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title: "Rapid Deployment Team Training for Crisis Management Department"
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# Rapid Deployment Team Training for Crisis Management Department

Buyer: FOREIGN COMMONWEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-a51873c8-a39a-4ca2-8f11-c96b0799bbbe

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## Summary

The Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) has awarded a contract for the "Rapid Deployment Team Training for Crisis Management Department" to Ground Truth Consulting Limited. This procurement falls under the education and training services industry category and involves a total contract value of £1,525,260. The procurement method used was selective, with a call-off from a dynamic purchasing system. The contract period is from June 23, 2023, to June 18, 2026, with the tender period ending on March 29, 2023. The training classes will take place in London, United Kingdom.

This tender provides an opportunity for businesses specializing in education and training services to compete for providing comprehensive training solutions to the FCDO. Companies with expertise in crisis management and rapid deployment team training are well-suited to participate. The FCDO's focus on deploying staff quickly into challenging environments worldwide creates a niche market for businesses aiming to support eligible persons during critical situations, such as those involving British Red Cross and other government departments.

## Notice

To provide a comprehensive training solution which enables the FCDO to deploy staff at short notice into difficult operating environments across the world with the right skills and knowledge to be able to assist eligible persons (EP) living, travelling and working around the world when they are most in need. This currently involves being a part of the recruitment process (role-play stage) and training new team members three times per year in classes of approximately 24 participants. As a minimum, this allows 72 new team members, including participants from the British Red Cross and other Government Departments to be ready to deploy. 18 of these (six per course) will require training as team leaders.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f97a8c27-715c-4fb3-ad38-c6a40ddbaf1c |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Dynamic |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 12 Sep 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 29 Mar 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 22 Jun 2023 |
| Contract period | 22 Jun 2023 - 18 Jun 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1,525,260 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £1,525,260 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | FOREIGN COMMONWEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1A 2AH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | St James's |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | TLI London |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | GROUND TRUTH CONSULTING |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services

## Release History

- 12 Sep 2023 at 15:28 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f97a8c27-715c-4fb3-ad38-c6a40ddbaf1c

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f97a8c27-715c-4fb3-ad38-c6a40ddbaf1c
  12th September 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/foreign-commonwealth-development-office

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