# UK-ROK Digital Market Access Research Project

> Tender notice from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office](/buyers/foreign-commonwealth-and-development-office/contract-awards)
- Published: 29 September 2021
- Planned start: 15 November 2021
- Planned end: 18 March 2022
- Stage: open_tender
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 87f37461-9a61-47fe-8510-fbb1fe9f6c36-471425
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-c72b8237-2a8c-4b4a-8e37-7fb5f1e6ee3d

## 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; 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/87f37461-9a61-47fe-8510-fbb1fe9f6c36-471425)