Training programme services

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This is not a call for competition. The Department for International Trade (DIT) wishes to give prior notification of their intention to invite tenders for a UK-China Infrastructure Alliance Academy. UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) is now part of the Department for International Trade; the Department brings together UKTI with an expanded trade policy directorate and UK Export Finance (UKEF). Invitation to Prior Information Notice Event: The Department for International Trade would like to invite interested potential providers to attend a Prior Information Event on Wednesday, 17.8.2016 between 11:00 and 13:00 at: The Westminster Conference Centre, 1 Victoria Street, London, SW1H 0ET. Interested parties are requested to register for this event by 17:00 by Tuesday, 16.8.2016, by emailing the UKSBS Professional Services team, on: professionalservices@uksbs.co.uk We ask that prospective suppliers limit attendance to 2 people from their respective organisation. The Event will provide opportunities to: — Understand DIT's procurement intentions for the UK-China Infrastructure Alliance Academy; — Hear from James Ballingall, Head of International for the Infrastructure and Projects Authority, about the UK-China Infrastructure Alliance. Prospective agenda for the Prior Information Notice Event: 11:00 — Introduction and UK-China Infrastructure Alliance Academy Overview; 11:20 — UK-China Infrastructure Alliance Overview; 12:00 — Tea and coffee; 12:20 — Q and A session; 13:00 — Close. Background to the UK-China Infrastructure Alliance: On 21.9.2015, Chinese Vice Premier Ma Kai and the UK's Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne concluded the meeting of the 7th China-UK Economic and Financial Dialogue in Beijing. Both sides agreed to develop an Infrastructure Alliance between the UK and China — to be formed of 3 programmes: — A UK-China Infrastructure Alliance Academy in the UK to facilitate the entry of Chinese firms wishing to invest or do business in UK infrastructure; — Provision of PPP training to Chinese officials in the sort of private finance techniques and PPP models which the UK has pioneered and has been using for the past 20 years; — A Business Alliancing Hub in Beijing, known as the UK-China Infrastructure Alliance Hub, to facilitate networking opportunities for UK and Chinese companies in developing mutually beneficial PPP/infrastructure opportunities, with a particular focus on third country opportunities (i.e. countries that are not the UK and China). UK-China Infrastructure Alliance Academy: The UK-China Infrastructure Alliance Academy is intended to be a training programme offering courses, seminars and workshops to delegates from the Chinese government and Chinese businesses to cover all aspects of the market context related to UK infrastructure and regeneration projects. In addition to the formal training activities, the Academy will include opportunities for professional firms to provide networking and matching making opportunities. It is envisaged that the procurement for the UK-China Infrastructure Alliance will go live in August 2016, with the 1st course being delivered in November/December 2016, but these dates are subject to change.