--- title: "Invitation to Tender for the Provision of Crisis Communications Plan Testing and Improvement Services (Tender Ref: BIG001-1033)" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-bbbb8557-c6f0-4eb6-8997-737c734b103d" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-bbbb8557-c6f0-4eb6-8997-737c734b103d" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-bbbb8557-c6f0-4eb6-8997-737c734b103d.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-bbbb8557-c6f0-4eb6-8997-737c734b103d.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "BIG LOTTERY FUND" published: "2019-01-14" --- # Invitation to Tender for the Provision of Crisis Communications Plan Testing and Improvement Services (Tender Ref: BIG001-1033) Buyer: BIG LOTTERY FUND Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-bbbb8557-c6f0-4eb6-8997-737c734b103d [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-bbbb8557-c6f0-4eb6-8997-737c734b103d) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-bbbb8557-c6f0-4eb6-8997-737c734b103d.json) ## Summary The Big Lottery Fund is inviting tenders for the provision of Crisis Communications Plan Testing and Improvement Services (Tender Ref: BIG001-1033) to enhance its response to crisis situations. This procurement is classified under crisis management services and is located in London, United Kingdom. The tender period is set to conclude on 25th January 2019, with the contract expected to commence on 8th February 2019 and run until 28th June 2019. This opportunity has been published as a limited procurement method, specifically under a competitive quotation process below the threshold, with a total contract value of £20,833. This tender presents lucrative opportunities for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) adept in crisis communication strategies. Businesses offering expertise in scenario planning, communication strategy, and simulation exercises would be particularly well-suited to participate. By being involved in this project, firms can contribute to enhancing the overall crisis management capability of a prominent public body, while also potentially expanding their portfolio and gaining valuable public sector experience. ## Notice The Big Lottery Fund (the Fund) is seeking to strengthen its communications response to unexpected scenarios ("crisis communications"). As a non-departmental public body sponsored by the Cabinet Office we expect our standards of response to be transparent, effective and timely and as such we are reviewing our communications response and scenario planning and require a suitably qualified, skilled and experienced service provider to support us in this activity. The Fund has recently reviewed and revised its crisis communications plans, which identifies communications processes and responses in an unexpected scenario. In order to test and improve this plan we are looking for an expert communications provider to work with us to create a simulation exercise to test these processes and make improvements. The service provider will work with the Fund's Communications Team to devise a series of possible scenarios and design and run a simulation exercise that captures all of the Fund's communication channels (e.g. press, political, website/ social media). This will result in a half-day session with members of the Fund's Senior Management Team and the Communications Team, and will include a write-up of the simulation that will help to inform the Fund's policies and plans. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/60756c6f-9763-41f9-aed4-d7ff4e5484a7 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Limited | | Procurement method details | Competitive quotation (below threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 14 Jan 2019 | | Submission deadline | 25 Jan 2019 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 8 Feb 2019 - 28 Jun 2019 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £20,833 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | BIG LOTTERY FUND | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | Central London | | Postcode | EC4A 1DE | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West | | ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London | | Local authority | City of London | | Electoral ward | Castle Baynard | | Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster | | Delivery location | TLI London | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ### Codes - 79430000 - Crisis management services ## Release History - 14 Jan 2019 at 16:52 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/60756c6f-9763-41f9-aed4-d7ff4e5484a7 - 18 Dec 2018 at 17:02 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/60756c6f-9763-41f9-aed4-d7ff4e5484a7 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/60756c6f-9763-41f9-aed4-d7ff4e5484a7 14th January 2019 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://biglotteryfund.bravosolution.co.uk Tender documents can be obtained from the Big Lottery Fund's e-tendering platform - https://biglotteryfund.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html Access to the Big Lottery Fund's e-tendering platform can also be obtained through the URL below ## Notice URLs - https://www.biglotteryfund.org.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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