Question 1

What does a crisis management services tender cover?

Accepted Answer

Crisis management services tenders cover business continuity support, incident response retainers, and crisis communications or media training work bought by public sector bodies. Some are let as a single retainer contract, others form part of a wider consultancy engagement.

Question 2

Where are crisis management contracts advertised?

Accepted Answer

Stotles brings together crisis management tenders and contracts from 100+ portals into one search, so you do not have to check each portal separately, and you can set alerts for new opportunities across the UK and Ireland.

If you want to search the government portals directly, Find a Tender carries higher-value contracts across the UK and Contracts Finder carries lower-value contracts in England. Public Contracts Scotland, Sell2Wales and eTendersNI cover Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, Ireland's eTenders covers Irish public bodies, and many councils, NHS bodies and housing associations publish on their own e-tendering portals such as ProContract. Cyber incident response retainers are often called off from G-Cloud and the Crown Commercial Service cyber security frameworks.

Question 3

What do you need to bid for crisis management contracts?

Accepted Answer

Cyber incident response services are often expected to be NCSC-assured, and suppliers handling sensitive information may need security-cleared staff. Tenders usually set minimum professional indemnity insurance, check financial standing and ask for evidence of similar engagements at selection stage. Under the Procurement Act 2023, suppliers can be excluded for certain criminal convictions, insolvency or failure to pay tax.

Question 4

Are crisis management contracts stand-alone or part of a wider service?

Accepted Answer

Some crisis management notices are for a stand-alone retainer. Others form part of a broader business continuity, cyber security or communications contract.

Question 5

Who buys crisis management services in the UK public sector?

Accepted Answer

Universities, central government departments and local councils are regular buyers. NHS trusts and other public bodies buy this work too, in both the UK and Ireland.

Question 6

How do I find crisis management contracts before they are formally tendered?

Accepted Answer

Read business continuity and resilience reviews, cyber security strategies, incident response plans and expiry dates for existing retainers, which show work coming due ahead of a notice. On Stotles you can track those signals and the buyers behind them, then follow a notice from pre-tender through to award.

Question 7

What CPV codes cover crisis management tenders?

Accepted Answer

Crisis management notices carry 79430000 (Crisis management services), and communications work carries public relations codes.

Crisis Management Services Tenders and Contracts

The Provision of E-Learning Module Development for GCS Crisis Communications

Cyber incident response services

Invitation to Tender for the Provision of Crisis Communications Plan Testing and Improvement Services (Tender Ref: BIG001-1033)

Financial and insurance services