Business and management consultancy and related services

Tender description

TAS provides NI based companies with access to strategic market research as well as practical advice and guidance from experienced trade advisers based in the markets. It compliments assistance provided to Invest NI by UK Trade and Investment and other in-market stakeholders. The success of the TAS service is measured by post project evaluations and the increase in value of sales achieved in a geographic region or country over the duration of a contract. Currently Invest NI measures manufacturing exports through data obtained from Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC). Under the scope of this framework agreement, Contractor(s) shall provide the following services: — Focused market research. — Market screening. — Assessing market readiness. — Market entry strategies. — Identification of partners; i.e. agent/distributor agreements, licensing, value added resellers, technology transfer and joint ventures. — Lead generation. — One to one clinics providing market advice and guidance. — Support for high quality visit programmes for companies and ministers either individually or as part of a group. — Managing networking events. — Market and sector briefings/webinars — both 1:1 and to groups. — Organising inward visits. — Assistance with exhibitions. — Arranging visit programmes in the geographic region for Invest NI personnel with potential investors to Northern Ireland. These may either delivered directly by the contractor or sub-contracted to suitable partners. Typically individual company projects undertaken through TAS take between 5-10 days, depending on company needs. The duration of TAS projects undertaken for groups of companies or for Invest NI are determined by project specifications. In some cases Contractor(s) may be appointed to work with selected high growth potential companies and specific sales growth objectives may be agreed prior to any appointment. Given the nature of the TAS service, it is a requirement of the Framework Agreement that the Contractor(s) In-Market Advisor(s) can communicate in English — both written and orally and are based and located in the lot(s) tendered for.