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    ContractsCrisis Response Media Training Service
    Awarded contract

    Crisis Response Media Training Service

    Awarded
    £300k
    Published 11 Aug 2026

    FCDO seeks a specialist supplier to deliver crisis response media training for overseas crisis management staff, including interview simulations and communications exercises, valued at £300,000-£400,000 over 24 months from September 2026.

    🇬🇧United KingdomPublished 11 Aug 2026· 2 months agoviaContracts Finder
    Awarded
    £300k
    Published 11 Aug 2026

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      £300,000
      Pounds sterling
    • Tender closed
      3 Jul 2026
      4 months ago
    • Sector
      Education & Training
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom

    Suppliers

    1 supplier
    • HC
      Hayes Collins Media
    Lead contractor

    Lifecycle

    Awarded

    Contract awarded. Originally published 2 months ago.

    11 Aug 2026Today3 Jul 2026

    Brief

    The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) is procuring specialist Crisis Response Media Training to enhance the preparedness and effectiveness of staff involved in overseas crisis management. This service includes realistic media training, interview simulations, role-play journalism exercises, social media training, and crisis communications scenarios designed to build confidence and capability amongst senior leaders, communications professionals, Rapid Deployment Team members, and other crisis responders. The contract was awarded through the Government Commercial Agency's RM6219 Learning and Development Dynamic Purchasing System following a competitive tender process based on 70% quality and 30% price evaluation. Contract term: 24 months (18 September 2026 to 17 September 2028) with two optional 12-month extensions available (potential extension to 17 September 2030). Forecast contract value: £300,000-£400,000 excluding VAT for the initial 24-month term, subject to actual demand and course volumes commissioned during the contract period.

    Track record

    5 awards · 5 winners
    Open field

    No single supplier dominates the field.

    In education training, FOREIGN COMMONWEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE has awarded 5 contracts to 5 suppliers.

    Who wins here
    1. Best Saffron Ltd1× · 20%
    2. UCL Consultants Limited1× · 20%
    3. Adam Smith International Ltd1× · 20%
    4. Hayes Collins Media1× · 20%
    5. Cranfield University1× · 20%

    Across education training, the most active winners are SHANNON TRUST, QA Ltd, FAREPORT TRAINING ORGANISATION LIMITED — the field to beat, or your route in as a partner.

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    Publisher
    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    contractsfinder.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    a9a1b826-4e93-4531-bfc9-f6051da70b7b-910263

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