--- title: "DN298357-Provision of UK-China Infrastructure Academy" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-7654a9ff-e551-47bf-909f-1ed744627a03" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-7654a9ff-e551-47bf-909f-1ed744627a03" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-7654a9ff-e551-47bf-909f-1ed744627a03.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-7654a9ff-e551-47bf-909f-1ed744627a03.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "DEPARTMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL TRADE" published: "2017-10-27" --- # DN298357-Provision of UK-China Infrastructure Academy Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL TRADE Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-7654a9ff-e551-47bf-909f-1ed744627a03 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-7654a9ff-e551-47bf-909f-1ed744627a03) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-7654a9ff-e551-47bf-909f-1ed744627a03.json) ## Summary The Department for International Trade is seeking a strategic supplier for the "Provision of UK-China Infrastructure Academy" to facilitate training programmes for Chinese business executives and government officials. This open tender is classified under the Education and Training Services sector and is active until 27 November 2017. The contractor is expected to deliver two five-day training courses in the UK, focusing on themes related to Energy and Rail, by 31 March 2018. The courses will provide practical knowledge related to UK infrastructure investment and require simultaneous translation to accommodate delegates. The contract is expected to be valued at £880,000, with a minimum value of £280,000. This tender presents a valuable opportunity for businesses specialising in educational services, infrastructure training, and investment consultancy. Companies that can provide bilingual training and have experience in public sector contracts in the UK would be particularly well-suited to compete. The involvement in this project could foster stronger ties with Chinese markets, potentially leading to further collaborations and business opportunities within the infrastructure sector. ## Notice The Department for Trade is looking for a strategic supplier to provide a UK-China Infrastructure Academy. The Academy is a training programme offering courses, seminars and workshops to senior executives from Chinese businesses and officials from the Chinese Government to cover all aspects of the market context related to UK infrastructure, energy and regeneration projects, with the aim of facilitating and accelerating high-quality Chinese investment into the UK. The programme is intended to offer practical, applicable knowledge and skills, (not pure academic training), to increase the capabilities of the delegates and their businesses to successfully invest into UK infrastructure. Through participation in the programme delegates are expected to develop understanding of both technical processes for UK infrastructure projects and investment (policies, regulation, legal regimes, planning, financing, procurement, risk management, market entry, standards etc.) as well as UK business norms such as working with government, stakeholder engagement, forming consortia and building credible advisory teams. The Academy will also be used as a platform to showcase UK investment opportunities to the Chinese delegates, in each case relating to the overall programme theme, and aligned with UK inward investment priorities. The Contractor will be expected to incorporate this into the programme, working in conjunction with the Authority. In addition to the formal training activities, the Academy will include business networking and matching making opportunities with UK businesses. The programme will be thematic and modular in approach with delegates spending five nights/five days on a residential programme in the UK. It will be the potential provider's responsibility to provide all venues and accommodation for the Delegates as well as sourcing the speakers, facilitators and trainers. The successful Contractor will be required to deliver two, five day training courses in the UK for Chinese delegates as part of the Infrastructure Academy, to be delivered in both Chinese and English with simultaneous translation. The themes for the initial two courses will be Energy and Rail. The Authority will identify and select the delegates based on their relevance to the Energy and Rail sectors. If additional eight courses are required, they will be in a similar format and likely to be around themes related to Transport, Energy and Regeneration. Specific details will be agreed jointly between the Authority, Contractor and the Chinese Government before the option to extend is taken. The successful Contractor will deliver the two courses by 31 March 2018). The first course on Energy should ideally take place 28 January to 2 February 2018 and the second course on Rail should take place by 31 March 2018, with dates to be agreed between the Customer and the successful Contractor. There is potential for up to a further eight courses over the period 01 April 2020 ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2b050867-c4d1-4eaf-bf41-3e949671d5a4 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 27 Oct 2017 | | Submission deadline | 27 Nov 2017 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 1 Jan 2018 - 31 Mar 2018 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £880,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | DEPARTMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL TRADE | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | South West London | | Postcode | SW1A 2AW | | 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 | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security - 80 - Education and training services ### Codes - 79900000 - Miscellaneous business and business-related services - 80000000 - Education and training services ## Release History - 27 Oct 2017 at 14:37 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2b050867-c4d1-4eaf-bf41-3e949671d5a4 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2b050867-c4d1-4eaf-bf41-3e949671d5a4 27th October 2017 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=51d7807c-6999-e711-80e4-005056b64545 OJEU Open Competition ## Notice URLs - https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-trade-investment ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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