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{{short description|'''UK defence and security consultancy; CSSF contractor for counter-terrorism justice reform in Pakistan (in liquidation)'''}}
{{Infobox organization
| name = Optima Defence & Security Group Limited
| type = Private limited company (in liquidation)
| founded = 18 February 2009 (incorporated)
| status = Liquidation
| headquarters = Floor 2, 10 Wellington Place, Leeds, LS1 4AP, England
| industry = Defence activities; security consultancy
}}
'''Optima Defence & Security Group Limited''' (Companies House number 06823105) is a United Kingdom defence and security consultancy and a contractor to the [[Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office]] (FCDO) under the [[Conflict, Stability and Security Fund]] (CSSF). Companies House records it as incorporated on 18 February 2009, with a registered office at Floor 2, 10 Wellington Place, Leeds, LS1 4AP, nature of business “84220 – Defence activities”, and company status “Liquidation”.<ref name="CH06823105">Companies House, [https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/06823105 OPTIMA DEFENCE & SECURITY GROUP LIMITED (06823105)] ''Companies House'', accessed 20 October 2026.</ref>

== CSSF and UK government work ==
[[Contracts Finder]] records four published CSSF-related awards to Optima with a combined stated value of about £2.57 million. The largest, awarded in September 2019, was “CSSF: Pakistan Change Management in Civilian Counter-Terrorism Justice Institutions” (£2,212,197).<ref>Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, [https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1350569f-029d-4874-9ead-7bd725827bbf CSSF: Pakistan Change Management in Civilian Counter-Terrorism Justice Institutions] ''Contracts Finder'', 2019-09-04.</ref> The company was also awarded a “Wargaming Exercise Development” contract (£310,770, 2021) and two “Staff Officers’ Awareness Course (SOAC)” contracts (£23,310 each, 2019).<ref>Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, [https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/330c8f99-e2ad-4a7b-b251-851b1b402354 Wargaming Exercise Development] ''Contracts Finder'', 2021-01-26.</ref> Optima is not among the named suppliers on Lots 1 and 3 of the 2023–27 CSSF Framework Agreement; the 37 Lot 2 suppliers (counter-terrorism, countering violent extremism and strategic communications) were “redacted on National Security grounds”.<ref name="FTS2023">Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, [https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/029743-2023 Conflict, Stability and Security Fund (CSSF) Framework Agreement (2023-2027): contract award notice 029743-2023] ''Find a Tender Service'', 2023.</ref>

The [[Independent Commission for Aid Impact]] (ICAI) reviewed the CSSF’s aid spending in March 2018, giving it an amber-red score and finding it responsive to [[National Security Council]] priorities but with weak results management and limited evidence of value for money.<ref name="ICAI2018">Independent Commission for Aid Impact, [https://icai.independent.gov.uk/review/cssf/ The Conflict, Stability and Security Fund’s aid spending] ''ICAI'', March 2018.</ref>

== See also ==
* [[Conflict, Stability and Security Fund]]
* [[:Category:CSSF Contractors]]

==Notes==
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[[Category:CSSF Contractors]]
[[Category:UK]]
[[Category:Terrorism Industry]]

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