UK SBS BLOJEU-CR17014IUK - Market Report

To support the medium and long term activities a market report is required that details the opportunities to grow the digital construction opportunity for UK business exports with an emphasis on professional services and product manufacturers. The purpose of the International Market Plan is to assess the size of the accessible market opportunities in the targeted countries / regions and to engage with the UK Construction Industry to assess their appetite to grow existing export markets and move into new export markets. It is envisaged that a procurement activity will be undertaken to out-source the delivery of the report. The in order to identify the targeted countries / regions report author will be required to: • Identify key exporting categories and issue questionnaires direct to the market • Engage industry bodies to understand their target markets - e.g approach CIC to request their organisation of the relevant institutes and associations (including AEC, ICE, IMechE, RICS, CIBSE, RIBA)

Additional information: UK Shared Business Services eSourcing

As part of the strategic alliance between UK Shared Business Services Ltd (UK SBS) and Crown Commercial Service (CCS), UK SBS can use the CCS eSourcing Suite for future procurements.

If you have not yet registered on the eSourcing Suite, this can be done online at https://gpsesourcing.cabinetoffice.gov.uk by following the link 'Register for CCS eSourcing'. Please note that, to register, you must have a valid DUNS number (as provided by Dun and Bradstreet) for the organisation which you are registering, who will be entering into a contract if invited to do so.

Once you have registered on the eSourcing Suite, a registered user can express an interest for a specific procurement. This is done by emailing [email protected]. Your email must clearly state: the name and reference for the procurement you wish to register for; the name of the registered Bidder; and the name and contact details for the registered individual sending the email.

Crown Commercial Service will process the email and then enable the Bidder to access the procurement online via the e-Sourcing Suite. The registered user will receive a notification email to alert them once this has been done.

The Sourcing documents can then be accessed on the eSourcing Suite at: https://gpsesourcing.cabinetoffice.gov.uk using the instructions detailed in the Specification documents within Contracts Finder.

As a user of the e-Sourcing Suite you will have access to Emptoris email messaging service which facilitates all messages sent to you and from you in relation to any specific RFX event. Please note it is your responsibility to access these emails on a regular basis to ensure you have sight of all relevant information. For technical assistance on use of the e-Sourcing Suite please contact Crown Commercial Service Helpdesk : Telephone: 0345 010 3503

Training documents to support Bidders utilise Emptoris CCS eSourcing are available in the Contracts Finder Tender documents section.