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Strategic Affairs Programme of Expertise

Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office

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Planning

20 Aug 2026 at 15:16

Planning Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office intends to procure specialist strategic affairs and international security training for UK civil servants, military officials and selected representatives from allied NATO countries. The service will include designing, developing and delivering a bespoke syllabus covering great power competition, grand strategy, deterrence, escalation management, strategic stability, arms control and non-proliferation. Delivery is expected to combine lectures, seminars, interactive exercises, roleplays, simulations, case studies, preparation materials and participant assessments. Courses are expected to be delivered in person in the UK, with some possible overseas delivery alongside allies in Berlin, Paris and Brussels. This is an education and training services requirement.

This procurement is at the planning stage: the FCDO has announced an intention to procure a successor training contract, not an invitation to tender. If it proceeds, the proposed route is the Government Commercial Agency’s RM6219 Learning and Training Services Dynamic Purchasing System, using the bespoke training and niche or specialist service filters. Suppliers must be pre-registered on that system and identifiable against both filters to be invited. The indicative contract value is £750,000 excluding VAT, for an anticipated 36-month term. The FCDO expects a pilot course in early 2027, followed by repeated delivery. It is developing the specification towards procurement activity in November 2026 and plans online market engagement, potentially limited to registered suppliers.

The requirement is suited to organisations that can provide high-level, specialist training in international security and strategic affairs for senior public-sector, military and allied audiences. Relevant providers should be able to translate complex subjects such as deterrence, escalation, arms control and strategic stability into a coherent, bespoke learning programme. The work will favour teams capable of combining expert teaching with seminars, simulations, roleplay, interactive exercises, case studies and participant assessment, rather than supplying standard classroom courses alone. Providers also need the capacity to deliver intensive in-person programmes for cohorts of about 40 participants and potentially support delivery with international allies overseas. Suppliers should prepare for the required dynamic purchasing system registration and service classifications.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Strategic Affairs Programme of Expertise

Notice Description

The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) seeks to raise awareness ahead of a proposed procurement for a successor Strategic Affairs Training requirement. See Section VI: "Complementary information" to this notice.

Lot Information

Lot 1

See Section VI: "Complementary information" to this notice. Additional information: See Section VI: "Complementary information" to this notice.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e8d2
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079548-2026
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

80 - Education and training services

CPV Codes

80000000 - Education and training services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£750,000 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
20 Aug 20266 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
2 Nov 20263 months to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Planned
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1A 2AH
Postcode Area
South West London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI35 Westminster and City of London
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
St James's
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Further Information

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