COBR Strategic Partnership (Private Sector Resilience Project)

Main Services Required

Content design and development. Support the creation of relevant training and guidance materials in collaboration with the Cabinet Office COBR Directorate.

Workshop design and co-delivery. Leading sector-specific workshops with C-suite accountable resilience leaders from priority fields.

Single-firm bespoke advisory. Targeted resilience sessions and interactive board-level crisis exercises customised to individual organisations.

Content and toolkit creation. Supporting the creation of a comprehensive resilience toolkit guide for C-suite leads (senior executive) and developing five distinct 'off-the-shelf' immersive scenario exercises (e.g., Cyber, Climate).

Follow-on consultancy and auditing frameworks. Deep-dive strategic audits funded directly by private clients, adhering strictly to the quality baselines established by the partnership.

Policy reporting. Quarterly anonymised reports capturing industry resilience trends for use by COBR policy officials.

Delivery. Services will be delivered UK-wide through a mixture of formats (e.g. in-person, virtual, table-top exercise, audit) at partner premises, client facilities, or central government venues. It is desirable that the supplier should be able to demonstrate international delivery capabilities to adapt core UK doctrine for varying global regulatory environments.

Key Participation Requirements

Industry insights. Documented and verifiable expertise across organisational and business resilience, advanced data use, cybersecurity, risk mitigation, regulatory compliance, and opportunity modeling.

Standards compliance. Expert-level understanding of ISO 22301 standards (Business continuity management systems) and full capability to align all delivery methodologies with current COBR doctrine and the Amber Book framework.

Vetting and personnel security. To operate within this framework, all facilitators must hold active Security Check (SC) clearance prior to delivery. All administrative or support staff must hold Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) clearance.

Data privacy. Full compliance with UK GDPR and statutory Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) data protocols for handling sensitive commercial information.

Experience. Extensive experience of operating managed services. Ability to effectively work in blended teams (civil servant and supplier).

We are currently exploring the potential routes to market with RM6219 Learning and Training Services DPS. Supplier ability to provide services in the UK (for the avoidance of doubt, England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales) both remotely and face to face as required