Partner for Inward Investment Services

The Department for International Trade ("DIT") has a potential requirement for the provision of a strategic partner to attract the right individual investors (HNWI) to the UK through bespoke programmes, tailored to specific interests and put together through matchmaking them with UK investment opportunities. This will be completed by delivering three major events and leading up to 30 smaller events per annum. Therefore, the supplier must possess an extensive network of corporate partners and the ability to secure sponsorship, discounts and promotional tickets for events, as well as experience working with HNWIs and Family Offices across global markets. This experience should be utilised to identify potential HNWIs, who have interest in the UK or various industries or cultural attractions as candidates for these tailored events. In addition to organising and delivering the events, the supplier must provide an end to end service, including providing full support on logistics, administration, contingency planning and an on the day presence ahead of each visit.

An example of a major event could be an evening reception for 10+ HNWIs in a prestigious venue that showcases the best of British and an example of a smaller event could be supporting a conference by sourcing refreshment or entertainment sponsorship. An example of a programme could be a 2-day programme in the UK for a single HNWI tailored to their specific investment interests.

The provider should have extensive knowledge and understanding of HNWI and their investment interests and trends across the world in order to work with the department to encourage the right type of investment into UK companies.

The Secretary of State for DIT is the contracting authority responsible for meeting this anticipated requirement. DIT are planning a Market Engagement session on the 2nd March 2020. DIT intends to publish the Contract Notice 4th March 2020.