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e hope this publication, compiled Foreword 05 by the Defence Suppliers Service W Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) 06 (DSS), helps you understand defence and the opportunities that exist to become a Ministry of Defence Commercial 06 supplier to the Ministry of Defence (MOD). Supplier Relations Team (SRT) 06 Defence Equipment Plan 07 It has been compiled very much with Defence Growth Partnership (DGP) 07 newcomers in mind and contains a wealth of information on Defence Equipment and MOD Defence Contracts Online Portal / MOD Defence Contracts Bulletin 08 Support (DE&S) and MOD procurement teams as well as points of contact not Guide to MOD DCO / MOD DCB Contract Notices 09 just within MOD but also, recognising the Dynamic Pre-Qualifi cation Questionnaire (DPQQ) 09 importance of supply chain opportunities, Advertising Industry Days and Industry within MOD’s major prime contractors. Briefi ngs within MOD DCO / MOD DCB 10 Cabinet Offi ce 10 Philip Margerison and Dawn King Defence Suppliers Service European Procurement Law 10 Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) 10

Contracts Finder Portal 11

Other Public Sector Websites 11

OJEU Advertising Thresholds 12

Winning the Contract Course 12

Mystery Shopper Scheme 12

Crown Commercial Service (CSS) 13

Acquisition System Guidance (ASG) 13

Purchase to Payment (P2P) 14

Defence Business Services (DBS) 14

Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) 14

Security Clearance 15

21st Century Supply Chains (SC21) Programme 15

Framework Agreement for Technical Support (FATS) 15

Cyber Essentials Scheme 16 Published by: CONTACT POINT DETAILS FOR THE MOD’S KEY SUPPLIERS 17

TRADE ASSOCIATIONS 18

LOCAL ENTERPRISE PARTNERSHIPS 21

CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE 22 Telephone: 0141 332 8247 Email: [email protected] DE&S OPERATING CENTRES 24 Web: www.bipsolutions.com AGENCIES AND OTHER MOD Design: [email protected] TEAMS AND ORGANISATIONS 34 Publishing: [email protected] DIRECTORY OF PRIME CONTRACTORS 40 Advertising: [email protected] INDUSTRY CONTACTS 47

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Visibility of the right opportunities for your business from the start is vital in gaining first-mover competitive advantage. he Ministry of Defence (MOD) spends around £20 The Government’s programme for the centralisation of At Defence Contracts International T billion a year on a wide range of defence equipment procurement of common goods and services and delivering we are committed to providing and services and has committed to spend over £160 savings through economies of scale is progressing. Responsibility billion over the next ten years for new equipment, for MOD Consultancy and Contingent Labour was passed to the the most comprehensive contract data systems and equipment support, thus enabling Crown Commercial Service (CCS) in May 2014, the fi rst phase of Energy and Fuels transitioned in September 2014, others were companies at all levels of the defence and security information and market intelligence transitioned in late 2014, with the fi nal categories scheduled to sectors to plan for the future with greater confi dence. complete their transition in 2015. that allows businesses to unleash 2015 will be a year of change. The Transformation Strategy In the R&D sector, the Centre for Defence Enterprise (CDE) is continues with the MOD Customer Design Team well on the exploring opportunities for new disruptive ideas and technologies their growth potential. way to completing necessary reforms to the Department’s by implementing a limited competition for the best ideas to come acquisition system, including defi ning the roles of the Head through the Enduring Challenge route, the top three of which Offi ce, the four Front Line Commands and Strategic Programmes will receive further funding. Defence Science and Technology as Customers, and Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S), Laboratory (Dstl) technical partners, CDE, wider MOD colleagues the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) and Information and industry will be working with these companies to try and That’s why we are the world’s Systems and Services (ISS) as Delivery Agents. Command get their ideas into the supply chain. Additionally, CDE will work leading defence procurement Acquisition Support Plans will be in place from April 2015, as with a series of partners in Other Government Departments, the well as a new Acquisition System Authority whose role will defence industry and fi nance to assist suppliers of ideas relevant intelligence solution. be to monitor and set standards and procedures for the new to defence to get their ideas through into products. acquisition approach. DE&S has now become a Bespoke Trading MOD continues to support the Government’s aspiration that Entity, giving it more freedom in the way in which it operates, 25% of central government procurement expenditure with third and the new organisation has completed contract action to parties should be spent, either directly or indirectly, through acquire Managed Service Providers (MSPs) for three works prime contractors’ supply chains with Small and Medium-sized packages – Project Delivery; Finance, Management Information/ Enterprises (SMEs). MOD continues to play a major part in this Visit: www.dcicontracts.com Information Technology; and Human Resources. The key benefi ts aspiration as it owns about 45% of central government’s third- being sought are more effective delivery of equipment, support party procurement spend. MOD’s approach is to continue to refi ne or Call: 0845 270 7092 and logistics products and services to customers, more effi cient its commercial policy and procedures and ensure there are no use of DE&S’s operating budget and more timely and reliable discriminatory barriers for SMEs who wish to bid for work in the management information. defence and security sectors. The DIO has recently welcomed its new Strategic Business The Defence Suppliers Service (DSS), the Department’s focal Partner whose leadership team will comprise a mix of private point for companies wishing to sell to MOD, handles over 1000 and public sector managers and help to bring a greater level of queries each year, mostly from SMEs. As part of its ‘outreach’ external expertise to improve the way the defence estate and service it attends exhibitions, seminars and events at various related infrastructure is run. locations across the UK (59 in 2014), giving ‘Selling to the The new focus on strengthening commercial skills in MOD was MOD’ presentations where appropriate. The DSS is working demonstrated by the appointment of Susanna Mason as the new closely with chambers of commerce, councils, Local Enterprise 3* Director-General Commercial in DE&S. The commercial role of Partnerships and trade associations to promote defence and the Front Line Commands as customers for defence capability is security awareness and opportunities to their respective also being strengthened. member companies.

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1 Front - 1-17.indd 5 11/26/15 9:52 AM DEFENCE EQUIPMENT AND SUPPORT (DE&S) efence Equipment and Support (DE&S) is a DE&S is responsible for: bespoke trading entity, an arm’s length body • The procurement and support of ships, submarines, aircraft, D vehicles, weapons and supporting services. of the Ministry of Defence. It has a £14 billion • General requirements including food, fuel, clothing, medical annual budget to buy and support all the supplies and temporary accommodation. equipment and services that the Royal Navy, • Inventory management. British Army and Royal Air Force need to operate • British Forces Posted Overseas (BFPO). effectively. It works closely with industry, • Submarine Dismantling Project. including through partnering agreements Its priorities are: and Private Finance Initiatives. • Providing the right equipment to the Armed Forces and supporting it, while delivering better value for money to the DE&S employs approximately 12,500 civil servants and military taxpayer. personnel around the UK and overseas and its headquarters is in • Transforming the organisation so that it can better support Bristol. the Armed Forces.

MINISTRY OF DEFENCE COMMERCIAL inistry of Defence Commercial provides strategic effectively, efficiently and in accordance with best practice. Also, leadership across the full range of MOD ensures the development of professional skills across the commercial M community and their application across defence. acquisition, procurement and commercial activities. Commercial Services includes the following teams: The MOD Commercial Function is led by the Director Commercial • Commercial Systems – provides comprehensive commercial who provides strategic leadership across the full range of MOD policy advice and guidance that translates strategy/policy acquisition, procurement and commercial activities and is responsible into tools to do business. to Chief of Defence Materiel (CDM) for all aspects of the Department’s • Commercial Capability – develops a professional skills commercial performance. framework for commercial practitioners and undertakes Director Commercial strategic manpower planning for the community. Director Commercial (DC) is the MOD’s Commercial Process Owner • Commercial Process and Governance (CPaG) – driving and is responsible for the future direction and development of consistency, efficiency, economy and continuous industrial strategy and the Department’s commercial relationships improvement in the commercial process. with industry, providing the commercial policy and process • Cost Assurance and Analysis Service (CAAS) – exists framework, functional standards and tools for achieving commercial as the MOD’s centre of excellence for pricing and costing value for money across defence and providing professional support to the acquisition community, enabling continuous leadership of commercial staff across MOD. improvement of the acquisition process, risk reduction and Director Commercial also leads the operational commercial service ensuring best value for money for defence. for DE&S projects, providing advice, experience and support to senior • Commercial Project Enablement Team (CPET) – provides commercial managers and Programme Teams residing in the DE&S a comprehensive commercial ‘tool kit’ supplying advice, Operating Centres. planning tools and best practice to teams. Chief of Staff • Supplier Relations Team (SRT) – exists to develop robust Ensures the commercial practitioners across defence have the strategic relationships with the MOD’s key suppliers to guidance, tools and advice that they need to carry out their work improve coherency, performance and decision-making.

SUPPLIER RELATIONS TEAM (SRT)

he Supplier Relations Team (SRT) is a pan-MOD implementing these with the companies and, as necessary, through support function that develops robust strategic national and international regulatory authorities. SRT also advises T on the Department’s policy regarding Special Shares in defence relationships with identified key suppliers in order to companies. improve coherency, performance and decision-making. Contract Novation and Company Name Changes – located SRT comprises the following sub-teams: within the M&A area of SRT and acts as the MOD corporate focal Key Supplier Management – SRT leads with the management point for contract novation and company name changes involving of the 13 current key suppliers to MOD. This is not a fixed number current MOD suppliers. Current MOD suppliers undergoing any and is subject to change. The Key Supplier Management Team also sort of reorganisation involving the transfer of contract or changing provide briefing material on these suppliers for Ministers and senior their name must first contact SRT to ensure appropriate action is officials. The team work closely with their counterparts in the key undertaken. suppliers to better understand the strategic intent and capabilities Defence Suppliers Service – the Defence Suppliers Service (DSS) of industry. is the MOD focal point for the provision of advice and guidance to Mergers and Acquisitions – SRT provides the MOD’s focal companies (often SMEs) that are interested in becoming suppliers to point for all aspects of merger and acquisition business involving defence. As well as providing a helpdesk facility, as part of its ‘outreach’ companies supplying defence goods and services directly and service DSS staff also attend various exhibitions, seminars and ‘Meet indirectly to the Department. The M&A team analyse the potential the Buyer’ events across the UK. They also give ‘Selling to the MOD’ implications for MOD and propose remedies where necessary, presentations on the various procedures and processes that the MOD

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1 Front - 1-17.indd 6 11/26/15 9:52 AM uses to buy a wide variety of goods and services and how and where • Facilitate Joint Working Workshops (Breakthrough events) for to access MOD tender and contract opportunities. joint MOD/industry senior management to develop positive Small and Medium-sized Enterprises – this SME post supports relationships from the start in an interactive and open Director Commercial in his role as MOD’s ‘SME Champion’ by environment. The output includes a Partnering Charter. leading in the co-ordination of MOD commercial policy in relation • Help draft a Relationship Management Plan (a key document to SMEs. Also co-ordinates implementation and sustainment of the in establishing the direction of the relationship, how they SME aspects of the MOD White Paper ‘National Security Through want it to work and governance issues; essentially it details Technology’ while reviewing ways to improve SME access to defence the approach to managing relationships). opportunities, and provides practicable advice to MOD procurement • Measure the relationship (Relationship Maturity Matrix) – a staff on the development of procurement strategies that maximises questionnaire to establish the maturity of the relationship; access for SMEs and ‘non-traditional’ suppliers while ensuring value analysis to identify maturity aspect sand key comments; for money. workshops to discuss issues arising from the analysis and Strategic Supplier Management – SRT is the lead for Cabinet to identify an action plan to take any issues forward, eg gap Office engagement through the Strategic Supplier Manager. This post analysis which identifies where the group is and what they is responsible for the effective collation of data and the preparation have to do to get to where they want to be. of responses to information requests and liaises directly with the TOPCAT Team – Our mission, as part of the SRT, is to provide Cabinet Office and Other Government Departments as necessary. the MOD and Central Government with a compliant categorised Partnering Support Group – Partnering Support Group is a group departmental spend map in order to contribute to improved of two MOD staff within SRT who: procurement decisions now and in the future by instilling a culture of • Provide advice on a Partnering Strategy to manage/develop spend categorisation in MOD procurement processes, and to identify the business relationship with industry in order to meet and manage opportunities outside of current collaborative arenas. common aims and objectives; alignment of procedures and Additionally TOPCAT supply key management information processes; culture alignment and agreed behaviours (based and are the solution providers of the following key programmes: on the principles of BS11000). Data Cleansing of MOD commercial data; and Future Contract • Provide advice on partner selection and evaluation – helping Work Plan, which shows MOD future business. staff to draft partnering questions at PQQ/ITT/ITM stages and We provide support and data to the Crown Commercial evaluating the bids. Service (CCS) to help them in developing collaborative opportunities. DEFENCE EQUIPMENT PLAN In headline terms, over the next ten years MOD plans to spend: including spending on routine spares and maintenance, • £64.5bn on the procurement of new equipment – this is an ship refits, support arrangements for communications and increase on last year’s figure, principally due to the decision information infrastructure and the running costs of the to fund an additional £1.4bn of additional capability over the nuclear propulsion and nuclear weapons production facilities. next four years. • A contingency provision of £4.7bn. • £14.8bn on support arrangements for new equipment. • Unallocated headroom of £8.4bn which becomes available • £72.3bn on support for existing in-service equipment, from 2016/17 onwards. DEFENCE GROWTH PARTNERSHIP (DGP) he Defence Growth Partnership (DGP) is a The DGP’s strategy is to take a fresh and ambitious approach partnership between Government and the defence through a joint commitment from Government and the defence T industry to work together to develop new opportunities, building industry. It is jointly led by the Department for Business, on the UK’s strengths in air capabilities and intelligent systems, and Innovation and Skills (BIS) and the defence industry, to deliver growth through innovation and tailored solutions for with the support of the MOD as the UK customer. customers around the globe. The DGP is working in partnership to secure a truly competitive, The DGP’s objectives are to: sustainable and globally successful UK defence sector that provides • Grow the UK’s global market share through increased exports. affordable leading-edge capability and through-life support for our Armed Forces and international customers, as well as bringing wider • Foster greater collaboration and innovation across the sector, economic benefits to the UK. bringing products and services to the market that meet The DGP vision is to secure a thriving UK defence sector delivering customer needs. security, growth and prosperity for the UK. • Improve competitiveness through the whole value chain.

