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title: "Enhanced International Trade Advisory Service"
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# Enhanced International Trade Advisory Service

Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL TRADE  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-edae303f-b5e9-4cbb-8016-f8ef92174869

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## Summary

The Department for International Trade is seeking to appoint Regional Delivery Partners for the "Enhanced International Trade Advisory Service," a tender valued between £84 million and £127 million. This procurement falls under the category of business and management consultancy services and is focused on enhancing support for UK businesses looking to internationalise. The tender is currently in the active stage, with a deadline for submissions set for 21st February 2020. The service is intended to cover five regions across England, including the North of England, the Midlands, London, the South & East, and the South & West, with each region procured as a separate lot.

This tender presents substantial opportunities for businesses focused on consultancy services, particularly those specialised in international trade and export support. Companies that are small and medium enterprises (SMEs) or voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) would be particularly well-suited to compete for this contract. The selected partners will play a crucial role in responding to the Government’s Export Strategy, thus aligning with businesses that aim to enhance their service offerings in helping others to expand their market reach internationally.

## Notice

The Department for International Trade is looking to appoint Regional Delivery Partners to provide Enhanced International Trade Advisory (EITA) Services including local face-to-face support across England aimed at helping UK businesses to internationalise through starting or extending exporting and doing so faster and more successfully. The current International Trade Advisory (ITA) Service is delivered by seven delivery partners over nine English regions. The DIT is procuring five (5) new contracts to provide an "Enhanced" service that will ensure service continuity and make pragmatic improvements that will substantially improve the value delivered and respond to the ambition set out in the Government's Export Strategy of 2018. The five (5) regions are: North of England, the Midlands, London, the South & East and the South & West. Each region will be procured as a separate lot. Additional information: Further details of the services can be found in the procurement documents which are accessible by expressing interest in the opportunity via DIT's procurement portal.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2e36d079-074f-4ecd-900f-06c8ca98758e |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Competitive procedure with negotiation (above threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 17 Jan 2020 |
| Submission deadline | 21 Feb 2020 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 29 Jan 2021 - 31 Mar 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £127,000,000 |
| 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 | Not specified |
| Postcode | SW1H 0LT |
| Country | Not specified |
| ITL 1 | Not specified |
| ITL 2 | Not specified |
| ITL 3 | Not specified |
| Local authority | Not specified |
| Electoral ward | Not specified |
| Westminster constituency | Not specified |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services

## Release History

- 17 Jan 2020 at 17:10 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2e36d079-074f-4ecd-900f-06c8ca98758e

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2e36d079-074f-4ecd-900f-06c8ca98758e
  17th January 2020 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://uktrade.app.jaggaer.com/esop/guest/go/opportunity/detail?opportunityId=47269
  Express Interest in this opportunity

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