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title: "China Rule of Law for Business - Standards Strand"
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# China Rule of Law for Business - Standards Strand

Buyer: FOREIGN & COMMONWEALTH OFFICE  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-d64b733d-4213-4676-b567-8779ab5b7197

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## Summary

The Foreign & Commonwealth Office is conducting a tender titled "China Rule of Law for Business - Standards Strand", aiming to procure a Delivery Partner for a £4m technical assistance programme focused on improving international standards in China. This procurement falls under the business services sector, specifically within law, marketing, consulting, and security industries. The tender is currently active, with the submission deadline set for 1st March 2019. The contract is expected to commence in May 2019 and run until March 2022, encompassing three phases: Inception, Implementation, and Closure.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses engaged in consulting and technical assistance, particularly those with expertise in international standards, trade facilitation, and related sectors. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are especially encouraged to participate, ensuring that they can contribute to and gain from the inclusive economic growth promoted by the Prosperity Fund initiative. Companies looking to enhance their presence in the emerging markets of developing countries may find this opportunity highly valuable.

## Notice

The Prosperity Fund was announced in the 2015 Strategic Defence and Security Review, and represents a key component of the prosperity pillar of the UK Aid Strategy. It is a cross-government Fund that aims to reduce poverty through inclusive economic growth. Many developing countries, including middle income countries where around 70% of the world's poor live, still face considerable challenges such as rapid urbanisation, climate change and high and persistent inequality, including gender inequality, which can lower long-term growth prospects. The Prosperity Fund supports the broad-based and inclusive growth needed for poverty reduction to make development sustainable in line with International Development Act 2002 ("IDA"), the Gender Equality Act 2014 ("GEA") and the Sustainable Development Goals ("SDGs"). The UK has expertise in a range of sectors which countries will need as they develop, including education, healthcare, energy, finance and infrastructure. Helping partner countries develop these sectors and improve their business environment will give firms and people, greater opportunities to work in a stronger, more productive economy. The Prosperity Fund also seeks to improve trade links between partner countries and the rest of the world, including the UK. Higher growth in a partner country offers greater trade opportunities for international and UK business. The purpose of this Procurement is to procure a Delivery Partner to design and implement a PS4m technical assistance programme in the area of Standards in China (the 'Programme'). The overall impact of the Programme is to improve adoption, enforcement and development of international standards in China, thereby supporting inclusive and sustainable economic development and increasing trade and investment between Chinese and international (including UK) business. The key expected Outcomes for this Programme are: I. Improvement in the adoption and enforcement of international standards in China. II. Improvement in China's ability to develop and propose its own international standards. III. Successful pilot projects that permit the testing of new international standards in China and catalyse adoption of international standards. IV. Improvement in the understanding of the economic and social impact of international standards adoption in China, both across sectors and regions. The Contract is expected to begin in May 2019. The Delivery Partner will be contracted up to March 2022. The Programme will consist of three Phases: Inception Phase, Implementation Phase and Closure Phase. The Contract will be let for the full Term with a review point at the end of the Inception Phase (estimated: August 2019) and a Break Clause in March 2021 to align with the UK Government's Spending Review. There will be the opportunity for extensions for up to a further 24 months. Additional information: To register an interest, please email for a Non Disclosure Agreement to: PFGeneralQueries@fco.gov.uk. Following receipt of the signed NDA, you will be afforded access to the event on the 'Bravo' e-sourcing portal.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2fa9212e-d0c1-4617-8d7b-eafe9e2c549d |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 18 Jan 2019 |
| Submission deadline | 1 Mar 2019 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 30 Apr 2019 - 31 Mar 2022 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| 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 | 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 |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

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

## Release History

- 18 Jan 2019 at 09:02 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2fa9212e-d0c1-4617-8d7b-eafe9e2c549d

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2fa9212e-d0c1-4617-8d7b-eafe9e2c549d
  18th January 2019 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder

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