Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13b94-a93c-72a0-8232-eefd59223060/uk-apac-tech-growth-programme pending GB open procedure # UK-APAC Tech Growth Programme [Department for International Trade](https://tendernation.io/buyers/department-for-international-trade) Estimated value £2,333,333 Published 26 Aug 2022 Deadline Rolling deadline ## Who can bid - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. ## About this tender The Department for International Trade (“DIT”) has a potential requirement for the provision of the “UK-APAC Tech Growth Programme" as part of the UK’s Asia Pacific Digital Trade Network (a joint DIT-DCMS initiative). The Secretary of State for DIT is the contracting authority responsible for meeting this anticipated requirement. DIT intends to publish the Contract Notice October – November 2022. It is anticipated the contract shall be for a period of 24 months, including any available contract option(s). The requirement has an estimated total value of £2.8million /inc-VAT and this value includes any available contract option(s). In the March 2020 Budget, the UK government announced funding for a 3-year pilot Digital Trade Network for Asia Pacific to support UK digital tech businesses to internationalise in the region; attract capital and talent to the UK; and enhance UK digital trade and digital economy collaborations internationally. A key element of the Digital Trade Network has been what is currently described as the overseas ‘Tech Entrepreneur Network’, which helps innovative UK businesses make the leap to new markets by connecting them into local networks using on-the-ground expertise, accelerating their access to capital, customers and talent in the local market. It also seeks to raise the profile of the UK’s digital tech sector, promoting its strength, successes and potential as a destination for digital tech businesses, talent and investment. Tech Nation is the current provider of the ‘Tech Entrepreneur Network’, through to end March 2023. With funding for the DTN pilot now extended to end March 2025, DIT has allocated funding for a 2-year contract to continue this work, now described as a ‘UK-APAC Tech Growth Programme’. The change of name is to reflect more accurately the aims of the programme and refinement of the contract delivery requirements. This Prior Information Notice is issued solely for the purposes of conducting market engagement and it is not a Contract Notice or a commitment to buy. Read full description ## CPV classification Miscellaneous business and business-related services Source Find a Tender (UK) · Notice ocds-h6vhtk-036354-2022-08-26T12:05:13+01:00 [View official notice](https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/ocds-h6vhtk-036354-2022-08-26T12:05:13+01:00) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. 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