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he MOD is British industry’s single largest customer counter-terrorism and homeland security markets are also available and buys a wide variety of products and services, via the www.contracts.mod.uk portal through optional, value-added T subscription based services. This information is provided by BiP spending approximately £20 billion in FY 2013/14 – Solutions Ltd entirely independently of the MOD. from computers to catering, boots to batteries and The fortnightly MOD Defence Contracts Bulletin (MOD DCB) sportswear to satellite communications systems. On publication continues to be available on subscription at a cost of 1 November 2011, the MOD launched an innovative £295 per annum. MOD DCB contains contract announcements with new service aimed at making its tender and contract a value of over £111,676 in addition to exclusive news, events and opportunities freely available online. features on developments within the MOD, its supply chain and the defence sector. MOD Defence Contracts Online (MOD DCO) – accessed via the www.contracts.mod.uk website – provides all suppliers and Supplier Information Database (SID) potential suppliers to the MOD with free online access to relevant By accessing DCO/DCB via the www.contracts.mod.uk website, MOD tender and contract opportunities with a value of over £10,000. companies are able to submit their profiles, free of charge, onto the MOD DCO provides a gateway to new business opportunities Supplier Information Database (SID). The SID is available to MOD for companies large and small who wish to compete for defence acquisition staff as one of the resources they can use if they are business, either directly as a prime contractor or indirectly as a sub- drawing up a tender list or having difficulty in sourcing a particular contractor. product or service. If a company’s details change for any reason, they Potential suppliers to the MOD can register free on the MOD DCO are able to update their profile on the SID free of charge. portal via the www.contracts.mod.uk website. This is a good way for companies, particularly SMEs, to advertise The launch of the MOD DCO portal underlines MOD’s commitment their respective profiles and capabilities to the MOD acquisition to engaging with its wider supply base to drive innovation and value community. Currently over 8000 companies have registered their for money and highlights opportunities for businesses to participate profiles on the SID. in a sector worth £20 billion per annum. Companies should note that logging their profiles on the SID does Access to other UK, European and global opportunities relating not guarantee they will be invited to tender for MOD requirements. to the defence, security, emergency services, humanitarian aid, Neither is it an approved suppliers list.

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1 Front - 1-17.indd 8 11/26/15 9:53 AM GUIDE TO MOD DCO / MOD DCB CONTRACT NOTICES MOD Prior Information Notices (PIN) / How Prime Contractors and Private Sector MOD Requests for Information (RFI) Organisations can advertise Sub-Contract These sections provide information on how to effectively seek Opportunities in MOD DCO / MOD DCB engagement with industry on requirements which are exempt from Prime contractors or private sector organisations may submit a the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU) procedures, prior to defence-related sub-contract opportunity for publication on the the formal contract notice seeking expressions of interest. PIN forms MOD DCO portal and in MOD DCB magazine by visiting are to be used to advise the market of forthcoming procurements. RFI www.contracts.mod.uk/contract-submission-3/. forms may be used to obtain information (such as ROM costs) which, Please complete all fields required; if you miss any, these will be in turn, may inform procurement strategy decisions. highlighted to you for completion. MOD buyers should continue to use the DCO/DCB-only sub- Contract Notices / contract form via the MOD DCO eNotice service if submitting a notice Voluntary Transparency Notices (VTN) on behalf of a prime contractor or the private sector. The Contract Notices are specifically designed for competitive For further assistance, go to www.contracts.mod.uk. requirements and seek expressions of interest. The VTN is also a purposely designed form for making non-competitive MOD DCO / MOD DCB Value Bands announcements to advertise sub-contract opportunities and allow Contract notices published within the Contract Notices, Voluntary challenge to single source strategies. Transparency Notices and Contract Bidders Notices sections of MOD DCO and MOD DCB contain estimated value banding information. Contract Bidders Notices Value bands are used by the MOD to indicate the approximate value This section applies to all competitive requirements, both those of the contract requirement being advertised. subject to and exempt from OJEU procedures, and identifies which They are provided for guidance only, but are useful in helping organisations have been invited to tender. Contract Bidders Notices to assess whether a company should consider responding to list the names, addresses and contact details of the companies that the contract notice and express an interest in bidding for the have been invited to tender for the requirement. requirement. MOD Non-Competitive Contract Awards / The bandings are as follows: MOD Competitive Contract Awards Category A £400,000,000 and above These sections provide notification of the award of contract for Category A1 £250,000,000 to £400,000,000 either a non-competitive or a competitive requirement. Category B1 £100,000,000 to £250,000,000 Addendum Category C £20,000,000 to £100,000,000 Amendments to contract notices previously advertised in MOD Category D £10,000,000 to £20,000,000 DCO / MOD DCB made after their original publication are included in Category E1 £4,500,000 to £10,000,000 this section. Category F1c £869,716 to £4,500,000 Sub-Contract Opportunities Category F1d £347,868 to £869,716 This section allows MOD prime contractors and private sector Category G1 £111,676 to £347,868 organisations to advertise any sub-contract opportunities valued at over £40,000 arising from their prime contracts with MOD. Category H1b £10,000 to £111,676 DYNAMIC PRE-QUALIFICATION QUESTIONNAIRE (DPQQ) he Dynamic Pre-Qualification Questionnaire • Standardise, as far as possible, the pre-qualification process (DPQQ), launched in September 2013, is a new for suppliers, while allowing buyers to tailor the questions to T meet the specific requirements of the procurement. application in the MOD DCO portal that allows MOD commercial staff to create an electronic PQQ that is • Remove costs for paper, printing and postage. issued as part of the contract notice. The purpose of • Remove inconsistency – MOD commercial staff will use the contract notice is to alert potential suppliers to standard agreed templates. the MOD of forthcoming tendering opportunities so • Remove duplication – ‘Do It Once’ ethos for suppliers to that they can express an interest in bidding for them complete once and reuse. if they wish to do so. Potential suppliers will express • Increase transparency of the selection process and approach an interest by completing the DPQQ online. to evaluation. • Increase efficiency by encouraging MOD commercial staff to The benefits of the DPQQ for both MOD and industry are: only seek necessary information. • Saving up to 28 days by combining two parts of the procurement procedure. This will be of particular benefit to This is a good news story for both MOD and industry. The SME companies. Cabinet Office is taking a close interest in the standardisation of • Reducing the effort to create a PQQ as the templates are PQQs across Government and together with MOD is looking at already loaded onto the MOD DCO portal. ways in which we can encourage and make it easier for SMEs to • Reducing the effort to complete the PQQ as suppliers can bid for MOD work. store information on their capabilities on the MOD DCO portal A Supplier Guide is available to all suppliers when logged into which can be used for other PQQs. the MOD DCO portal. There are FAQs on www.contracts.mod.uk/ The DPQQ will also: faq/. More in-depth information can be obtained from • Simplify current processes for the benefit of both buyers and www.contracts.mod.uk/delta/help/faq.html or from the Help suppliers. Desk, Tel: 0845 270 7099 or Email: [email protected].

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1 Front - 1-17.indd 9 11/26/15 9:53 AM ADVERTISING INDUSTRY DAYS AND INDUSTRY BRIEFINGS WITHIN MOD DCO / MOD DCB

key feature of MOD procurement is the usually involve companies not engaged contractually on the project in A involvement of industry at an early stage in the question. acquisition process. As part of early engagement, MOD Acquisition teams also conduct Stakeholder Days with industry and and DE&S teams conduct Industry Days in order to customer organisations in order to brief them on achievements of milestones, receive feedback and exchange other project information. give information to potential suppliers about possible Stakeholder Days will tend to be confined to companies that have future purchases and contract opportunities, and to been engaged – either directly by the MOD or indirectly as sub- share MOD’s understanding of its requirements. contractors – on the project. To help maximise industry awareness of the MOD’s future The events allow industry to contribute as required and are requirements at an early stage, all Industry Days, Industry Briefings and developed to share information about relevant capabilities and Stakeholder Days are advertised in the Announcements sections of technologies. In general, Industry Days and Industry Briefings will MOD DCO and MOD DCB.

CABINET OFFICE he Cabinet Office supports the Prime Minister and • Supporting the National Security Council and the Joint ensures the effective running of Government. It is Intelligence Organisation, co-ordinating the Government’s T response to crises and managing the UK’s cyber security. also the corporate headquarters for Government, in partnership with HM Treasury, and it takes the lead in • Promoting efficiency and reform across government through innovation, better procurement and project management and certain critical policy areas. by transforming the delivery of services. The Cabinet Office has responsibility for: • Creating an exceptional Civil Service, improving its capability • Supporting collective government, helping to ensure the effective and effectiveness. development, co-ordination and implementation of policy. • Promoting social action and the National Citizen Service, and • Promoting the release of government data and making the growing the social investment market. way government works more transparent. • Political and constitutional reform.

EUROPEAN PROCUREMENT LAW ll public procurement in the UK is subject to the These principles are: A Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union • Non-discrimination (on the grounds of nationality). (TFEU). In procurement terms, the TFEU seeks to ensure • Equal treatment (of all suppliers in any procurement context). a free market in goods, services and works across the • Transparency (so that all parties can see that MOD is acting in a fair and non-discriminatory manner). EU. The TFEU creates an obligation for all public bodies • Mutual recognition (of equivalent documents, standards and (including MOD) to adhere to certain principles when certificates from other EU Member States). seeking to procure anything. • Proportionality (in essence ensuring that MOD only does what is necessary for or ‘proportionate’ to what it is seeking to do).

TENDERS ELECTRONIC DAILY (TED)

enders Electronic Daily (TED) is the online version Why should I register on TED? T of the ‘Supplement to the Official Journal of the • To access the entire content of TED, including the archive. European Union (OJEU)’, dedicated to European public • To personalise search profiles, according to your needs. procurement. • To get email alerts based on your search profiles. • To personalise RSS feeds for your websites and RSS readers. TED provides free access to business opportunities. It is updated five times a week with approximately 1500 public procurement notices Registration and usage of TED is free and will remain so. from the European Union, the European Economic Area and beyond. Official Publications Office contact details: You can browse, search and sort procurement notices by country, European Union, Publication of Supplement to the Official region, business sector and more. Journal of the European Union, 2 rue Mercier, L-2985, Information about every procurement document is published in LUXEMBOURG the 24 official EU languages. All notices from the European Union’s T: 0032 2504 2810 F: 0032 2604 2815 institutions are published in full in three languages. E: [email protected] W: www.eda.europa.eu

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1 Front - 1-17.indd 10 11/26/15 9:53 AM CONTRACTS FINDER PORTAL ontracts Finder lets you search for information Each contract notice will have: C about contracts worth over £10,000 with the • A short description of what the buyer wants, the value of the Government and its agencies. contract and other relevant information. • Details of the deadline for responding. You can use Contracts Finder to: • Details of who to contact or where to find further information. • Search for current contract opportunities. • Tender documents. • Find out what’s coming up in the future. • Look up details of previous tenders and contracts. Pipeline notices There may be opportunities for your business to provide goods Pipeline notices give information about opportunities that might and services to the public sector, either through a direct contract or be offered by public sector organisations in the next few years. by becoming a sub-contractor. The public sector includes: Closed tender and contract documents • Central government departments and agencies. Contracts Finder also has details of all ‘closed’ government • Non-departmental public bodies. opportunities since October 2010 – that is, where the tendering • The NHS and its local trusts. process has finished. • Local authorities. You can find: • The Northern Ireland Assembly. • Who the contract was awarded to. • The National Assembly for Wales. • The Scottish Government. • The value of the contract. • Universities and colleges. • The criteria used to select the supplier. Contracts Finder has details of: • Whether or not the supplier(s) might sub-contract some of • Lower value contracts (over £10,000). the work. • Higher value contracts (over £100,000). To download ‘An introductory guide to Contracts Finder’, visit • Sub-contracting opportunities – contracts from prime www.businesslink.gov.uk/Horizontal_Services_files/ contractors who have won public sector contracts. ContractsFinder_supplier-Guide_Nov11.pdf OTHER PUBLIC SECTOR WEBSITES cotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have their • Public Contracts Scotland (www.publiccontractsscotland. own dedicated public sector procurement gov.uk/search/search_mainpage.aspx) for opportunities S with public sector bodies in Scotland. websites. • eSourcing NI (https://e-sourcingni.bravosolution.co.uk/ These are: web/login.shtml) for opportunities with public sector bodies • Sell2Wales (www.sell2wales.gov.uk) for opportunities with in Northern Ireland. Tel: 0800 368 4850 (from inside the UK); public sector bodies in Wales. Tel: 0844 561 0672. or +44 (0)20 3349 6601 (from outside the UK).

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1 Front - 1-17.indd 11 11/26/15 9:53 AM OJEU ADVERTISING THRESHOLDS he Commission has finalised and agreed the following threshold values which apply from 1 January 2014 to 31 T December 2015. These apply to all contracting authorities, as defined by the Public Contracts Regulations. This includes all Central Government Departments, their Executive Agencies, Non-Departmental Public Bodies and the wider public sector.

