# UK-ROK Digital Market Access Research Project

> A sourced UK public sector contract award published by Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.

## Key facts

- Buyer: [Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office](/buyers/foreign-commonwealth-and-development-office/contract-awards)
- Supplier: [LSE ENTERPRISE LTD](/suppliers/lse-enterprise/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £39,650
- Award date: 11 November 2021
- Published: 7 December 2021
- Contract start: 15 November 2021
- Contract end: 18 March 2022
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: b8e0f56b-0a97-455f-98ca-6ab5e3d37132-491332
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-1d3b14f8-73ce-438f-9a84-7469ddf2b80a

## Description

The British Embassy in Seoul is looking to appoint an organisation to conduct research to identify digital market access barriers faced by UK companies who are looking to sell digital services to South Korea\. Informed by interviews/surveys of UK businesses as well as desk research, the final report should include the following: Overview and analysis of the main digital market access barriers faced by UK companies looking to enter RoK \(including, but not limited to, barriers related to data, legislation, business environment, and technical standards\), and whether more barriers exist in specific digital/tech sectors, and to what extent digital trade agreements \(e\.g\. RoK-SING DPA\) have helped companies in other countries overcome existing barriers; Guidance \(including examples/case studies\) of how barriers can be overcome \(if applicable\); Recommendations on next steps for HMG, including which barriers HMG should prioritise to try to weaken/remove\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b8e0f56b-0a97-455f-98ca-6ab5e3d37132-491332)