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# Crisis Response Media Training

Buyer: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-cb3c61d1-65f5-44ed-871d-9490a9412a05

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## Summary

The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office bought specialist crisis response media training services to improve the preparedness and effectiveness of staff managing overseas crises. The service covers realistic media training, interview simulations, role-play journalism, social media exercises and crisis communications exercises. It is intended for senior leaders, communications professionals, Rapid Deployment Team members and other crisis responders. This is a training and education services requirement. Delivery may be required in the United Kingdom, Europe, the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man, British Overseas Territories and elsewhere internationally, including the rest of the world. The buyer is the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, based in Birmingham. The opportunity was identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises.

The procurement is complete and was awarded on 11 August 2026 to Hayes Collins Media. The award value is £300,000. The initial contract runs from 18 September 2026 to 17 September 2028, with two optional 12-month extensions that could extend the term to 17 September 2030. The procurement forecast for the initial 24-month term was £300,000 to £400,000 excluding VAT, subject to course volumes and demand. It used a selective competitive further competition through the Government Commercial Agency’s RM6219 Learning and Development Dynamic Purchasing System, as a call-off from a framework agreement. Bids were evaluated as the Most Economically Advantageous Tender, using 70% quality and 30% price. The tender submission deadline was 3 July 2026 at noon.

This award indicates demand for a specialist provider able to deliver practical crisis communications training for senior decision-makers and operational responders, rather than general media awareness courses. Credible competitors would need trainers who can simulate realistic interviews, operate role-play journalism and design exercises covering social media, press handling and wider crisis communications. Experience of overseas crisis management, rapid deployment environments and training participants with differing responsibilities would be relevant. The requirement also favours a provider able to support communications professionals alongside senior leaders and crisis teams, adapt scenarios to changing events and deliver consistently across international locations. A small or medium-sized training business can compete for this type of work, provided it has sufficient specialist staff, delivery capacity and evidence of effective capability-building outcomes.

## Notice

The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) has procured a specialist Crisis Response Media Training service to support the preparedness and effectiveness of staff involved in overseas crisis management. The requirement provides realistic media training, interview simulations, role-play journalism, social media and crisis communications exercises designed to build confidence and capability amongst senior leaders, communications professionals, Rapid Deployment Team members and other crisis responders. The procurement was conducted through the Government Commercial Agency's RM6219 Learning and Development Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS), established under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Following a competitive further competition amongst suppliers registered on the DPS, the contract was awarded to the supplier offering the Most Economically Advantageous Tender based on a 70% quality and 30% price evaluation methodology. The contract term is an initial 24 months, running from 18 September 2026 to 17 September 2028. There are two optional 12-month extensions, which would extend the contract to 17 September 2030 if both are used. The forecast contract value is PS300,000-PS400,000 excluding VAT for the initial 24-month term, subject to actual course volumes commissioned and draw-down demand during the contract period.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a9a1b826-4e93-4531-bfc9-f6051da70b7b |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Dynamic, Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a framework agreement |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 11 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 3 Jul 2026 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 11 Aug 2026 |
| Contract period | 18 Sep 2026 - 17 Sep 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £300,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £300,000 |
| 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 | BIRMINGHAM |
| Postcode area | Birmingham |
| Postcode | B14 6DJ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands |
| ITL 3 | TLG31 Birmingham |
| Local authority | Birmingham |
| Electoral ward | Brandwood & King's Heath |
| Westminster constituency | Birmingham Selly Oak |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Hayes Collins Media Ltd |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services

## Release History

- 11 Aug 2026 at 13:59 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a9a1b826-4e93-4531-bfc9-f6051da70b7b

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a9a1b826-4e93-4531-bfc9-f6051da70b7b
  11th August 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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