The Public Contracts Regulations

Supplies and Part A Services (except R&D and certain telecom services) Schedule 1 Bodies £111,676 Others £172,514 Works All Bodies £4,322,012 Small Lots Supplies & Services £66,672 Works £833,400

The Utilities Contracts Regulations

Supplies and Services All Sectors £345,028 Works All Sectors £4,322,012 Small Lots Supplies & Services £66,672 Works £833,400

The Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations

Supplies and Services All Sectors £345,028 Works All Sectors £4,322,012 Small Lots Supplies & Services £66,672 Works £833,400

WINNING THE CONTRACT COURSE he online public procurement course is now a free, • Search for and find public sector opportunities. Tnationally available training resource which all • Identify the key stages in the tendering process. businesses can access. The course provides practical The course also includes tips and information on forming a advice to help your business identify public sector consortium, supply chains and ‘meet the buyer’ events. There are procurement opportunities and a step-by-step guide additional resources, links to related websites and a Hints and Tips download. to the key stages in the tendering process. ‘Winning the Contract’ contains a wealth of useful information, You will be able to: divided into modules, and is presented in an interactive and • Identify the advantages and disadvantages of dealing with engaging format. There is an optional audio track to aid learning, public bodies. as well as additional resources such as case studies, a glossary and • Understand how different types of contracts are defined, website links. advertised and dealt with. The course will take approximately four hours to complete • Understand approved supplier lists and framework and can be accessed for free by registering at agreements. www.learndirect-business.com. MYSTERY SHOPPER SCHEME The Mystery Shopper Scheme has two roles: The Mystery Shopper Scheme can be used by sending an email to • It provides a clear, structured and direct route for suppliers to MysteryShopper@cabinet-office.gsi.gov.uk or by telephoning the raise concerns about public procurement practice even when Service Desk on 01603 704999. attempts at resolving issues with a contracting authority What bodies are covered? or a first-tier supplier have failed, and provides feedback to enquirers on their concerns. • Central government departments (eg Defra or MOD) – feedback about central government departments or any of • It also takes a proactive approach th rough spot checks on the bodies for which they are responsible will be addressed. procurement documents. • The wider public sector (eg local authorities, NHS trusts This enables the Cabinet Office’s Mystery Shopper team to: or educational establishments) in England – procurement • Identify areas of poor procurement practice so they can work carried out by devolved bodies in Scotland, Wales and with the contracting authority to put them right and help Northern Ireland is not investigated. ensure similar cases do not arise in future. • Prime contractors working on government contracts – the • Take action to reduce the likelihood of similar issues arising in Mystery Shopper team will work with contract managers other authorities. in departments and prime contractors to address feedback • Identify examples of good practice that they can share with about unfair practices and other issues in the supply chain of other authorities. government contracts.

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1 Front - 1-17.indd 12 11/26/15 9:53 AM The Mystery Shopper team publishes the results of the raised by SMEs and other concerned suppliers. The team examines investigations into the cases they examine. The documents on the procurement documents, typically from online portals, and Mystery Shopper results page set out the issues and the resolution of discusses their findings with the contracting authority responsible the cases investigated so far. They also use social media to share the for the procurement. Cases are selected at random from a spread results of their investigations; only the contracting authority is named of organisations, either looking at general procurement issues when they share and publish their results. or focusing on particular aspects of the procurement. The team The Mystery Shopper Scheme now carries out spot-checks on will publish the results of cases in line with the Government’s procurement processes as well as continuing to deal with referrals commitment to transparency. CROWN COMMERCIAL SERVICE (CCS) he Crown Commercial Service (CCS) has brought customer, freeing up individual organisations to focus their T together Government’s central commercial procurement expertise on what is unique to them. capability in a single organisation, amalgamating the It also works closely with arm’s length bodies, non-departmental Government Procurement Service with commercial public bodies, executive agencies and other organisations across the whole of the UK public sector including health, local government, teams from the Cabinet Office and other central education, the devolved administrations, the emergency services and government departments. not-for-profit organisations. It is an executive agency of the Cabinet Office and operates as a There are a number of ways in which its services can be accessed: trading fund under the Government’s Funds Act 1973. Its remit is to self-service via the website, assisted delivery, aggregated eAuctions work with both departments and organisations across the whole of and national further competitions which are run on behalf of multiple the public sector to ensure maximum value is extracted from every customers, and fully managed services for departments. commercial relationship and improve the quality of service delivery. CCS’s services are delivered by more than 2600 suppliers, of whom Its goal is to become the ‘go-to’ place for expert commercial more than 50% are SMEs. Its value for money, commercial solutions and procurement services. It has brought together advice and are fully EU compliant to save customers time and money. It provides direct buying to ensure policy development is closely linked to solutions for core commodity areas covering energy, travel, fleet, implementation with more emphasis on pre- and post-contract office solutions, communications services, print, professional services, activity to extract more value for the taxpayer. ICT, eCommerce, construction, research, facilities management and With both service delivery and advisory capability, its services property. include contract management and supplier performance Contact the CCS Customer Service Desk on Tel: 0345 010 3503 management to ensure that the Government acts as a single or Email: [email protected] or [email protected]. ACQUISITION SYSTEM GUIDANCE (ASG) he Acquisition System Guidance (ASG), formerly project management guidance/methodologies as well as the Acquisition Operating Framework (AOF), is MOD project management standard and information on T through life management (TLM), through life finance, earned the main source of policy and guidance on acquisition value management, planning and scheduling, assumptions for the MOD and industry partners. It defines how management, risk management, configuration management, the MOD conducts, governs and controls its defence performance management and more. acquisition process and is the main enabler for • The Commercial Toolkit, where you will find guidance on improving its delivery to the Armed Forces and for aspects such as contracting methods, contract administration, producing greater value for money for the taxpayer. pricing and tendering as well as an archive of DEFCONs (Defence Conditions) and DEFFORMs (Defence Forms), the How to access the ASG majority of which will be included in all MOD tender and contract documents and others on a case-by-case basis. The ASG is now available via registered access (https://sts. defencegateway.mod.uk/register.aspx). Please complete the • Logistics, where you will find the governing policies of the registration form to get a login account from ASG; once you have support solutions envelope (SSE), as well as guidance on activated your account you will be able to browse the ASG. You will integrated logistic support (ILS), reliability and maintainability be sent an email to activate your account. and inventory management. • Safety and environmental protection, including information Contents of the ASG on related safety and environmental protection legislation, The ASG provides the information, guidance and instruction that policies, standards and management. sets out how the MOD conducts its acquisition business. • Sustainable procurement, where you will find information It includes: on embedding sustainable procurement in the acquisition • Capability management, which includes the defence lifecycle and sustainable defence estate procurement. operating model (DOM), target operating model (TOM), • Engineering, including systems engineering, lifecycles, design generic capability management (GCM) model, capability review, standardisation and managing quality. You will also management practitioners’ guide (CMPG), requirements and find sector-specific and cross-cutting information including acceptance and Urgent Operational Requirements (UORs) maritime, land, air, information systems, communications and where you will find information on capability planning, human factors integration (HFI). capability delivery, capability generation, user requirements • Defence science and technology, modelling and simulation documents (URDs), system requirement documents (SRDs), and technology management and guidance on science and integrated test, evaluation and acceptance and more. technology, technology readiness levels (TRLs) and systems • System of systems approach (SOSA), where you will find readiness levels (SRLs). information on the SOSA principles, the SOSA operating • Planning process. model and SOSA rulebook. • Approvals and scrutiny, which includes approvals guidance. • Portfolio, programme and project management (P3M), If you experience any difficulties in registering or accessing the where you will find the MOD’s portfolio, programme and ASG, Email: [email protected]

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1 Front - 1-17.indd 13 11/26/15 9:53 AM PURCHASE TO PAYMENT (P2P) 2P is based on standard Oracle Commercial Off Should you experience problems on SCP, contact Exostar’s The Shelf (COTS) software. The system is based Service Desk: P Worldwide: T: 1-703-793-7800 F: 1-703-793-7962 on standard commercial practices, which will allow United Kingdom: T: 020 3300 7093 the MOD to trade electronically with its suppliers via ePurchasing. If you need any information with regard to GAX codes, contact the MOD SDV team in Liverpool on 0151 242 2207 or 0151 242 Key features of P2P include: 2647. Alternatively, you can email them on DFM-FMSSC-IR-AMI2- • Electronic ordering, receipting and invoicing. [email protected], [email protected] or [email protected]. • Automated matching of order, receipt and invoice (3-way match). Please be aware that the GAX code is a 7-digit code, made up of • Interfaces with MOD financial systems. a 5-digit code (sometimes called contractor code) and a 2-digit code • Interfaces with MOD inventory systems. (sometimes called site code and often, but not always 00). It is essential for invoicing. • Significantly improved management information. P2P is an MOD-wide system that enables electronic purchasing If you have commercial or payment queries such as ‘Why haven’t I to take place. Benefits to the MOD and industry alike include a been paid for an item’, in the first instance call your MOD commercial reduction in the current large amounts of paperwork, a decrease in officer; their details can be found in DefForm 111. In the event the purchasing cycle timescale through increasing automation of the that they are unable to assist, then call the MOD’s Billing Agency process, and improved certainty of cash flow. Department on 0151 242 2000. If you are an Exostar supplier and wish to know how to use the SCP For all general queries or technical faults, contact the Capgemini application then go to the training area on the Exostar website. Service Desk on 0870 241 3569 or by email.

DEFENCE BUSINESS SERVICES (DBS) efence Business Services (DBS) is the largest • DBS Knowledge and Information is responsible for data and ‘Shared Services Centre’ in Europe and was information services. It joined DBS on 1 July 2011 and includes D the Information Coherence Authority for Defence (ICAD). initially set up by merging the pillars identified below. The merger was a result of Lord Levene’s Defence • DBS Military Personnel is responsible for providing HR services to forces personnel and the Joint Personnel and Reform report published in 2011. Administration System. It joined DBS on 1 April 2014 and was formerly part of the Service Personnel and Veterans Agency. DBS is an organisation within the Ministry of Defence, with management currently outsourced to Serco, and is responsible for • DBS National Security Vetting is responsible for vetting providing corporate services to the Department. potential employees. It joined DBS on 1 October 2011 and was formerly the Defence Vetting Agency. It was established in July 2011 by bringing together the following MOD executive agencies: • Veterans UK is responsible for the administration and delivery of the Armed Forces Pension and Compensation • DBS Civilian HR is responsible for providing HR services Schemes, including the War Pension Scheme. It joined DBS on to MOD employees. It joined DBS on 1 July 2011 and was 1 April 2014 and was formerly part of the Service Personnel formerly the People, Pay and Pensions Agency. and Veterans Agency. • DBS Finance is responsible for MOD accounting processes. In 2014 the organisation evolved with the Service Personnel It joined DBS on 1 July 2011 and was formerly the Financial and Veterans Agency merging into Defence Business Services and Management Shared Service Centre. continuing under the ‘Veterans UK’ name for continuity purposes.

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS (IPR) ntellectual Property (IP) is a generic term applied is to leave ownership with the contractor and take specific rights of to products of original intellectual effort. IP may be use. Right of use is normally effected either by establishing rights I through a contract or a licensing arrangement with the IP owner. protected by statutory or common law rights – patents, copyright, database rights, design rights (registered Access to and use of IPR is essential when outsourcing repair and unregistered), trademarks and confidential and maintenance to contractors who may not be the Design Right Owners. To address these problems an ‘IPR Protocol’ has been agreed information (eg trade secrets or know-how). with the Trade Associations. Within the UK jurisdiction the MOD has limited Crown rights to use Special IP considerations arise in competitive tendering for the first certain Intellectual Property Rights without the prior agreement or production order. If proceeding to competition, the company owning consent of the IPR owner. the IP must be invited to tender unless there are good reasons for not Compensation may be payable for any loss incurred by an owner doing so. or exclusive licensee in respect of patents and designs (whether MOD’s treatment of intellectual property, whether owned by registered or not) for not being awarded an MOD contract. MOD itself or a third party, is set out in its policy statement on the The majority of MOD contracts involve the creation or use of one Commercial Toolkit hosted on the AOF. Register for access to the or more forms of IP. Although circumstances do arise where MOD AOF at https://sts.defencegateway.mod.uk/register.aspx. The deems it appropriate to secure ownership of the IP, the normal policy Commercial Toolkit can be viewed under the What’s New section.

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1 Front - 1-17.indd 14 11/26/15 9:53 AM SECURITY CLEARANCE Do I need a security clearance, or does my X’, the governing body will sponsor the clearance. For example, company need security cleared staff to bid for MOD working on an MOD project, the MOD site/unit will sponsor the clearance if the companies are not ‘LIST X’ approved. contracts? No. You do not need to hold security clearance to bid for MOD Why does MOD insist on having sponsors for work advertised in MOD DCO, MOD DCB, OJEU, the Contracts security clearance? Why can’t I just apply for a Finder portal and other sources. The MOD contracting procedures security clearance? make sure that there is no competitive advantage in having prior security clearances. A security clearance provides a certain level of assurance at a point in time as to an individual’s suitability to have access to Requests for clearances must be raised during the contractual sensitive information. process. Advertising for staff that already have a security clearance is contrary to Government policy, is unnecessary and potentially It does not provide a guarantee of future reliability and all discriminatory, Any individual who sees such a criterion specified security clearances are kept under review to ensure that the in advertisements when seeking employment can inform the necessary level of assurance is maintained. This review is carried Cabinet Office by forwarding full details of the post and employer. out by government departments and government sponsored contractors who are responsible for the oversight and aftercare of How do I get a security clearance? individuals granted a security clearance. First you need a sponsor. Individuals and companies cannot ask This would not be possible in the case of private individuals. for a security clearance unless they are sponsored and you will Additionally, Defence Business Services National Security Vetting not be sponsored unless they are contracted (or in the process of (DBS NSV) is funded and staffed to meet forecast requirements being contracted) to work on one or more specific MOD classified for security vetting. It could not accommodate large numbers of projects. additional clearances on an ad hoc basis. For sub-contractors the company will sponsor the clearance if For further information on ‘LIST X’ security clearance, contact they are ‘LIST X’. If the contractor and sub-contractor are not ‘LIST [email protected].

