Tender for the supply of a study into exporting and international trade across Local Enterprise Partnership Areas in the Midlands Engine area

East Midlands Business Ltd (EMB) is a private company which provides a range of business consultancy and programme management services. EMB is the Department for International Trade's (DIT) delivery partner in the East Midlands and is responsible for delivering international trade development services.

EMB is inviting tenders from suitably qualified suppliers for the provision of research services to refresh 2017 & 2019 baseline data on export/international trade at the spatial level of Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) in the Midlands Engine area to evaluate the local importance of international trade and increase understanding of the profile of exporting businesses and the top overseas markets. Further details of the requirements and how to tender for this contract are set out in the attached Tender Specification.

The contract shall run from November 2021 and work should be completed and invoiced by no later than 31st March 2022.

A budget in the region of £40,000 (exclusive of VAT) is available to fund the Midlands Engine Export Research project.