AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office has concluded a £20,000 contract with Intralink Korea Co., Ltd. for a South Korea agri-tech sector scoping report for the British Embassy Seoul. The contract was signed and started on 13 October 2026 and is due to end on 12 January 2027.
Published outcomeOne active award and one active contract are recorded for lot 1, awarded to Intralink Korea Co., Ltd.
Market significanceThis is a small, short-term market-research and advisory engagement focused on South Korea’s agri-tech sector and opportunities for UK engagement.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
Intralink Korea Co., Ltd.
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £20,000 gross GBP · Active award; active contract
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Award 1 identifies Intralink Korea Co., Ltd. as supplier. Contract 1, linked to award 1, states a GBP amount and amountGross of 20,000.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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The published document is described as “Contract details notice on Find a Tender”.
Procurement status
98% confidenceComplete
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Tender status is recorded as “complete”; lot 1 is also recorded as “complete”.
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award 1 has status “active”.
Contract status
98% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 has status “active”.
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned on 13 October 2026
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Contract 1 records dateSigned as 2026-10-13.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value
99% confidence£20,000
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Contract 1 value records amount 20,000, amountGross 20,000 and currency GBP.
Value allocation
92% confidenceContract-level value for the single recorded contract linked to award 1
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The contract is linked to award 1; no separate lot value is published.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence13 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-13.
Contract start
99% confidence13 October 2026
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Contract period startDate is 2026-10-13T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract end
99% confidence12 January 2027
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Contract period endDate is 2027-01-12T23:59:59+00:00.
Notice published
99% confidence15 October 2026
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The contract details notice has datePublished 2026-10-15T10:56:34+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceSouth Korea agri-tech sector scoping report
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The notice title identifies a South Korea Agri-Tech Sector Scoping Report for the British Embassy Seoul.
Services
99% confidenceMarket landscape analysis, stakeholder mapping, regulatory assessment, opportunity identification and recommendations for UK engagement
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These activities are listed in the published procurement description.
Procurement category
98% confidenceServices — market research services
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Award 1 records mainProcurementCategory as services and CPV 79310000, Market research services.
Delivery location
98% confidenceSouth Korea
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Award item 1 specifies a delivery address in country/region KR.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceLimited
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The tender records procurementMethod as “limited”.
Procedure detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold — limited competition
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The tender records procurementMethodDetails as “Below threshold - limited competition”.
Threshold status
99% confidenceBelow threshold
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Contract 1 records aboveThreshold as false.
Competition information
99% confidenceNumber of bids and evaluation results unknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidence13 October 2026 to 12 January 2027
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Contract 1 period records those start and end dates.
Duration
95% confidenceApproximately three months
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Calculated from the published contract period of 13 October 2026 to 12 January 2027.
Extension options
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Engagement profile
91% confidenceA defined, short-duration research assignment rather than an open-ended service arrangement
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The scope is a scoping report and the published contract period runs for approximately three months.
Published commercial information
98% confidenceA single £20,000 contract value is published; no pricing breakdown is provided
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Contract 1 states £20,000, while no rate card, milestone payments or itemised pricing appear in the supplied data.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier verification coverage
99% confidenceNo Companies House verification was applicable
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Supplier verification status is “not_applicable”; no verified company name or number is supplied.
Award date
99% confidenceNot published
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Award 1 has no award_date in the supplied data.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or separate value
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Lot 1 is recorded only with status complete; title, description and value fields are null.
Competition and evaluation detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No bid count, bidder list, scoring, rationale or evaluation results are included.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The supplier name is source-reported and was not subject to Companies House verification because verification was not applicable.
- The published data does not provide an award decision date.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
- Information on bids received, evaluation methodology, scores, award rationale, pricing structure and extension terms was not supplied.
- No renewal or replacement procurement is published; any potential re-procurement timing is an estimate based only on the contract end date.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
FCDOIntralink Korea Co., Ltd.South Korea agri-techmarket research servicesBritish Embassy Seoulpublic procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the contract?
Intralink Korea Co., Ltd. is named as the supplier for award 1.
What is the contract value?
The published contract value is £20,000 including gross amount.
When does the contract run?
The published period runs from 13 October 2026 to 12 January 2027.
What will the supplier deliver?
A South Korea agri-tech sector scoping report covering market analysis, stakeholder mapping, regulatory assessment, opportunities and recommendations for UK engagement.
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