21st CENTURY SUPPLY CHAINS (SC21) PROGRAMME C21 is a change programme designed to • Reduced overheads from implementing business excellence Saccelerate the competitiveness of the aerospace and lean principles through the Bus Ex and Man Ex tools. and defence industry by raising the performance • Operational improvement with minimal costs to the business. • Increased competitiveness. of its supply chains. International competition, • Leaner production. together with the challenges posed by the defence • Cost reduction. industrial strategy, necessitates rapid improvement • Shorter set-up times. in the effectiveness of our supply chains. At the Through participating in SC21 your business will also same time, industry must ensure that it delivers understand better how the industry will be changing in the future competitive solutions for customers whilst and you will be kept aware of developments in the sector and the maintaining profitable business growth. activities regarding your colleagues on the SC21 programme. Contact details: Head of Supply Chain What are the benefits of committing? T: +44 (0)7917 600126; E: [email protected] Since 2006, SC21 has seen companies benefiting from a large Projects Manager – SC21 & Quality range of benefits and savings, such as: T: +44 (0)7717 173746

FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT FOR TECHNICAL SUPPORT (FATS) Agreement Overview • Technical Project Support – project-based activities There are two frameworks that fall under the FATS banner: provided into the Operating Centres where there is a capability gap, including, manufacturing concepts, • Framework Agreement Technical Support (FATS/4) assessment, development, in-service, disposals, independent which began on 01/04/2012 and will expire on 31/03/2015 safety activities, independent security activities, reliability • Framework Agreement Technical Support – modelling. Specialist Technical Support (FATS/STS) • Technical Engineering Support – task-based support which began on 07/10/2013 and will expire on 06/10/2015 including Post Design Support (PDS), calibration, analysis This is a multi-participant framework agreement for the testing and integration. procurement of technical support. It has a supplier base The FATS/4 framework offers a contracting route for general representing a wide array of technical capabilities. Each member’s technical support, whereas the FATS/STS framework offers a submitted areas of expertise are listed in the Market Knowledge contracting route for ‘Duty of Care’ areas, such as Safety. To use Matrix (MKM) to identify possible competition. FATS, customers should consult the FATS 4 or FATS STS Taxonomies Technical support can be defined as: (listed below). They should then email a list of Narrow Capability • Technical Studies – research-based activity including studies, Areas (NCAs) which are relevant to their task to defcomrclcc- prototyping and technical demonstrators. [email protected] (Please note that the list of NCAs should

Selling to the MOD Edition 22 | 15 relate to FATS 4 or FATS STS but not cover both frameworks). The Anyone wishing to use FATS should be aware that competition FATS team will then run a Market Knowledge Matrix search for you is the default and any request to use FATS is subject to an and email you back a tender field. approval process conducted by the FATS Gates and Governance Backgound team. Before FATS, technical support requirements were Savings disaggregated and tended to be placed with a small group of contractors, using a variety of contracting routes. • It has been estimated by the team that savings of 8% have FATS was generated to provide a ‘one-stop shop’ for all technical been achieved. However, when reviewed by the Cabinet Office support requirements. FATS is based around capability areas, in these savings were estimated to be nearer 20%. Before FATS, effect skill areas, which form a taxonomy. This is reviewed with technical support requirements were disaggregated and each iteration of FATS in order to reflect future requirements. tended to be placed with a small group of contractors. FATS Suppliers tender at framework level for these capability areas is designed to open up the marketplace and establish that which form the taxonomy. Once the framework has been awarded competition is possible for the vast majority of requirements. customers use FATS by selecting which capability areas are FATS is a one-stop-shop for technical support needs and is a applicable and this creates a pool of potential suppliers. quick route to market. Placing a framework saves customers’ time as opposed to placing individual contracts but also provides the opportunity for • The 8% saving was based on prices paid with key suppliers tasks to be competed to ensure value for money. Maximum rates for similar tasks prior to commencement of the original have been agreed with the supplier base, but competition should Framework and then what was paid under the Framework for allow them to find their own level. similar tasks less 2%. Benefits • The default is that all tasks are placed following mini- • A fast and efficient route to market for the MOD and competition and therefore the market finds its own level. Other Government Departments (OGDs). When tasks are placed on a ‘sole-source’ basis these have • Task price based on a robust set of ‘Key Deliverables’ – to be to pre-agreed man hour rates or lower. These rates do focuses the customer on defining the requirement fully. not apply in competition. These rates are generally lower than agreed under the previous iteration of the framework. • Opens up the market and encourages competition. However, it is believed that testing the market by use of • Builds on the recognised brand associated with competition is the best way of achieving good value for ‘Technical Support’. money. • Introduces more generic terms in order to ease OGD use. • Mandated ISO accreditation gives all suppliers more • There are no sanctions for existing suppliers, as we believe credibility with the customer. the market finds its own level. However, when setting up the framework a formula was set up whereby tenderers had to How to access submit rates that were within the median + 65% of submitted The FATS/4 and FATS/STS Customer Guidance documents rates for any given Broad Capability Area. provide a step-by-step guide on how to access and use the FATS frameworks. E: [email protected]

MOD IMPLEMENTATION OF CYBER ESSENTIALS SCHEME

he Government has recently highlighted its It is expected that this scoping will apply to most direct MOD plans to invest heavily in cyber security over contracts; however, the supply chain will also need to apply T the same test as it flows work down into sub-contracts and it is the next five years and British industry now needs recognised that the scoping statement may not be applicable at to be aware that every British company is a target, some of these lower levels, eg items procured on a regular basis that every British network will be attacked, and that where allocation is unknown at the time of purchase. The more cyber crime is not something that happens to other extensive requirements of the DCPP Cyber Security Model will people. be implemented in a phased approach from April 2016. HM Government commissioned a 2015 Information Security The MOD is committed to ensuring it and its supply chain Breaches Survey. There are some rather worrying statements, are appropriately protected and has been working jointly some of which can be attributable to the cyber threat. 90% with industry and Other Government Departments in the of large organisations and 74% of small businesses will have Defence Cyber Protection Partnership (DCPP) to develop a suffered a security breach. 69% of large and 38% of small proportionate means of achieving this. As a first step, the MOD businesses were attacked by an unauthorised outsider last year, will be implementing the Government’s Cyber Essentials scheme while the average costs of the worst possible breach range from through a compliance question in its supplier selection Pre- £75k to £311k for a small business to £1.46m to £3.14m for a Qualification Questionnaire. large business. For all new requirements advertised from 1 January 2016 By implementing the basic cyber controls required of the which entail the transfer of MOD identifiable information Government’s Cyber Essentials scheme businesses will protect from customer to supplier or the generation of information their information assets from almost 80% of cyber threats. The by a supplier specifically in support of the MOD contract, MOD DCPP team would be happy to advise suppliers on any MOD will require suppliers to have a Cyber Essentials aspects of meeting these requirements and can be contacted at certificate by the contract start date at the latest, and for it to [email protected]. be renewed annually. This requirement must be flowed down Francesca Insley Def Comrcl Pol 2D-Asst TL and Frank Tindall Def the supply chain. Comrcl Pol-2-TL

16 | Selling to the MOD Edition 22 CONTACT POINT DETAILS FOR THE MOD’S KEY SUPPLIERS Companies wishing to contact these suppliers in the context of possible defence-related sub-contract opportunities may do so using this list:

AGUSTAWESTLAND GENERAL DYNAMICS NORTHROP GRUMMAN Procurement Manager Head of Supply Chain, General Dynamics UK SPERRY MARINE BV E: stuart.ward agustawestland.com W: www.generaldynamics.com/suppliers/ Supply Chain Manager become-a-supplier/ E: [email protected] BABCOCK Procurement Director – Marine & Technology KELLOGG-BROWN-ROOT PURPLE FOOD SERVICES LTD Division Senior Procurement Manager Managing Director E: [email protected] E: [email protected] E: [email protected] BABCOCK LOCKHEED MARTIN QINETIQ Head of Supply Chain Management & Procurement Customer Relations & Supply Chain Strategy Divisional Supply Chain Manager E: [email protected] E: [email protected] E: [email protected] BAE SYSTEMS MARSHALL AEROSPACE ROLLS-ROYCE Supplier Manager UK, BAE Systems, Head of Purchasing Global Purchasing Executive – Submarines Head Office, Procurement E: [email protected] E: [email protected] E: [email protected] MARSHALL SPECIAL ROLLS-ROYCE BOEING* VEHICLES LTD Procurement Executive, Rolls-Royce Naval Industrial Participation Specialist Head of Purchasing E: [email protected] E: [email protected] E: [email protected] ROLLS-ROYCE BOEING* NORTHROP GRUMMAN Director, Supply Chain Planning & Supplier Manager & Procurement Manager MISSION SYSTEMS EUROPE LTD Control and Defence Operations UK E: [email protected] E: [email protected] Commercial Manager BT E: [email protected] ROLLS-ROYCE Sales Director, Capability NORTHROP GRUMMAN Head of Procurement W: www.selling2bt.bt.com/working/default.htm E: [email protected] PARK AIR SYSTEMS COBHAM Contracts Manager THALES GROUP Managing Director, Aviation & Engineering Services E: [email protected] Head of Procurement Strategy & Offset E: [email protected] W: www.thalesgroup.com/en/content/contact-us-7 NORTHROP GRUMMAN FINMECCANICA REMOTEC UK LTD ULTRA ELECTRONICS Business Development Manager Contracts Manager Group Marketing Director E: [email protected] E: [email protected] W: Procurement:ultra-electronics.com

* Company representatives approaching Boeing for possible opportunities should research Boeing requirements at the following link: www.boeing.co.uk/Boeing-in-the-UK/Research-and-Technology/Industrial-Participation

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Northern Ireland ADS Northern Ireland, Bombardier Aerospace, AEROSPACE, DEFENCE, Belfast, Airport Road, BELFAST BT3 9DZ EEF LTD SECURITY AND SPACE T: +44 (0)7827 669577 verything we do, from business support to Toulouse E championing manufacturing and engineering (ADS) ADS Toulouse SARL, Aeropole Batiment 2, in the UK and the EU, is designed to help our DS is the premier trade organisation 5 Avenue Albert Durand, 31700 Blagnac, FRANCE industry thrive, innovate and compete locally and A advancing the UK Aerospace, Defence, T: +33 (0)5 3460 6929 globally. Security and Space industries. Farnborough F: +33 (0)5 3460 6930 We work with and for a whole range of people, International Limited (FIL), which runs the India including industry leaders, managers, professional Farnborough International Airshow, is a wholly ADS Advanced Engineering (India) Private Ltd, staff, apprentices, policy-makers, and the media. owned subsidiary. UKIBC Bangalore Business Centre, We help foster enterprise and innovation while The industries represented by ADS are vital to Prestige Blue Chip, No 9 Hosur Road, making sure businesses are compliant, competitive, the UK economy and are major drivers of growth Nr Dairy Circle, Bangalore 560 019, Karnataka, INDIA and future-focused. and prosperity. The sector activities within ADS are What we do and why designed to respond to the priority needs indicated We work with everyone involved in the industry by Members. It is also important to bring the sectors BRITISH ENGINEERING to support and champion manufacturing and into focus for senior policy makers. MANUFACTURERS’ engineering in the UK and Europe. The following priority objectives are designed to give ASSOCIATION (BEMA) Our values focus to the work ADS undertakes: We’re proud of what we do and our values underpin • Improve the image and profile of our industries he British Engineering Manufacturers’ the way we do it. • Influence the policy debates of most importance T Association (BEMA) was founded in 1936 to Contact details: to our industries benefit member companies with mutual help and EEF • Support UK manufacturing and our industries’ assistance. Since then the Association has grown T: 080 8168 5874 supply chains considerably and is now a company limited by • Encourage investment in technology and guarantee but still maintaining the same ethos of innovation common co-operation. FARNBOROUGH • Support business development opportunities We are the largest engineering trade association in nationally and in priority international markets. the South West of England with members operating AEROSPACE • Increase member value as far north as Worcestershire and south to Cornwall, CONSORTIUM (FAC) ADS is also proud to support: west into South Wales and as far east as Surrey. • SC21 Contact details: arnborough Aerospace Consortium (FAC) is a business-winning trade association with • Sustainable Aviation BEMA F national and international members. It is the • Defence Industries Council 5A Stover Road, YATE, largest and most established aerospace and • RISC South Gloucestershire BS37 5JN T: 01454 321356 defence trade body in the UK, providing support ADS is a member of the AeroSpace and Defence to some 300 companies located in southern Industries Association of Europe and the Trade England – the heart of the UK’s aerospace Association Forum. CONFEDERATION OF industry. Understanding the Four Sectors Through its unrivalled experience and expertise, Everything that ADS does is driven by understanding BRITISH INDUSTRY (CBI) FAC acts as an enabler for business between large the issues, opportunities and priorities of the four sectors he CBI is the UK’s premier business lobbying primes and the supply chain, particularly small to which ADS represents: T organisation, providing a voice for employers medium size enterprises. It enables its members to • Aerospace • Defence at a national and international level. become more competitive and increase their market • Security • Space share through facilitating local and international We are here to provide a voice for business trading, technology transfer and development, It is working with Members and gaining this people and their businesses on a national and sharing of best practice and training plus lobbying at understanding that allows ADS to develop and international level. We speak for companies of national level on key issues facing the sector. deliver the services that provide real value. every size – including many in the FTSE 100 and No matter what their scale of business, it is essential FTSE 350, mid-caps, SMEs, micro businesses, private The FAC recognises the consequences and impact that it is the membership that determines what ADS and family owned businesses, start-ups and trade of globalisation. It is committed to the long-term is and what it does. associations; and in every sector – including strategic growth of the aerospace and defence Contact details: agriculture, automotive, aerospace and defence, sectors, ensuring the region continues to excel on a Head Office construction, creative and communications, financial global scale. ADS Group Ltd, Salamanca Square, services, IT and e-business, management consultancy, Mission Statement 9 Albert Embankment, LONDON SE1 7SP manufacturing, professional services, retail, transport, “Enabling members to improve their business winning T: +44 (0)20 7091 4500 tourism and utilities. opportunities and capabilities” F: +44 (0)20 7091 4545 Our mission is to promote the conditions in FAC aims to make a significant contribution to E: [email protected] which businesses of all sizes and sectors in the UK sustaining a prosperous aerospace and defence industry Farnborough can compete and prosper for the benefit of all. To in the UK by: ADS Group Limited, Show Centre, ETPS Road, achieve this, we campaign in the UK, the EU and • Being a leading aerospace and defence trade Farnborough Aerodrome, FARNBOROUGH, internationally for a competitive policy landscape. body Hampshire GU14 6FD Contact details: • Supporting and championing the cause of the T: +44 (0)20 7091 4500 CBI aerospace and defence industry F: +44 (0)20 7091 4546 Cannon Place, 78 Cannon Street, • Providing a brokering service to help members Scotland LONDON EC4N 6HN win new business ADS Scotland, Phase 2, 2 Crewe Road North, T: 020 7379 7400 • Developing for all relevant sectors an effective EDINBURGH EH5 2XS F: 020 7379 7200 contract winning and collaborative working T: +44 (0)131 343 8931 E: [email protected] mechanism to win and undertake work

