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title: "Potential Collaboration Partners for Innovate UK in California, Texas and New York"
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# Potential Collaboration Partners for Innovate UK in California, Texas and New York

Buyer: FOREIGN & COMMONWEALTH OFFICE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-0fb84fc0-ddef-4436-9f78-bb8d7adf7afa

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## Summary

The Foreign & Commonwealth Office has completed a tender titled "Potential Collaboration Partners for Innovate UK in California, Texas and New York". This procurement falls under the research and development services category, aimed at enhancing market access for UK businesses in key sectors. The tender period concluded on 18th September 2017, with the contract effective from 16th October 2017 to 1st December 2017. The procurement followed an open procedure method, with a contract awarded on 11th October 2017 valued at £24,395.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses looking to expand into the US market, particularly those involved in innovation and technology sectors. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) would be particularly well-suited to compete, as the initiative aims to foster partnerships and co-funding opportunities that can lead to growth and export engagements for UK companies in collaboration with US entities.

## Notice

The US offers a number of opportunities for the UK to build business led innovation partnerships, and through this project the UK Science and Innovation Network and Innovate UK would like to explore the potential to develop collaborations between Innovate UK and potential US partners at a state level. The benefits this would deliver would include, improved market access for UK businesses in key sectors/technologies; and new partnerships to generate export and investment opportunities. The aim is to identify 4 tangible opportunities for co-funding or partnership in priority areas for UK innovation to help deliver the Industrial Strategy's ambition of making the UK the place for science and innovation.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b54f4749-b535-47c7-bcc3-10f1aa136e65 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 31 Oct 2017 |
| Submission deadline | 18 Sep 2017 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 10 Oct 2017 |
| Contract period | 22 Oct 2017 - 1 Dec 2017 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £24,395 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | FOREIGN & COMMONWEALTH OFFICE |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1A 2AH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | St James's |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | STATE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

### Codes

- 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

## Release History

- 31 Oct 2017 at 22:05 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b54f4749-b535-47c7-bcc3-10f1aa136e65

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b54f4749-b535-47c7-bcc3-10f1aa136e65
  31st October 2017 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/foreign-commonwealth-office

## Provenance

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