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# Invitation to Tender - Security Consultant

[The Westminster Foundation for Democracy Limited](https://tendernation.io/buyers/the-westminster-foundation-for-democracy-limited)

Estimated value

£15,000

Published

29 Jun 2023

Deadline

Closed

31 Jul 2023

## Who can bid

- Buyer says suitable for SMEs

    The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid.
- Small contract value

    Valued under £135,018 including VAT, the lowest Procurement Act threshold for goods and services.
- Open procedure

    Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage.

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## About this tender

WFD wishes to retain the services of experienced and expert professional security risk advisers to support the organisation to ensure that its safety and security policies, procedures, and practice meet WFD's legal duty of care to staff and stakeholders and standards of good practice standards.

WFD invites bids from suppliers that can offer both the benefits of an ongoing partnership as a trusted adviser with a responsive and flexible approach that can deliver specific assignments as and when required. The selected supplier will be contracted on a framework agreement.

### Scope of work

- Organisational security risk management advice

â&#128;¢Provision of threat intelligence and threat/vulnerability analysis and strategic advice on safety and security risk management

â&#128;¢Reviewing WFD's policies and guidance from time to time against good practice benchmarks

â&#128;¢Development of self-service tools to support security risk management

â&#128;¢Attending and advising quarterly meetings of the WFD Duty of Care Group

- Safety and security training

â&#128;¢Provision of access to relevant standard e-learning products to travellers

â&#128;¢Provision of places on standard hostile and/or fragile environment training courses (e.g. HET, SAFE)

â&#128;¢Delivery of tailored, specific training opportunities designed for WFD officials or VIPs who are planning to travel to high and very high risk locations

- Targeted security risk management advice

â&#128;¢Providing operational advice, as required, on the management of safety and security related to specific scenarios or personal risk factors for WFD staff, experts and/or stakeholders, including women, persons with disabilities, LGBT+ personnel, etc.

â&#128;¢Reviewing, from time to time, the security-related policies and practice of downstream partners and providing advice or capacity-strenghtening on behalf of WFD.

- Drafting or improving standard security documentation

â&#128;¢Drafting or reviewing and providing comments on Local Security Plans and Welcome Packs related to WFD's regional and country programmes upon request as part of the periodic refresh process

â&#128;¢Providing analysis or advice to WFD offices on security matters

- Travel-related advice and assistance

â&#128;¢Drafting or reviewing and providing comments on Travel Risk Assessments

â&#128;¢Delivering pre-departure security briefings relating to international travel of staff or experts deployed as part of a Centre of Expertise mission, global/regional programming activity, or stakeholder engagement.

â&#128;¢Delivering pre-departure briefings tailored to VIP travellers

â&#128;¢Advice and assistance relating to crisis management or security incident response

- Election observation missions

â&#128;¢Drafting risk assessments

â&#128;¢Delivering pre-departure security briefing, monitoring and check-ins, and mission-specific advice and assistance for election observation missions

â&#128;¢Designing and delivering security training for election observers

### Deliverables

Please visit the invitation to tender document for further details on how to apply.

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## CPV classification

Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

Source

Contracts Finder (UK)

[View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/338449b8-ad39-41e3-973e-74b6f3cad74d)

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