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• Being recognised internationally as a key portal How to tender for FSB contracts GREAT Britain Campaign for investment and business winning aerospace The FSB is focused towards the self-employed MAS is proud to be a part of the Government- and defence opportunities in the UK particularly and small businesses and therefore when it backed GREAT Britain campaign which seeks for SMEs requires work, goods or services it will always give to highlight support for businesses aspiring to • Being recognised by academia and research the opportunity to tender to the self-employed succeed and to encourage entrepreneurial spirit. establishments as a key route to the aerospace and small businesses if at all possible. Given the The campaign aims to encourage businesses and defence industry size of the organisation and it’s national and to start-up or to continue growing – whether • Being accepted by Government and the industry international profile it may, however, required large through developing ideas, writing a business plan, as the principal voice of SMEs in the aerospace and/or long term contracts that by their nature employing more staff or starting to export. and defence industries in the UK the self-employed and small businesses may find Contact details: • Working with appropriate partners to establish an difficult to fulfil. MAS effective learning and skills programme to attract Whilst the self-employed and small businesses T: 0300 303 0034 and retain people in the aerospace and defence will always be given the opportunity to tender E: [email protected] industries and to develop the skills of the existing for any and all work, services and contracts let and future workforce. by the FSB, they must be prepared to meet the • Developing funding sources for FAC and its requirements of the FSB going forward. members including membership services, Contact details: MANUFACTURING consultancy and winning and managing Federation of Small Businesses TECHNOLOGIES Government projects/initiatives Sir Frank Whittle Way, BLACKPOOL, • Establishing good communications with the Lancashire FY4 2FE ASSOCIATION (MTA) media to promote the aerospace and defence T: 080 8202 0888 industries. he Manufacturing Technologies Association E: [email protected] (MTA) is the advanced machinery, Contact details: T Farnborough Aerospace Consortium equipment and intellectual property that The Council Offices, FARNBOROUGH, enable the creation of the products we rely on Hampshire GU14 7JU MANUFACTURING from day to day and that drive our economy. T: 01252 375600 ADVISORY SERVICE Machine tools are used across every sector of F: 01252 398260 (MAS) engineering to shape and form the parts that E: [email protected] make up everything from the latest fighter jet AS is delivered by the Manufacturing to the most innovative surgical implant. Other M Advisory Consortium (MAC). The aspects of manufacturing technology such as FEDERATION OF SMALL consortium comprises Grant Thornton, Pera metrology (measuring) equipment, robotics Consulting, West Midlands Manufacturing and computer aided design and manufacturing BUSINESSES (FSB) Consortium Ltd and SWMAS Ltd. systems (CAD/CAM) combine with the machines, he Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) is Grant Thornton tooling and work-holding equipment to make up T non profit making and non party political Grant Thornton is a leading business and financial complete systems, increasingly automated and and is the UK’s largest campaigning pressure adviser with 26 offices across the country. We are a adaptive, that manufacturers deploy, making the group promoting and protecting the interests member firm within Grant Thornton International sector fundamental to the nation’s economy. of the self-employed and owners of small firms. Ltd, one of the world’s leading international The sector’s turnover in the UK is some £1.6 Formed in 1974, it now has around 200,000 organisations of independently owned and billion, of which more than 80% is exported, with members across 33 regions and 188 branches. managed accounting and consulting firms. the engineering powerhouses of China, the USA Our lobbying arm – led by the Westminster Press Pera Consulting and Germany our biggest markets. and Parliamentary Office – puts pressure on the Pera was formed in 1946 as the Production Government in Whitehall and EU institutions in Engineering Research Association to support The sector directly employs just under 10,000 Brussels, and put the issues affecting FSB members British manufacturing industry; a role it has been people, most of them highly skilled. These numbers over to the media. The FSB also has Press and fulfilling for almost 70 years. During that period, can seem relatively small, but such is the centrality Parliamentary Offices in Glasgow, Cardiff and Belfast Pera was retained by the UK Government to deliver of the manufacturing technology sector to all to lobby the devolved assemblies. Development the British Technology Advice Service in the 1960s; other manufacturing sectors that without it they Managers work alongside members in our regions the Production Engineering Advisory Service in literally cannot work. to further FSB influence at a regional level. the 1970s; the National MAS in the 1980s; and The Manufacturing Technologies Association is In addition, Member Services is committed to the Enterprise Initiative for Manufacturing and a trade association for companies working in the delivering a wide range of high quality, good value Quality in the 1990s. Today, Pera Consulting works engineering-based manufacturing sector. Many of business services to members of the FSB. These with regional, national and international agencies its members are involved in the construction and services will be subject to continuing review and and government departments to deliver policy supply of manufacturing technology whilst other will represent a positive enhancement to the objectives and leverage public sector investment, members deploy these technologies, and some are benefit of membership of the Leading Business inspiring business growth, creating jobs and involved in providing services to the industry. Organisation in the UK. boosting economies. We create robust programmes Vision that are self-sustaining and leave a lasting legacy. Our key activities as an Association are: • Representing engineering based “A community that recognises, values and adequately The West Midlands Manufacturing rewards the endeavours of those who are self employed Consortium Ltd manufacturing and supporting the advanced engineering sector through advocacy, media and small business owners within the UK” The West Midlands Manufacturing Consortium contact and networking. Mission Statement Ltd was set up in 2002 as a special purpose • Providing relevant and specific industry “To be and remain the largest and most effective vehicle to deliver MAS in the West Midlands. intelligence as well as access to the latest organisation promoting and protecting the interests WMMC Ltd was established as a not-for-profit of the self employed and small business owners within company by three member organisations, Warwick developments in research and technology. the UK” Manufacturing Group, the EEF and BusinessLink • Encouraging talent through funding and support for workplace training and education Principal objectives to achieve the Mission Statement: West Midlands. Since its start up it has worked with • To recruit continuously at a high level nearly 17,000 manufacturers, and delivered over initiatives in schools, colleges and universities. • To retain as many members as possible 5480 in-depth interventions and generated around • Delivering the UK’s only major exhibition • To promote the interests of members £100 million of QCD improvements per year. focused on manufacturing technologies – • To protect members’ business SWMAS Ltd MACH (owned and organised by the MTA). • To publicise the benefits of self-employed and SWMAS Ltd was established at the beginning of Contact details: business ownership MAS in 2002 with the purpose of delivering the Manufacturing Technologies Association • To identify the continuously changing needs of MAS service to manufacturers in the South West of 62 Bayswater Road, LONDON W2 3PS members England. T: 020 7298 6400

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the UK aerospace industry with over 220 member Contact details: companies and a combined turnover in excess of Society of Maritime Industries MIDLANDS AEROSPACE £7 billion. 28-29 Threadneedle Street, LONDON EC2R 8AY ALLIANCE (MAA) NWAA has developed considerable technical T: 020 7628 2555 he Midlands Aerospace Alliance was formed in expertise to support aerospace companies through E: [email protected] T 2003 to support and represent the aerospace the delivery of over £20 million of supply chain industry across the Midlands region. improvement programmes such as Aerospace Supply More than 40 people serve on the MAA board Chain Excellence (ASCE), Growing Autonomous TECHUK echUK represents the companies and or one of our three working groups -- a number Mission Management Applications (GAMMA) and the technologies that are defining today the world maintained since 2004. This network lies at the heart National Aerospace Technology Programme (NATEP). thatt we will live in tomorrow. of the MAA’s success. Contact details: More than 850 companies are members of techUK. We became a Company Limited by Guarantee (non- North West Aerospace Alliance Collectively they employ more than 500,000 people, profit limited company) in 2005 and invited Midlands Units 9 & 10, South Preston Office Village, about half of all tech sector jobs in the UK. These aerospace companies to join as formal members. Cuerden Way, PRESTON, Lancashire PR5 6BL companies range from leading FTSE 100 companies Later that year we held our first elections to broaden T: 01772 648800 board representation. In 2009 the MAA moved from to new innovative start-ups. The majority of our Pera in Leicestershire to its current offices in Coventry. members are small and medium sized businesses. Like the aerospace alliances in other UK clusters, the NORTHERN DEFENCE techUK is committed to helping its members and MAA works closely with the national body Aerospace, the sector grow. It does this by helping members to: Defence, Space and Security (ADS). INDUSTRIES (NDI) Expand Market Opportunities • techUK works with its members to identify Two facts indicate how much our members value DI is a leading supply chain sourcing and and advance innovation in the key markets our services: :at the Farnborough International development service representing the N representing the most significant opportunities AIrshow in 2012, the MAA had more member interests of businesses in the defence, aerospace, for growth both domestically and internationally. companies exhibiting on its stand than any region space and security sectors. We deliver real Improve Operating Performance or country in the world -- bar one, the UK’s North business opportunities and value added services • techUK works with our members to identify and West Aerospace Alliance. In 2014, the MAA had more to our members, promoting their capabilities help shape key public policy issues to optimise member organisations than any regional aerospace nationally and internationally. alliance in the world – bar France’s Aerospace Valley our industry’s economic potential – NDI membership is recognised by prime (which runs from Toulouse to Bordeaux). We would both domestically and overseas. contractors to represent quality supplier capability. like to think this is quite good, considering that we Make Informed Decisions We work closely with major prime contractors, don’t actually make any aircraft in the Midlands. • techUK affords unique insights on key issues to systems integrators, supply network companies, the Contact details: help members make more informed decisions – Midlands Aerospace Alliance MOD and foreign defence to proactively match the and ensure a competitive edge in their markets. UWSP Business Innovation Centre, skills and capabilities of our member companies Build Stronger Relationships Binley Business Park, COVENTRY CV3 2TX to their supply chain requirements creating real • techUK helps companies broaden their network, T: 024 7643 0250 potential for business growth and development. build connections and deepen relationships with F: 024 7643 0251 Contact details: potential customers, partners and suppliers. E: [email protected] NDI Contact details: EEF House, Queensway North, techUK Team Valley Trading Estate, 10 Bride Street, LONDON EC4A 4AD MOTORSPORT INDUSTRY GATESHEAD NE11 0NX T: 020 7331 2000 ASSOCIATION (MIA) T: +44 (0)845 111 1141 E: [email protected] E: [email protected] he Motorsport Industry Association (MIA) T is the world’s leading trade association for WEST OF ENGLAND the motorsport, performance engineering, services and tuning sectors. The MIA represents SOCIETY OF MARITIME AEROSPACE FORUM the specialised needs of this highly successful INDUSTRIES (WEAF) global industry as it undergoes continuing rapid he West of England Aerospace Forum (WEAF) development throughout the world. he Society of Maritime Industries is the voice of the UK’s maritime engineering and business is a membership trade association that In April 1994, leading personalities in British T T sector promoting and supporting companies champions and supports the interests of the motorsport joined forces to form their own trade which build, refit and modernise commercial and aerospace and defence industry in the South association – the MIA – with the aim of promoting West of England. The forum leads the sector in one of the UK’s most successful industries: naval vessels, and supply equipment and services for all types of ships and underwater vehicles, delivering national supply chain initiatives, which motorsport. The original concept was proposed connect the SME community to the Primes. by Founder and original CEO, Brian Sims, with the ports and terminals infrastructure, offshore oil WEAF collaborates with partners like UKTI to first Executive Committee comprising Rob Baldock and gas, maritime security and safety, marine provide critical support services such as export and (Accenture); Dick Scammel (Cosworth); Tony Schulp science and technology and offshore renewable marketing opportunities at major international trade (Haymarket); John Kirkpatrick (Jim Russell Racing energy. exhibitions, like Farnborough and Paris. It also enjoys Drivers School); Tony Panaro (Euro Northern Travel) The Society provides a wide range of activities close links with the MOD. Our Membership Directory and Tony Fletcher (Premier Fuels). both internationally and in the UK for the benefit and Capabilities Database promote WEAF members Contact details: of the maritime engineering business community. online using detailed and structured information on Motorsport Industry Association The members’ interests are represented by competency. Federation House, STONELEIGH PARK, our six councils which focus on the markets in Our aim is to facilitate an environment where Warwickshire CV8 2RF offshore energy, marine science and technology, companies can improve their competitiveness T: 024 7669 2600 commercial maritime operations, ship building, and grow the industry. To this end, WEAF runs E: [email protected] repair and equipment, naval platforms, systems the Aerospace and Advanced Engineering iNet, and equipment, maritime security and safety, and networking and training events. It also actively NORTH WEST AEROSPACE ports and terminals infrastructure. Our activities encourages skills development and leads key Steering follow our objectives of presenting members with Groups within the aerospace and defence industry. ALLIANCE (NWAA) business opportunities, assisting with research Contact details: he North West Aerospace Alliance (NWAA) and innovation, lobbying government and NGOs West of England Aerospace Forum T was formed in 1994 to represent and support to improve the business environment, facilitating T: 01275 872353 the Aerospace Industry across the North West of network opportunities and providing marketing F: 01275 872355 England. NWAA represents approximately 25% of and other services. E: [email protected]

