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£9.8 million Yorkshire UKTI contract up for grabs

UKTI is on the hunt for contractors to provide UKTI trade services and associated European funded international trade projects in Yorkshire & the Humber, a contract worth in the region of £9.8 million.

There are contracts available for all 9 English regions and the duration of the contracts to be awarded will be five years, with the option on the part of UKTI only to extend by up to a further one year.

UKTI currently has a confirmed budget allocation only for 2015/16

The contractors appointed will aim to help address market failure in the provision of advice and education to businesses to help them reach their full potential in overseas markets.

They would need to deploy and manage a regional team of international trade advisers (ITAs) providing education and advice to UKTI customers in appropriate geographical areas, with the aim of enabling them to grow through international trade and by ensuring that the customers have a better understanding of the routes to market including e-commerce and new media channels

The highest estimated value, which is just over £25 million for the Yorkshire region, reflects the amount UKTI considers might be required to deliver if a range of potential initiatives come to fruition.

For example embedding digital advisers into UKTI’s regional teams to support e-exporting activity and facilitating regional engagement with developing overseas business networks.

UK Trade & Investment is the Government Department that helps UK-based companies succeed globally and assists overseas companies to bring investment to the UK.

It has headquarters in London and Glasgow and professional advisers and staff around the UK and in more than 100 countries worldwide. It brings together the export development and inward investment work of its parent UK Government Departments, The Department for Business Innovation and Skills and The Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

UKTI works with UK-based businesses to ensure their success in international markets through exports.

The deadline for submission of request for information (RFI) responses is 6 October 2014.

For more information visit the government website here.

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Clare Burnett .