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title: "Early Market Engagement - International Travel Training"
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buyer: "MET OFFICE"
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# Early Market Engagement - International Travel Training

Buyer: MET OFFICE  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-58e41055-dbe9-4be8-8979-783311742627

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## Summary

The Met Office is seeking to engage the market for its upcoming **International Travel Training** programme, with a focus on enhancing the skills and preparedness of staff required to travel internationally. This early market engagement, which is part of the planning phase, aims to gather insights and feedback from interested organisations. Key milestone deadlines include the engagement end date set for **22nd May 2020**. The tender falls under the environmental training services category, with an emphasis on safety and personal development training. The training will take place in the **South West** region of the United Kingdom.

This opportunity is particularly suited for businesses specialising in training services related to travel, safety, and personal development. Companies offering e-learning solutions, training programmes, and travel management services may find this engagement valuable, especially in light of the growing emphasis on staff safety during travel. The Met Office invites organisations interested in delivering these training sessions to participate in an online event scheduled for the **26th and 27th May 2020**. Engaging in this early market process could position businesses to influence and shape the future training needs of the Met Office.

## Notice

IMPORTANT - Please Note that this is Early Market Engagement and not a call for competition or formal tender procedure. The Met Office wishes to conduct this early market engagement to assist with our future planning on the delivery of International Travel Training. Travel is essential to the Met Office as it allows us as a business to build and maintain strong relationships with our customers, stakeholders and collaboration partners. Staff are required to travel to a variety of locations covering every continent. In order for our staff to be prepared before they travel and protected whilst they are travelling. The Met Office requires an International Travel Training programme. Whilst not an exhaustive list the Met Office require the solution to include the following: - 1. An e-learning module (mandatory training for all Met Office staff travelling internationally); 2. A 1-day training workshop providing staff who are travelling to moderate risk destinations with a range of knowledge and skills appropriate to more complex and challenging environments building on the basics covered in the e-learning module; 3. A 2-day training course for staff who are required to travel to high risk destinations; the content will focus on building knowledge and raising awareness of challenges they may encounter, for example weapons awareness, recognising hostile surveillance and dealing with a hijack/kidnap situation. It would also consist of a scenario training session which would be run off site. - This course will compliment any previous training provided; 4. Female Traveller Training - This would be a one-day workshop designed for female staff travelling abroad; again this will complement the course content previously provided to ensure continuity - but will look to address female specific negative situations including cultural beliefs to support their health, safety and wellbeing whilst travelling abroad; 5. A 1- day training workshop - specifically designed for Managers who may not travel themselves, but who have staff that do and require further knowledge regarding the risks their staff face and what their key responsibilities are pre, during and post staff travel; Additional information: Early Market Engagement events are typically conducted face to face; however, in recognition of the restrictions imposed by the COVID:19 pandemic. The Met Office would like to invite organisations who are interests in delivering International Travel Training to the Met Office to join us for an online event/presentation. Where the Met Office will explain our key requirements and seek your input and feedback based upon your knowledge and expertise to enable the Met Office to design a fit for purpose solution. The provisional dates for these presentations are: - 26th and or 27th May subject to numbers. If you are interested in joining our online presentation - please provide the following information to us by mid-day on 22nd May 2020. Please include the following details in your email; - Full name: - Position/Role: - Company/Organisation name: - Contact details - specifically email address as this will be used to issue the invites for the online presentations. - A short description: (no more than one side of A4) - of the services that you currently offer.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b9e34985-7dec-48c2-8a2e-31e228343daa |
| Notice type | Market Engagement Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Not specified |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 22 May 2020 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 22 May 2020 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planning |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | MET OFFICE |
| Locality | EXETER |
| Post town | Exeter |
| Postcode | EX1 3PB |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK4 Devon |
| ITL 3 | TLK43 Devon CC |
| Local authority | Exeter |
| Electoral ward | Pinhoe |
| Westminster constituency | Exmouth and Exeter East |
| Delivery location | TLK South West (England) |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems
- 63 - Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services
- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 48931000 - Training software package
- 63515000 - Travel services
- 63516000 - Travel management services
- 72212931 - Training software development services
- 79997000 - Business travel services
- 80511000 - Staff training services
- 80521000 - Training programme services
- 80540000 - Environmental training services
- 80550000 - Safety training services
- 80570000 - Personal development training services

## Release History

- 22 May 2020 at 10:51 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b9e34985-7dec-48c2-8a2e-31e228343daa
- 11 May 2020 at 13:55 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/40ca22f6-0c8e-4538-9f59-d25eb580922e

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b9e34985-7dec-48c2-8a2e-31e228343daa
  22nd May 2020 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/40ca22f6-0c8e-4538-9f59-d25eb580922e
  11th May 2020 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- http://www.metoffice.gov.uk

## Provenance

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