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BLACK COUNTRY ENTERPRISE M3 LEEDS CITY REGION SOLENT Sarah Middleton T: 01962 846755 Robert Norreys Anne-Marie Mountifield T: 01384 471102 E: [email protected] T: 0113 247 4227 T: 07540 238154 E: sarah_middleton@ E: [email protected] E: [email protected] blackcountryconsortium.co.uk GLOUCESTERSHIRE David Owen LEICESTER AND SOUTH EAST BUCKINGHAMSHIRE T: 01452 328300 LEICESTERSHIRE Dr Susan Priest THAMES VALLEY E: david.owen@glosfirst.co.uk Mandip Rai T: 01254 431820 T: 0116 252 7312 E: southeastlocal.enterprisepartnership@ T: 01494 568950 E: [email protected] essex.gov.uk E: [email protected] GREATER BIRMINGHAM AND SOLIHULL Helen Harper LIVERPOOL CITY REGION SOUTH EAST MIDLANDS CHESHIRE AND WARRINGTON T: 0121 303 4369 T: 0151 227 2727 Hilary Chipping Aidan Manley E: [email protected] E: [email protected] T: 01234 436100 T: 01606 734181 E: [email protected] E: [email protected] GREATER CAMBRIDGE AND LONDON GREATER PETERBOROUGH Jamie Izzard STOKE-ON-TRENT T: 020 7983 4420 COAST TO CAPITAL Laura Welham-Halstead AND STAFFORDSHIRE E: [email protected] Ron Crank T: 01223 967009 Jenny Greer T: 01243 777016 E: [email protected] T: 01785 277211 E: [email protected] THE MARSHES – E: [email protected] GREATER LINCOLNSHIRE HEREFORDSHIRE, SHROPSHIRE AND TELFORD & WREKIN CORNWALL AND ISLES OF SCILLY Ruth Carver SWINDON AND WILTSHIRE Jacqui Casey Isobel Brown Mel Richardson T: 01522 550515 E: [email protected] T: 01743 252525 T: 01249 706141 T: 01872 224733 E: [email protected] E: [email protected] E: [email protected] GREATER MANCHESTER Rebecca Heron NEW ANGLIA TEES VALLEY Chris Starkie COVENTRY AND WARWICKSHIRE T: 0161 234 3278 Joanne Thompson T: 01603 274427 Roger Dowthwaite E: [email protected] T: 01642 632013 E: [email protected] T: 07768 688567 E: [email protected] E: [email protected] HEART OF THE SOUTH WEST NORTH EASTERN Chris Garcia Rebecca Kinmond THAMES VALLEY BERKSHIRE Tim Smith CUMBRIA T: 07712 135991 T: 07795 224536 Suzanne Caldwell E: [email protected] E: [email protected] T: 07715 083082 T: 01228 534120 E: [email protected] E: [email protected] HERTFORDSHIRE NORTHAMPTONSHIRE Ed Blackwell Sajeeda Rose WEST OF ENGLAND DERBY, DERBYSHIRE, T: 01707 358744 T: 01604 609548 Paul Wilson NOTTINGHAM AND E: [email protected] E: [email protected] E: [email protected] NOTTINGHAMSHIRE Matthew Wheatley HUMBER OXFORDSHIRE WORCESTERSHIRE Richard Kendall Gary Woodman T: 0115 957 8757 General Enquiries T: 01482 485260 T: 01865 815866 T: 01905 346180 E: [email protected] E: [email protected] E: [email protected] E: [email protected]

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EAST CHESHIRE PLYMOUTH CHAMBER SUFFOLK CHAMBER NORTH HAMPSHIRE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF COMMERCE OF COMMERCE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Riverside Mill, Mountbatten Way, CONGLETON, 22 Lockyer Street, PLYMOUTH,Devon PL1 2QW Felaw Maltings, South Kiln, 42 Felaw Street, The Manor House, Lutyens Close, Cheshire CW12 1DY T: 01752 220471 IPSWICH, Suffolk IP2 8SQ Chineham Court Business Park, T: 01260 540570 F: 01752 600333 T: 01473 680600 BASINGSTOKE Hampshire RG24 8AG F: 08456 766376 E: [email protected] F: 01473 603888 T: 01256 338632 E: [email protected] W: www.plymouth-chamber.co.uk W: www.suffolkchamber.co.uk F: 01256 338632 W: www.eastcheshirechamber.co.uk E: [email protected] W: www.hampshirechamber.co.uk HEREFORDSHIRE AND WORCESTERSHIRE OFFSHORE SOUTH EAST SLOUGH, THAMES VALLEY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Severn House, Prescott Drive, GUERNSEY CHAMBER BANBURY, THAMES VALLEY 150 Edinburgh Ave, SLOUGH, Warndon Business Park, WORCESTER WR4 9NE OF COMMERCE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Berkshire SL1 4SS T: 0845 641 1641 Suite 1, 16 Glategny Esplanande, ST PETER PORT, Cherwell Site 2, Middleton Close, BANBURY, T: 01753 870560 F: 0845 641 4641 Guernsey GY1 1WN Oxon OX16 4RS F: 01753 870547 E: [email protected] T: 01481 727483 T: 01295 275400 E: [email protected] W: www.hwchamber.co.uk F: 01481 710755 F: 01295 275300 W: www.thamesvalleychamber.co.uk E: [email protected] SHROPSHIRE CHAMBER E: offi[email protected] W: www.guernseychamber.com W: www.thamesvalleychamber.co.uk SURREY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF COMMERCE Trevithick House, Stafford Park 4, TELFORD, ISLE OF MAN CHAMBER HAMPSHIRE CHAMBER Shropshire TF3 3BA OF COMMERCE Unit 14A, Monument Way East, OF COMMERCE WOKING GU21 5LY T: 01952 208200 Athol Street, Isle of Man IM1 1LB 1st Floor, Wates House, Wallington Hill, E: [email protected] T: 01483 735540 T: 01624 674941 FAREHAM PO16 7BJ W: www.shropshire-chamber.co.uk F: 01483 756754 F: 01624 663367 T: 023 8022 3541 F: 01329 822108 E: [email protected] SOUTH CHESHIRE E: [email protected] W: www.surrey-chambers.co.uk W: www.iomchamber.org.im E: [email protected] CHAMBER OF COMMERCE W: www.hampshirechamber.co.uk Lyme Building, Westmere Drive, SUSSEX CHAMBER Crewe Business Park, CREWE, Cheshire CW1 6ZL ISLE OF WIGHT OF COMMERCE T: 01270 504700 EAST ANGLIA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Sussex Enterprise, Greenacre Court, F: 01270 504701 Mill Court, Furrlongs, NEWPORT, Station Road, BURGESS HILL, West Sussex RH15 9DS E: [email protected] BEDFORDSHIRE AND LUTON Isle of Wight PO30 2AA W: www.southcheshirechamber.org.uk T: 01983 520777 T: 0845 678 8867 CHAMBER OF COMMERCE F: 01983 554555 F: 01444 259255 STAFFORDSHIRE Business Competitiveness Centre, E: [email protected] W: www.sussexenterprise.co.uk CHAMBEROF COMMERCE Kimpton Road, LUTON LU2 0SX W: www.iwchamber.co.uk Commerce House, Festival Park,STOKE-ON- T: 01582 522448 TURKISH-BRITISH TRENT, Staffordshire ST1 5BE E: [email protected] KENT INVICTA CHAMBER CHAMBER OF COMMERCE W: www.chamber-business.com T: 01782 224405 OF COMMERCE 2nd Floor, Bury House, 33 Bury Street, E: [email protected] Ashford Business Park, Waterbrook Point, LONDON SW1Y 6AU W: www.nscci.co.uk ESSEX CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Sevington, ASHFORD, Kent TN24 0LH 8/9 St Peters Court, COLCHESTER, Essex CO1 1WD T: 020 7321 0999 T: 01233 503838 F: 020 7321 0989 T: 01206 765277 F: 01233 503687 E: [email protected] F: 01206 578073 E: [email protected] W: www.tbcci.org WALES E: [email protected] W: www.kentinvictachamber.co.uk W: www.essexchambers.co.uk WATFORD AND WEST LONDON CHAMBERS SOUTH WALES CHAMBER HERTFORDSHIRE OF COMMERCE HERTFORDSHIRE Arab British Chamber of Commerce, CHAMBER OF COMMERCE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Unit 30 Enterprise Way, NEWPORT, 43 Upper Grosvenor Street, LONDON W1K 2NJ 4 Bishops Square Business Park, HATFIELD, T: 020 7659 4880 Unit 47, The Business Centre Colne Way, Gwent NP20 2AQ WATFORD, Hertfordshire WD24 7NF T: 01633 242723 Hertfordshire AL10 9NE E: [email protected] W: www.abcc.org.uk T: 01923 442442 T: 01633 242757 T: 01707 398409 F: 01923 445050 E: [email protected] E: [email protected] LONDON HEATHROW, E: [email protected] W: www.southwaleschamber.co.uk W: www.hertschamber.com THAMES VALLEY CHAMBER W: watfordchamber.co.uk WEST CHESHIRE AND NORTH NORFOLK CHAMBER OF COMMERCE WEST KENT CHAMBER WALES CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF COMMERCE Documentation, Avionic House, 121 Clare Road, OF COMMERCE Riverside, 1 Castle Drive, 9 Norwich Business Park, Whiting Road, STANWELL, Middlesex TW19 7QP CHESTER CH1 1SL NORWICH, Norfolk NR4 6DJ T: 01784 249770 Castle Lodge, Castle Street, TONBRIDGE, T: 01244 669988 T: 01603 729712 F: 01784 242472 Kent TN9 1BH F: 01244 669989 E: [email protected] E: [email protected] E: [email protected] E: [email protected] W: www.norfolkchamber.co.uk W: www.thamesvalleychamber.co.uk W: www.wkcci.com W: www.wcnwchamber.org.uk

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Contact details: Contact details: ISM Business Manager – Elaine Samuels SS(A) Business Manager DE&S SUBMARINES Ash 1b #3112, MOD Abbey Wood, T: 030 679 32293 (from inside UK) OPERATING CENTRE BRISTOL BS34 8JH T: 0044 (0)117 913 2293 (from outside UK) T: 030 679 85484 E: [email protected] E: [email protected] SUBMARINES (DES SM F) TEAM COMMERCIALLY NUCLEAR PROPULSION SUPPORTED SHIPPING he Future Submarines Project Team (FSM PROJECT TEAM (NP PT) PT) is leading the project to deliver a new (CSS) TEAM Tclass of ‘Successor’ Ballistic Missile Submarines he Nuclear Propulsion Project Team (NP s an integral part of DE&S Director Ships, (SSBN) to replace the four Vanguard Class PT) works collaboratively with its industry T the Commercially Supported Shipping SSBNs currently in service. partner Rolls-Royce to support the Naval A Nuclear Propulsion Programme (NNPP) by (CSS) Team provides through-life capability Early Concept Phase work led to the MOD management for ships and boats and exploits announcement on 18 May 2011 of the delivering safe, reliable and militarily effective Naval Reactor Plant (NRP) throughout the best practice in the maritime industry to commencement of a five year long, £38bn support global defence operations. Assessment Phase, the main purpose of which is life cycle via a number of projects that are at The CSS portfolio includes the In-Service Support to refine the design of the submarine and mature different stages of the CADMID cycle. and new acquisition programmes for the Royal the costs in order to make a Main Gate investment These projects aim to support the Front Line Fleet Auxiliary (RFA), Ice Patrol, Fishery Protection, decision in 2016. It also includes ordering some Command’s availability requirements by: Hydrographic, Training Ships and the Small Boats long lead items. • Optimising the use of time in upkeep/ Flotilla. CSS will contribute to the support and maintenance. Good progress is being made in this early stage sustainment of maritime expeditionary forces • Managing equipment and NSRP spares to meet of the programme: the MOD project team is operating on and from the sea, joint forces on land, submarine programmes. working collaboratively with Industrial Participants military data gathering in support of the deterrent • Minimising NSRP operating constraints. – BAE Maritime Submarines, Rolls-Royce and and of wider operations, together with craft which Babcock – and continues to build and strengthen The NP PT supports the successor nuclear support maritime training and which maintain the the long-standing relationship with the USA. deterrent submarine programme through the security of UK Territorial Waters, both at home and Overarching contracts have been placed management of technology development, concept abroad. The Salvage and Marine Operations Team with BAE Maritime Submarines and Babcock design analysis and capability sustainment is also part of CSS. The entire team works together and a contract extended with Rolls-Royce. A initiatives for future nuclear propulsion plant. The to develop and sustain a highly professional Collaborative Agreement has also been signed NP PT is committed to doing everything it can to workforce of civilian, RFA and military staff, between the Industrial Participants and the MOD. reduce the cost of MOD nuclear ownership. committed to operational support and continuous The decision was also taken to power the boat with The Head of NP PT is also the Naval Reactor improvement. a nuclear propulsion system known as Pressurised Plant Authorisee (NRPA). The role of the NRPA is to Contact details: Water Reactor 3 which will incorporate the latest ensure safe operation of the Naval Reactor Plant CSS Team Business Group Leader safety technologies. Further details are contained at sea and for the control and management of the T: 030 679 33763 (from inside UK) in ‘The United Kingdom’s Future Nuclear Deterrent: NRP design requirements through life. T: 0044 (0)117 913 3763 (from outside UK) The Submarine Initial Gate Parliamentary Report’ Contact details: E: [email protected] and subsequent updates to Parliament in 2012 and DES SM NP PT Business Manager 2013. Supply chain contracts will be placed direct T: 0044 (0)117 913 6751 by the Industrial Participants. E: [email protected] MARITIME PLATFORM Link: www.gov.uk/government/uploads/ system/uploads/attachment_data/file/27399/ SYSTEMS (MPS) submarine initial_gate.pdf DE&S SHIPS he Head of Maritime Platform Systems (Hd Contact details: T MPS) is one of two ‘Principal Engineers’ DES SM F-BM – Karen Tovey OPERATING CENTRE within the Ships Operating Centre and manages Future Submarines PT, Rowan 1a #8102, the team that provides: Future Systems MOD Abbey Wood, BRISTOL BS34 8JH Evolution (FSE)/Technology Management T: 030 679 85212 SHIP SUPPORT support to the Surface Ship and Submarine E: [email protected] acquisition programmes; System Design (ALLIANCE) (SS(A)) Authority (SDA) support to RN surface ship hip Support (Alliance) (SS(A)) is a 1* led pillar Strategic Class Authorities (SCAs); Equipment IN-SERVICE SUBMARINES under Director Ships and is responsible Management in support of RN ships and Sfor managing support for a large proportion submarines; Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) and (ISM) TEAM of in-service Royal Navy vessels, including other vessels; and the underpinning workforce SM is responsible for the material safety, Frigates, Destroyers, Landing Platforms and management lead to ensure the sustainable availability and capability of in-service Minehunter Countermeasure Vessels. SS(A) is delivery of the underpinning Subject Matter submarinesI through the provision of operator also responsible for managing the Minehunter Expertise (SME) required to deliver all of the guidance, the specification of maintenance and replacement programme (MHC) and some legacy above. The MPS organisation also houses the of alterations and additions. and historic platforms such as HMS Victory. The broader enabling functions delivered from the The team specifies contracts, project manages primary role of this team is to provide available, Logistic Support team for the wider Ships OC. overhauls (carried out at Devonport and Faslane) capable and safe ships as efficiently as possible. Maritime Platform Systems is also responsible for and accepts the submarines off contract on their In addition, SS(A) is the lead for the Surface Ship managing 180 Master Equipments, 650 suppliers completion. Responsible for decommissioning Support Programme (SSSP), the Babcock Marine and 300,000 stock numbers in support of surface and disposal of all submarines, the team is also Terms of Business Agreement, maintenance ships and submarines for the Royal Navy, RFA and responsible for the provision of a submarine rescue management and technical documentation, as well other areas of the MOD. This support is vital to service. as defining Future Support Policy. ensuring that maritime elements of the Armed

