Notice Information
Notice Title
High Impact Communications 2025
Notice Description
As part of Dstl's strategy we have 4 key themes; Enabling Operational Advantage at Pace; Preparing for the Future; Shaping the Defence and Security Landscape and Leveraging and Influencing Internationally. Underpinning Dstl's ability to deliver against this strategy is our ability to communicate with our stakeholders. We need to continually improve the way our people (with particular reference to our scientists, analysts and engineers) communicate the impact and value of our science and technology to our customers and stakeholders. This includes being able to translate deep scientific/technical information into something understandable for our stakeholders, as well as demonstrate the reasons behind it and impact it has. We are looking for design and delivery of learning interventions to give our staff the skills to communicate the impact of our work effectively with stakeholders, verbally and in writing, using a range of different communications channels. All expression of interest MUST be received no later than 07/07/2025 midday
Lot Information
Lot 1
Options: Optional 12 month extention to which will need to be agreed by the parties for this training
Renewal: Optional extention for 12 months
Planning Information
Please respond no later than 7th July 2025 with your expression of interested. All interested parties will then be invited to participate with this tender High Impact Communication 2025 (Training)
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0551ff
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081891-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
80 - Education and training services
-
- CPV Codes
80511000 - Staff training services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £370,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £370,000 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £370,000 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 11 Dec 20252 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 22 Aug 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 8 Aug 2025Expired
- Award Date
- 8 Dec 20252 months ago
- Contract Period
- 8 Dec 2025 - 31 Mar 2028 2-3 years
- Recurrence
- 2025-10-29
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- trainingandhr@dstl.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- SALISBURY
- Postcode
- SP4 0JQ
- Post Town
- Salisbury
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLK South West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLK72 Wiltshire
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Wiltshire
- Electoral Ward
- Winterslow & Upper Bourne Valley
- Westminster Constituency
- Salisbury
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081891-2025
11th December 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/039743-2025
14th July 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034488-2025
23rd June 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
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