This is an exciting opportunity to support the Her Majesty's Government (HMG) in developing its approach to the delivery of a UK Pavilion (UKP) at the next world exposition: Expo 2025 Osaka, in Japan.

This potential contract would be for the provision of Project Management & Cost Control (PMCC) services and would be a fundamental, strategic contract to support the delivery of a UKP at Expo 2025.

The attached Provisional Specification of Requirements lists the potential PMCC services a supplier may need to provide for the successful delivery of a UKP.

The successful supplier would need to evidence that they have a direct presence in Japan or a partnership with an existing company in the country if they themselves are not fully based there.

They would need to be able to operate in Japan for the length of the project and have experience of doing so previously.

At this stage of early project development, HMG has not yet confirmed the scale of ambition of the pavilion to be installed at Expo 2025 Osaka, however a small or medium self-build (Type A) is likely, with a content-led focus.

HMG is keen to understand the implications on its procurement of contracts and the contracts themselves for any of the options presented, and what having content and visitor experience at the centre of a UKP would mean for PMCC, Design, Construction and relevant contracts.

Through this Early Engagement, the Department for International Trade (DIT), acting on behalf of HMG, is looking to engage with suppliers in the market that may eventually, if a procurement is run, consider bidding to deliver this contract.

DIT wants to understand: How a PMCC contractor would look to operate in Japan; how DIT should look to structure its contracts in respect of the Japanese Market; aligning content design with building design and construction; market capability to operate in Japan; market capacity in Japan; procurement sequencing and timescales; deliverability in respect of timescales; and costs.

If you are interested in this potential opportunity, and, if a procurement for this requirement is eventually run, your organisation would consider bidding, DIT would like to engage with you and discuss.

To do this, please follow the steps described below: Step 1: Please complete the questionnaire attached to this Early Engagement Notice (EEN) and submit it to the email stated in the "Contact Details" section of the EEN.

The deadline to submit your Expression of Interest (EOI) and completed questionnaire is: 12:00 BST on 08/07/2022.

Step 2: Following the submission deadline, DIT will review submissions and may then arrange a meeting to discuss your thoughts and opinions on this potential requirement.

The meetings will most likely be held w/c 18 or 25/07/2022, however this is subject to change.

DIT will use the information gathered to help HMG further refine its approach and thinking before commencing formal procurement.