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Forces are ready to conduct operations when Type 45 Destroyers; Type 23 Frigates; River ACNS (SPT) and the Second Sea Lord, to the First required. Class Off Shore Patrol Vessels; Hunt Class Mine Sea Lord for the delivery of his outputs. MPS formed on 2 April 2012 as part of the Director Counter Measure Vessels; and P200 Patrol Contact details: Ships reorganisation. It is made up of six teams: Boats. Naval Base staff work closely with NBC(D) • MPS Programme Office provides a ‘Front Door BAE Systems to deliver the Fleet’s needs in HM Naval Base, Devonport, PLYMOUTH PL2 2BG for all MPS Business’ supporting Operational functions such as fleet maintenance, logistics, T: 0044 (0)30 6770 5042 Delivery, Change and Transformation and communications, base support and personnel. E: [email protected] Future Platform Delivery. Its purpose is to This shared approach is embraced under the transform the operation and governance in banner of Team Portsmouth – a one-team MPS to deliver its outputs with the support of approach to the way business is conducted. DE&S LAND a single, coherent management plan across In addition, Portsmouth Naval Base is also home current and future business underpinned by to HMS Nelson naval barracks, providing lodging EQUIPMENT rigorous P3M practices. facilities to Royal Navy personnel at the base and • Maritime Equipment Transformation (MET) on board Portsmouth-based ships; the 1710 Naval OPERATING CENTRE team provides frontline support to the Fleet for Air Squadron; the Naval Historical Branch; the Royal all of the following equipments: Fluid Systems Marines School of Music; and Portsmouth Historic (Pumps, Valves, Pipework); Diesel Engines; Dockyard. SOLDIER, TRAINING AND Electrical Equipment (Power Distribution, Power The Naval Base remains a major employer in the SPECIAL PROGRAMMES Generation, Instrumentation); Refrigeration and Portsmouth area and is to undergo significant Air (including Submarine Air Purification). change over the next few years as it prepares for (STSP) • Maritime Spares (MS) team is responsible for the arrival of the Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft oldier, Training and Special Programmes the delivery and support of a range of functions Carriers. (STSP) is a 1* led team within the Land for the procurement and supply of Maritime Contact details: SEquipment Operating Centre. General Stores, Sea Survival Equipment and PA to Naval Base Commander STSP consists of a Programme Management Office spares for Commercially Supported Ships, HM Naval Base Portsmouth, and three programme areas: including the RFA, PORTSMOUTH, Hampshire PO1 3LS • Dismounted Close Combat (DCC) • Maritime Equipment Systems (MES) team T: 0044 (0)23 9272 2835 • Training and Simulation Systems Programme provides frontline support to the Fleet for all of E: [email protected] the following equipments: Marine Compressed (TSSP) Air; Steering and Stabilisers; Utilities and • Special Projects Search and Countermeasures Fire Safety; Steam and Fuels; Mechanical HMNB CLYDE (SPSCM) Handling; Hydraulics; Gas Turbines; Electrical Programme Management Office (PgMO) – Systems (Propulsion Systems, Machinery M Naval Base Clyde, at Faslane, some 25 The PgMO is made up of a number of different Control and Surveillance, Control Systems) and H miles north west of Glasgow, is home to functions. In a customer facing capacity the team Transmissions. the United Kingdom’s Submarine Force and the undertakes planning and synchronisation. They are • Future Systems Evolution (FSE) team strategic nuclear deterrent. RNAD Coulport, also responsible for providing day-to-day business has two primary roles: to provide systems eight miles from Faslane, is responsible for management support along with financial scrutiny and equipment expertise to platform the storage, processing, maintenance and and governance for the whole of the STSP group. acquisition teams and to lead the Technology issue of the Trident Weapon System and Dismounted Close Combat (DCC) – The DCC Management (TM) function for the Ships OC. the ammunitioning task for all submarine programme delivers equipment to those engaged FSE has team members embedded in the embarked weapons. in dismounted close combat. The programme is QEC, MARS and Global Combat Ship (GCS) T26 Responsibility for the day-to-day management made up of four areas of delivery: Surveillance acquisition teams, and also provides direct and/ of the functions of HM Naval Base Clyde is vested and Target Acquisition; Lethality; Command and or co-ordinating support to the submarine in Naval Base Commander Clyde, who is also Battlespace Management; and Survivability. acquisition programme (Successor and Astute), Authorisee of the Nuclear Site. Training and Simulation Systems Programme T23 capability sustainment programme and Contact details: (TSSP) – The TSSP programme delivers training T45. The second role aims to connect future HMNB Clyde systems and services in the Land Environment to projects to Technology Management, to ensure Faslane, HELENSBURGH, Argyll & Bute G84 8HL enable the Armed Forces to successfully prepare that the right technology is developed and T: 044 (0)1436 674321 Ext: 3379 for operations. This includes live training, command exploited to meet the Ships and Submarines E: [email protected] and staff tactical training and crew training. Operating Centres’ needs. Special Projects Search and Countermeasures • Logistic Support (LS) team provides a range (SPSCM) – SPSCM is a discrete team which is of enabling services spanning: Performance HMNB DEVONPORT tailored to the needs of the specialised user. The Management; the assessment of Force programme delivers Special Forces equipment Elements @ Sustainability (FE@S); Optimised evonport Naval Base is the centre for to Joint Forces Command, for those engaged in Support Planning (OSP) Sustainability and the Royal Navy’s amphibious capability D Counter-IED and Counter Terrorism work. Development; Joint Supply Chain Liaison/ and the home to the Hydrographic Surveying Packaging/Non-Conformance Reports/Non- Squadron, HMS Protector (Ice Patrol Vessel), Patternised Item Procurement and Codification; four Trafalgar Class submarines and seven Duke the support and maintenance of Portable (T23) Class frigates. It is also the principal base ARMOURED VEHICLES Specialist Support equipment; Signature for Flag Officer Sea Training and his sea-riding PROGRAMMES – Ranging; Signature Management; and Quality staff. Assurance. Over 300 years the Devonport site has evolved ARTILLERY SYSTEMS Contact details: into the largest base of its kind in Western Europe, PROGRAMME T: 030 679 32077 and is today a key defence asset as a Main E: [email protected] Operating and Support Base for the Royal Navy. he Artillery Systems Programme is Comprising HMS Drake, significant industrial T responsible for through-life delivery, facilities and a range of military and non-military including support, of indirect fire systems, lodger units, of which Flag Officer Sea Training predominantly for the Royal Artillery, from NAVAL BASES is the largest, it is supported by a number of key sensor to shooter. industrial providers including Babcock Marine The team is responsible for managing the and Technology, Interserve Defence Ltd and Serco. introduction into service and through-life support of: HMNB PORTSMOUTH Today, the Devonport site is characterised as a • Surveillance and target acquisition systems ortsmouth is the home of the Royal Navy Base, Barracks, Port and Dockyard. Devonport Naval – these include the Acoustic Sound Ranging and the base-port for the following ship Base is part of the Navy Command TLB and the Programme (locating artillery weapons Pclasses: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers; Naval Base Commander is accountable, through acoustically); Lightweight Counter Mortar

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Radar (in-service, providing warning of Contact details: to exceed the expectations of our customers in rocket and mortar attacks); Mobile Artillery OSP Chief of Staff every aspect of our work. Monitoring Battlefield Radar (MAMBA) (in- Operational Support Programmes, Spruce 3 Contact details: service, medium range radar, mounted on the #1309, MOD Abbey Wood, BRISTOL BS34 8JH Business Co-ordinator – Lorraine Mountjoy Hagglund Bv206 all-terrain vehicle); Joint Fires T: 0044 (0)117 91 80839 Operational Support Vehicle Programme, Integration (in-service, a suite of equipment Spruce 3 #1309, MOD Abbey Wood, that provides enhanced precision targeting BRISTOL BS34 8JH information for Forward Air Controllers and OPERATIONAL T: 0044 (0)117 91 33258 Forward Observation Officers); Man-portable Surveillance and Target Acquisition Radar INFRASTRUCTURE (MSTAR) (in-service, GMTI radar that also PROGRAMME (OIP) OSP PROGRAMME detects fall of shot). • Command, control and targeting software he outputs of OIP are organised in four MANAGEMENT OFFICE applications – these include the Defence T delivery pillars: Infrastructure (domestic, (PgMO) Targeting Toolset (under development, will technical and HQ accommodation systems, provide a suite of targeting software to force protection engineering and expedient he OSP Programme Management Office enhance rapid and effective communication surfaces); Utilities (deployable power, water and T (PgMO) has a pivotal role in supporting the between target acquisition and weapon fuel); Specialist Tools and Equipment (workshop OIP and OSVP delivery teams and supporting systems); Fire Control Battlefield Information tools and test equipment, and deployable Head of OSPO in the management of the OSP System Application (FC BISA) (in-service, technical support systems); and Bridging (short, portfolio. The PgMO consists of a number of a software application that provides a medium and long gap). Each pillar is managed key functions including Finance, Chief Engineer comprehensive command and control system by a Programme Manager who has expertise in (Technical Solutions, Inventory Management, for all indirect fire systems); Fire Control procurement and support. Project Safety and Environmental Management) Application (in-service, a small deployed The Programme is a balanced mix of new and Business Management services. service for calculating firing solutions capability projects which currently include Cat B, Within the PgMO are two dedicated Programme for indirect fire systems where FC BISA is C and D procurement, and In-Service Support. Our Managers who are responsible for providing unavailable). strategy is to outsource the Provider responsibilities assurance that projects within the OIP and OSVP • Towed gun – 105mm light gun (in-service, to industry wherever appropriate and we already portfolios are being managed effectively and the enhanced by improved power management). have a number of PFI, CFA and CLS contracts as well timely and accurate reporting of performance data. • Self-propelled howitzer – AS90 155mm as an arrangement with Defence Support Group PgMO is responsible for managing all new self-propelled howitzer (in-service, enhanced (DSG) who look after the majority of our repair and requirements coming into the OSP portfolio. This is by improved turret control computer and layer inventory management. To that end we are busy a key role and one which involves understanding display, the replacement of the obsolete driver growing our skills and experience to ensure that we emerging requirements, the resources required console and repositioning of the loader control remain an Intelligent Client and robust Decider. to deliver them and the risks, costs and timescales unit). The majority of support functions have been associated with successful delivery. For new • Rocket artillery – Tracked Multiple Launch centralised: commercial, finance, engineering requirements the PgMO is responsible for managing Rocket System (MLRS) launcher (in-service, (which included requirements, technical, safety, projects from inception through Initial Gate approval, enhanced with crew protection measures and QA and improvement). There is also an operations at which point the resources and approved project underbody armour to increase survivability on and inventory management cell who deal with will transition to the appropriate programme. operations); a GPS guided rocket for MLRS (in- user demand both now and in the future, into a Contact details: service, with a range of over 70km, to provide prioritised, affordable plan. Business Management Team Manager – precision delivery of payload with minimum Contact details: Niall Tomlins collateral damage). Business Co-ordinator – Paloma Connolly Operational Support Programmes, Programme Operational Infrastructure Programme, Artillery Systems is also responsible for Management Office, Spruce 3 #1309, Spruce 3 #1309, MOD Abbey Wood, managing collaboration with allied nations MOD Abbey Wood, BRISTOL BS34 8JH BRISTOL BS34 8JH to ensure interoperability between 155mm T: 0044 (0)117 91 33104 T: 0044 (0)117 91 35128 artillery systems through the Joint Ballistics MoU Co-operation Activities. It also acts as a ‘system of systems’ integrator for artillery capabilities, SCOUT SPECIALIST OPERATIONAL SUPPORT co-ordinated with teams across other DE&S VEHICLE (SCOUT SV) Operating Centres. VEHICLE PROGRAMME Contact details: TEAM Artillery Systems Team (OSVP) cout SV is a Category A Land Equipment Spruce 0a #1003, DE&S, MOD Abbey Wood, perational Support Vehicle Programme project. It will deliver the British Army’s BRISTOL BS34 8JH (OSVP) is a through-life project team with Snext generation of manned reconnaissance T: 0044 (0)30 679 71069 O responsibility for the procurement and in-service vehicles, replacing the in-service Combat E: [email protected] management of specialist and logistics vehicles Vehicle Reconnaissance (CVR(T)) fleet. used in the Army, Royal Navy and Royal Air Force. The project is currently in Demonstration Phase Our Armed Forces rely on us to support their with General Dynamics UK Ltd as the Prime demanding and often dangerous roles, whether OPERATIONAL SUPPORT Contractor. at home or deployed in theatre on operations. PROGRAMMES (OSP) Contact details: Our role as a team of skilled professional staff Please contact GDUK through their website perational Support Programmes (OSP) is to ensure that their vehicles are fit for purpose, www.generaldynamics.uk.com. O is the key component within the Land serviceable and safe. We manage this responsibility Equipment Operating Centre, consisting of through our four main Output Delivery Areas: Operational Infrastructure Protected Mobility Specialist Vehicle Solutions (SVS), Private Finance Vehicle and Operational Support Vehicle Initiative (PFI), Conventional Vehicle Solutions (CVS) PROTECTED MOBILITY Programmes, both of which are supported and Logistic Vehicle Solutions (LVS), delivering VEHICLE PROGRAMME by a Programme Management Office. Our a portfolio of projects and Urgent Operational responsibility is to deliver defence-wide Requirements (UORs) to our customers. (PMVT) capability and ensure through-life support of OSVP is a member of the 1* Operational Support ormerly the Combat Mobility Programmes our project portfolio. Programmes (OSP) within the Land Equipment Team, the Protected Mobility Vehicle The role of OSP is a demanding one, responding Operating Centre. Our focus is to deliver our ProgrammeF Team became part of the DE&S to the needs of our customers and users deployed projects to performance, time and cost parameters, Land Operating Centre Operational Support on operations at home and abroad. supported by our enabling functions and striving Programmes (OSP) team on 1 October 2014.

