International Strategy and Capabilities (ISC) Specialist Support and Resource Framework Agreement

The International Strategy and Capabilities (ISC) sits in the International Directorate of the Home Office (HO).ISC delivers strategic capability development programmes overseas on behalf of the Home Office. Their remit also includes responsibility of the Department’s Official Development Assistance (ODA) budget and is the UK hub for the Home Office’s overseas network. Their work focuses on delivering long-term capability enhancement programmes that support high priority HO and broader HM Government (HMG) international security policy objectives. ISC is the Home Office’s centre of excellence in delivering such programmes overseas.

This Framework Agreement has been established to help ISC deliver its capability programmes overseas through the appointment of suitably qualified and experienced organisations who can provide the following services apportioned into Lots:-

Lot 1: Turnkey Solution (encompassing all requirements in the framework scope)

Lot 2: Thematic Experts to provide Strategic Advice across 5 sub-lots (2A - Policing; 2B - Civil Defence; 2C -Cyber Security; 2D - Strategic Intelligence and Threat Assessment, and; 2E - Borders, Migration and Asylum

Lot 3: Programme and Project Support (provision of Project/Programme resources/services UK and Overseas)

Lot 4: Operational Support for deployed resources across 5 sub-lots (4A - Accommodation overseas; 4B -Vehicle Hire overseas; 4C - Secure Transport overseas; 4D - Personal and Site Security, and; 4E - Duty of Care Items)