japanese companies for both trade and investment & to focus on regional tech start up clusters in Japan. To strengthen commercial links between Japan and the UK to benefit trade, investment and research links between the two countries in the digital sphere.

-To support and promote research opportunities for Japanese technology companies to invest in research in the UK, collaborating with leading UK universities or institutions.

-To generate clear and specific opportunities for investment in the UK with Japanese companies focussed on the AI, fintech, quantum or digital fields, and set out account plans to support their investment.

-To have 40 days of specialist time to engage at a senior level both with new company targets to generate investment opportunities and to engage with large Japanese companies to problem solve and generate new trade opportunities (dragons den/shark tank style).

-To analyse opportunities for Japanese tech companies to make more financial investments into UK start-ups, medium-sized companies, or the UK patient capital fund, and to set out recommendations for how the Embassy team can best promote opportunities in this area.

-To speak key events to promote UK trade and investment opportunities in the technology sphere for example to promote fintech during fintech week in w.c. 2 September 2019.

-To focus on identifying new regional areas of fast growth tech opportunity both in Japan.

More information

Links

Additional text

URL is https://fco.bravosolution.co.uk/ (requires registration), then navigate to Project _2423 / ITT _2992

About the buyer

Address

King Charles Street
London
SW1A 2AH
England

Telephone

6328582200

Email

apac.procurement@fco.gov.uk

Website

www.gov.uk/fco