--- title: "Emergency Training and Exercising" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0383fa" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-0383fa" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0383fa.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0383fa.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "DEPARTMENT FOR BUSINESS, ENERGY & INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY" published: "2022-11-14" --- # Emergency Training and Exercising Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR BUSINESS, ENERGY & INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0383fa [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-0383fa) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0383fa.json) ## Summary The Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy has planned a procurement process titled "Emergency Training and Exercising" in the services industry category. The objective is to engage an external supplier to enhance emergency response plans and processes. The procurement stage is in the planning phase, with a future notice date of 11th November 2022. Important key dates include the deadline for questionnaire completion by 19th December 2022. The Department is located in London, United Kingdom. This tender for "Emergency Training and Exercising" presents an opportunity for businesses providing training services to contribute to improving emergency response capabilities. Potential suppliers should focus on maintaining and refining crisis management capability, as well as building plans for crisis management audit and assurance. Businesses skilled in specialist training services, particularly in the UK region, are well-suited to compete. The procurement method is a tender, with indicative competition timelines set for January to April 2023. ## Notice An external supplier is required to aid the department in assuring its emergency response plans and processes to increase overall preparedness. This will involve maintaining the high quality of emergency response training and exercising that has been developed over the last 6 years. This support has been required on a rolling basis and will continue to be required after the current contract comes to an end on 31 March 2023. The Emergency Response Capabilities and Operations (ERCO) team has a core role in training and exercising both volunteer response staff and key sector teams. ### Lot Information Lot 1 BEGINS Over the last 6 years and in collaboration with an external supplier, the Crisis Management and Fuel Resilience in BEIS has developed a mature Crisis Management Training and Exercising programme to ensure the department is able to respond to emergencies as and when they arise. The current contract for this external support ends on 31 March 2023. A new external supplier, identified via open market procurement, is required to: a) maintain and further refine existing departmental crisis management capability, and b) build on plans to provide a crisis management audit and assurance function within the department, via exercising with sector teams and industry. The Emergency Response Training and Exercising programme has been refined and improved over the course of the current and previous contract periods. Through the development and delivery of the BEIS Emergency Response Academy (BERA) training pathway and various internal and x-HMG exercises. In light of the Resilience Strategy and a greater push to assure how the department responds to emergencies, we must ensure that the departments capability is maintained through a programme of assurance, challenge and continual learning and improvement. Below are indicative timescales relating to this potential competition: Competition Period - January-February 2023 Evaluation - February 2023 Indicative Award - March 2023 Standstill Period - March 2023 Final Award - April 2023 Contract Commencement - April 2023 Clarification questions can be asked until 5th December 2022. If required BEIS will attempt to respond to questions submitted after this date too. In order to assist with obtaining a clear understanding of the market, BEIS would like to ask prospective suppliers to complete a questionnaire, accessed via https://beisgroup.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/go/135309130184671974E2 Please ensure all completed questionnaires are completed and returned, via the Jaggaer Procurement Portal, by 15:00 19th December 2022. Additional information: Please complete questionnaire within Jaggaer procurement portal on the link: https://beisgroup.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/go/135309130184671974E2 To register an account please visit https://beisgroup.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032131-2022 | | 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 | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 14 Nov 2022 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 11 Nov 2022 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £422,138 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planned | | Lots status | Planned | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | DEPARTMENT FOR BUSINESS, ENERGY & INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | Not specified | | Postcode | N/A | | Country | Not specified | | ITL 1 | Not specified | | ITL 2 | Not specified | | ITL 3 | Not specified | | Local authority | Not specified | | Electoral ward | Not specified | | Westminster constituency | Not specified | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 80 - Education and training services ### Codes - 80500000 - Training services - 80510000 - Specialist training services ## Release History - 14 Nov 2022 at 09:15 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032131-2022 ## Notice URLs - https://beisgroup.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/ - https://beisgroup.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/go/135309130184671974E2 - https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-business-energy-and-industrial-strategy ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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