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High Impact Communications 2025

Defence Science and Technology Laboratory · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 04:48.

Opportunity overview

As part of Dstl’s strategy we have 4 key themes; Enabling Operational Advantage at Pace; Preparing for the Future; Shaping the Defence and Security Landscape and Leveraging and Influencing Internationally. Underpinning Dstl’s ability to deliver against this strategy is our ability to communicate with our stakeholders. We need to continually improve the way our people (with particular reference to our scientists, analysts and engineers) communicate the impact and value of our science and technology to our customers and stakeholders. This includes being able to translate deep scientific/technical information into something understandable for our stakeholders, as well as demonstrate the reasons behind it and impact it has. We are looking for design and delivery of learning interventions to give our staff the skills to communicate the impact of our work effectively with stakeholders, verbally and in writing, using a range of different communications channels. All expression of interest MUST be received no later than 07/07/2025 midday

Awarded to

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Emphasis Training Ltd

Matched by number
Contract value
£370k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
8 Dec 2025
Including VAT
£444k
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 03588428
Location
Hove, UKJ21, BN3 2AF, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV80511000 — Staff training services

Lots

  • Lot 1£370k

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
RQ0000082745
Status
complete
Published risks
N/A
Has Recurrence
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
How to submit
All submissions must be uploaded through the Defence Sourcing Portal https://contracts.mod.uk/esop/ogc-host/public/mod/web/login.html?VISITORID=036bebc3-4a12-4153-a4dd-a806a057752a&_ncp=1752507921823.83239-1
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Recurrence

Dates

Entry 1
Starts
29 Oct 2025, 23:59

Expected award period

Ends
16 Sept 2025, 23:59

Tender Period

Ends
22 Aug 2025, 12:00

Communication

Future Notice Date
8 Aug 2025, 23:59

Contract terms

Financial Terms
30 days payment terms

Enquiry period

Ends
15 Aug 2025, 12:00

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete
Has Options
Yes
Has Renewal
Yes

Value

Amount
370,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
444,000

Options

Description
Optional 12 month extention to which will need to be agreed by the parties for this training

Renewal

Description
Optional extention for 12 months

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Experience
Type
quality
Description
• Please provide evidence of providing similar interventions to other organisations and your impact. Desirable to see how you have managed and shared impact of similar interventions with other organisations. Desirable that bidders have delivered similar interventions to science and technology organisations.

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
25
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Name
CV’s
Type
quality
Description
• Please provide CV’s of those you propose to delivering training and demonstrate evidence of technical expertise in communications. Evidence of delivering similar training to science and technology organisations desirable

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
25
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 3
Name
Considerations
Type
quality
Description
• Evidence of your consideration of working with a higher than average neurodivergent population through inclusive design.

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
10
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 4
Name
Overall design
Type
quality
Description
• Please provide evidence of how you propose to meet our course needs including draft designs/ comms approach to how you will work with dstl L&D and communications specialist to deliver on our business needs. • We have requested that your proposed course design includes pre and post course feedback. Desirable one to coaching. Can you provide evidence in your bid as to how you are going to approach that requirement.

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
30
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 5
Name
SOCIAL VALUES
Type
quality
Description
Tackling economic inequality and Equal opportunity

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
10
Weight
percentageExact

Contract period

Ends
16 Sept 2028, 23:59
Starts
17 Sept 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
16 Sept 2029, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
BG41
Country
BG
Country Name
Bulgaria
Entry 2
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
80511000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Staff training services

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Entry 2
Id
039743-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderNotice
Published
14 Jul 2025, 16:45

Planning and budget

Documents

Entry 1
Id
034488-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
23 Jun 2025, 16:06

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Status
scheduled
Due
7 Jul 2025, 23:59
Description
Please respond no later than 7th July 2025 with your expression of interested. All interested parties will then be invited to participate with this tender High Impact Communication 2025 (Training)

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PDDM-1961-MTLN
Name
Defence Science and Technology Laboratory

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKK15
Country
GB
Locality
Salisbury
Postal Code
SP4 0JQ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Porton Down

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - central government

Identifier

Id
PDDM-1961-MTLN
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Organisation 2
Id
GB-COH-03588428
Name
Emphasis Training Ltd

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKJ21
Country
GB
Locality
Hove
Postal Code
BN3 2AF
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
PLATF9RM Hove Town Hall Church Road

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
sme
Sheltered Workshop
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No

Identifier

Id
03588428
Scheme
GB-COH

Contact

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
80511000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Staff training services

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-03588428
Name
Emphasis Training Ltd

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
active
Award ID
1
Date Signed
8 Dec 2025, 00:00
Has Options
Yes
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
No Agreed Metrics Rationale
The requirement is below 5 million

Value

Amount
370,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
444,000

Period

Ends
31 Mar 2028, 23:59
Starts
8 Dec 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
31 Mar 2030, 23:59

Options

Description
At the end of the contrract there are 2 x 12 month optional extensions available

Renewal

Description
At the end of the contrract there are 2 x 12 month optional extensions available

Documents

Entry 1
Id
081891-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
contractNotice
Published
11 Dec 2025, 11:48

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Salisbury · UKK15 · SP4 0JQ · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · BG41 · Bulgaria
  • Delivery location · UK · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

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