DFID - A Briefing Seminar for Potential UK SME Suppliers 18th November 2014 10:00-14:30 Abercrombie House, Eaglesham Road, East Kilbride, G75 8EA Department for International Development The Department for International Development (DFID) leads the UK government’s fight against world poverty, running long-term programmes to help stop the underlying causes of poverty and responding to humanitarian emergencies. UK Bilateral Official Development Assistance is estimated at £6,851 million in 2013. In 2013 the main region supported was Africa, representing 38% of UK bilateral aid. Focus sectors include health, government, education and infrastructure. This opens up a wide range of opportunities for UK companies to supply goods and services to these programmes. UK Aid is untied and EU Public Procurement directives mandate EU-wide competition whereby no restrictions are allowed in favour of national self-interest. On this basis, contracts are awarded to companies offering the best solution whilst also ensuring that they represent value for money for the UK. Although DFID cannot favour UK companies when awarding services & goods contracts, around 90% of all centrally issued contracts go to UK-registered companies. For more information on the Department for International Development, please visit: www.gov.uk/dfid. Why you should attend Programme The UK Trade & Investment Aid-Funded Business Service (AFBS) helps UK companies win business from projects funded by the aid organisations. AFBS liaises closely with DFID’s Procurement Group, and aims to help UK companies (especially SMEs) better understand DFID’s procurement procedures and requirements. AFBS is therefore delighted to hold this meeting in East Kilbride with DFID’s Procurement and Commercial team. 10:00-10:30 Registration 10:30-11:30 Plenary session one 11:30-11:45 Coffee break 11:45-13:00 Plenary session two inc. Q&A 13:00-14:30 Networking lunch 14:30 Close After the presentations there will be a question & answer session for companies to ask their specific questions to the DFID representatives. Book your place at: www.dfidaidfunded.eventbrite.co.uk Contact the AFBS Team Rupi Nandra - Project Manager; Kirk Henderson - Project Administrator T: 0845 603 0084 E: [email protected] Published [September 2014] by UK Trade & Investment Aid-Funded Business Service © UKTI Aid-Funded Business Service Any enquiries regarding this document/publication should be e-mailed to us at: [email protected] Or you can call: +44 (0)845 603 0084 @aidfunded