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The team is responsible for delivering and In this capacity, the office is responsible for the supporting through-life Urgent Operational C- IED Capability Management Strategy and has Requirements for wheeled and tracked protected produced an unclassified narrative of the UK’s DEFENCE CLOTHING mobility vehicles, including Protected Patrol approach to managing coherent C-IED capability, TEAM Vehicles, Tactical Support Vehicles and Light which is available on request. Further, the Office he Defence Clothing Team is part of the Forces Support Vehicles. offers to make introductions from industry to Logistics (Commodities) grouping within relevant MOD areas for C-IED related capabilities. Two output teams deliver this capability – TDE&S Logistic Commodities and Services. The Heavy & Medium and Light & Tactical Mobility: Contact details: team is based at MOD Abbey Wood, Bristol and Heavy & Medium Vehicles C-IED PMO is responsible for maintenance of the clothing MASTIFF/RIDGBACK/WOLFHOUND – Based Spruce 2a #1204, MOD Abbey Wood, inventory for the Armed Forces and associated on the Cougar platform, this family of vehicles BRISTOL BS34 8JH civilian staff and MOD agencies, through provides mobility, capacity and high levels of T: 030 679 81298 (from inside UK); from outside production planning based on customers’ protection to operations in a number of roles in a UK: 0044 (0)196 789 000, wait for message and requirements, procurement and stock high threat environment. dial *, then enter 030 679 81298 and # management. The team is also responsible E: desciedoffi[email protected]. HUSKY – A highly mobile tactical support vehicle for the procurement of Physical Training and bridging the gap between highly protected but Adventurous Training Equipment for the Armed lower mobility vehicles and the limited payload of Forces. lighter vehicles. DE&S LOGISTIC Staff within the team are responsible for product WARTHOG – Combines a high level of protection development and customer liaison and maintain with high mobility and terrain crossing COMMODITIES a direct link to operational theatres on all aspects capabilities including trenches, walls and deeper of operational clothing. Acquisition teams, water. OPERATING CENTRE including Commercial, Finance and specialist Light Vehicles Technical staff, with responsibility for work wear and personal protection equipment, and for Parade FOXHOUND – A technological step forward in BRITISH FORCES POST and Ceremonial clothing, place and manage the light protected vehicles, FOXHOUND is replacing contracts relating to clothing and equipment the Land Rover based SNATCH, providing OFFICE (BFPO) TEAM requirements. unprecedented levels of protection for its size and he British Forces Post Office (BFPO) Contact details: weight while maintaining a high level of mobility. T is responsible for the provision of an T: 030 679 83531 (from inside UK); from outside RWMIK/RWMIK+ – The latest development of the effective and efficient postal and courier UK: 0044 (0)196 789 000, wait for message and Land Rover based weapons platform, providing service, in order to sustain the fighting dial *, then enter 030 679 83531 and # increased protection, mobility and firepower. power of UK Armed Forces worldwide. Its E: [email protected] SNATCH VIXEN+ – Updated and upgraded vision is to provide a modern, technology version of the enduring capability to address based, end to end military postal system as environmental challenges and provide improved a seamless extension of the UK public and MEDICAL DELIVERY TEAM protection and other enhancements. private sector mail systems, which is VECTOR – Lightweight Protected Patrol customer focused, demand led and (Med DT) Vehicle for a range of duties including providing continuously improving. ed DT is responsible for providing timely protected ambulances. Working closely with Royal Mail Group, BFPO M and integrated medical, dental and Tactical Mobility Vehicles London (Northolt) provides an official, private veterinary supplies, equipment procurement JACKAL – Used for reconnaissance, rapid assault, and commercial mail distribution service, and support to the UK Armed Forces and other fire support and convoy protection, the JACKAL which includes letters, parcels and hybrid mails customers during peace, training, operations, has the capacity to support itself and its crew to components of the Armed Forces, their transition to war and war-fighting worldwide. over 800km. JACKAL is a high mobility weapons dependants, MOD organisations, certain defence The team has two principal delivery arms. platform with a unique airbag suspension system contractors and other authorised users; this The first is the Inventory Management section, allowing rapid movement across varying terrain. includes HM Ships in home and foreign waters. which commodity manages over 40,000 medical COYOTE – Support vehicle for the JACKAL fleet, A comprehensive range of counter services, items including consumables (eg bandages and with high commonality to reduce the logistics as well as a returns mail service, is provided for scalpels) and pharmaceuticals. The second is the burden on long patrols. those overseas locations served by Forces Post Medical Projects section, which procures and Contact details: Offices; a BFPO Limited service is provided to provides through life support for all medical, Business Co-ordinator – Andy Sargent the remainder. Similarly, the BFPO Defence Mail dental and veterinary equipment, including Urgent DE&S, Spruce 2a #1309, MOD Abbey Wood, Service (DMS) provides a discrete service for Operational Requirements (UORs) and medical BRISTOL BS34 8JH official mail. The BFPO Defence Courier Service countermeasures. The Team is also responsible T: 0044 (0)117 91 86743 (DCS) also ensure the safe and secure movement for the provision of blood and blood products E: [email protected] of all Protectively Marked Material via their through its Blood Supply Team. Rapid Response Courier Service or by Deadline Med DT is one of three customer-facing delivery Date Delivery for a range of customers including teams within Logistic Commodities (Log Com). As COUNTER-IED F&CO and List X companies. such, it falls within the 2* Operating Centre, Logistic PROGRAMME Operating from a modern bespoke facility at Commodities and Services of DE&S. RAF Northolt, BFPO is a CAA regulated air cargo Contact details: MANAGEMENT OFFICE agent. Benefiting from a dedicated and diverse Supplier Focal Point – Medical Delivery Team Senior Commercial Officer he Counter-Improvised Explosive Device workforce that reflects the mix of civilian and military staff, it is also equipped with automated E: [email protected] (C-IED) Programme Management office T: 030 679 85586 Tprovides a capability support function to lead letter and parcel sorting machinery. and co-ordinate the delivery and sustainment In accordance with MOD Income Generation of C-IED related equipment and support initiatives, BFPO is keen to maximise any projects across DE&S Operating Centres and irreducible spare capacity and companies are GENERAL COMMODITIES Delivery Teams. welcome to approach BFPO direct with enquiries AND SERVICES (GCS) The Office works on behalf of the Capability relating to this niche area. Sponsors in the Front Line Commands, and Contact details: TEAM collaboratively with wider MOD stakeholders, BFPO Customer Services he General Commodities and Services (GCS) Other Government Departments, coalition T: 0044 (0)20 8589 3450 Team was formed on 1 September 2014 partners and industry to improve overall C-IED T: 0044 (0)8457 697978 Tand comprises: Movement Support Services, capability. W: www.gov.uk/british-forces-post-office-services General Supplies (including Batteries), Food

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Services, plus the Oils, Gases and Lubricants Contact details: elements of Defence Fuel. Supplier Focal Point – TRIALS, EVALUATION Until the LCS (T) competition and a delivery MSS Senior Commercial Manager partner is formally announced, the Fuels T: 030 679 83536 (from inside UK); from outside SERVICES AND TARGETS Commissioning and Management Organisation UK: 0044 (0)196 789 0000, wait for message and (TEST) TEAM will also sit within the GCS Team. dial *, then enter 030 679 83536 and # E: [email protected] he Trials, Evaluation Services and Targets Contact details: (TEST) Team is the key delivery agent of the General Commodities and Services Team TMOD Test and Evaluation (T&E) strategy and has Logistic Commodities, Elm 2a, oversight of the management of T&E across the MOD Abbey Wood, BRISTOL BS34 8JH DE&S WEAPONS whole of Defence. T: 030 679 85798 E: [email protected] OPERATING CENTRE It is also responsible for the delivery of a number of T&E services through the management of the Long Term Partnering Agreement (LTPA) for DEFENCE ORDNANCE Trials, Evaluation and Training services and the DEFENCE FUELS Combined Aerial Targets Service (CATS) contracts. SAFETY GROUP (DOSG) TEST has personnel located at Abbey Wood, ntil the LCS (T) competition and a delivery Boscombe Down and other major T&E ranges and partner are formally announced, the Fuels he Defence Ordnance Safety Group’s works closely with many MOD T&E units, such as UCommissioning and Management Organisation Mission is: ‘To be the DE&S focal point for T Air Warfare Centre (AWC), Maritime Capability, will sit within the General Commodities and Ordnance, Munitions and Explosives (OME) Trials and Assessment (MCTA), Army Trials and Services (GCS) Team. Safety and Laser Safety’. Experimentation Planning Office (TEPO) and major DOSG’s roles: Contact details: industrial and academic T&E organisations. General Commodities and Services Team • To advise Team Leaders and Duty Holders on The defence T&E strategy is based around three Logistic Commodities, Elm 2a, MOD OME Safety Management System. pillars: MOD Abbey Wood, BRISTOL BS34 8JH • To provide independent advice to Team • Implementation of fully integrated T&E across T: 030 679 85798 Leaders and Duty Holders on Safety and Suitability for Service (S3) of OME and lasers. all Defence Lines of Development (DLODs) and E: [email protected] through life. • To provide independent advice on matters • Co-ordination and planning of short, medium affecting safe use of OME and lasers during and long term T&E. military training and range safety. • Optimisation of the T&E assets (both within and DEFENCE FOOD • Support OME Safety Assurance, through external to the MOD) and use of new methods membership of OSRP and IE activities. SERVICES (DFS) TEAM as they emerge. • Sponsor and support development and he Defence Food Services (DFS) Team now maintenance of OME and laser safety standards There are several services provided by the TEST team forms part of the General Commodities and policy. to help implement the three pillars, including: Tand Services (GCS) Team within the Logistic Contact details: • The Defence Evaluation Advisors (DEAs), who Commodities and Services (LCS) organisation T: 030 679 37614 (from inside UK) provide support to a project in generating their within DE&S and is based at MOD Abbey Wood, T: 0044 (0)117 913 7614 (from outside UK) Integrated Test, Evaluation and Acceptance Bristol. E: [email protected] Plan (ITEAP), ensuring it meets the demands for DFS is responsible for the provision of food pan-DLOD and through-life working. The DEA and catering services to the UK Armed Forces service can be used by suppliers to facilitate whether they are on operations, on exercises or TORPEDOES, TOMAHAWK with procurement teams across Defence and in barracks (unless personnel are being fed under also help market their capabilities through our the Catering, Retail and Leisure (CRL) programme). AND HARPOON (TTH) strong links with project teams. The team is responsible for the Worldwide Food • The UK T&E CapabiIities Catalogue (TECC) is Supply Contract, the Kenya and Brunei Food PROJECT TEAM a major planning tool available online (www. Supply Contracts; and the Operational Ration he Torpedoes, Tomahawk and Harpoon testand evaluation.eu) to support the wider Pack Contract, which covers the development and (TTH) Project Team is responsible for the community, and comprises a listing of what supply of a variety of operational ration packs Tacquisition of the UK’s Spearfish heavyweight evaluation capabilities exist to support projects across a range of environments. and Sting Ray lightweight torpedoes and also planning and undertaking tests and trials. Contact details: for the Tomahawk Land Attack Missile (TLAM) • The Change and Development section Defence Food Services Team (DFS) and Harpoon missile and their respective is responsible for the development and Elm 2a #4224, MOD Abbey Wood, weapons systems. implementation of T&E transformation BRISTOL BS34 8JH This spans all activities including development, activities, including LTPA investment planning T: 030 679 81030 manufacture, in-service support, inventory and for promoting Value for Money in the E: [email protected] management and disposal. Spearfish is embarked delivery of T&E capability to MOD. in all submarines while Sting Ray is deployed • The Business section is responsible for widely in ships and helicopters. TLAM is embarked the development of wider international MOVEMENT SUPPORT in all SSNs while Harpoon is deployed on T23 stakeholder connections, with the aim of frigates. expanding the available portfolio of T&E services. SERVICES (MSS) It should be noted that purchase of missiles Defence T&E services (LTPA) are delivered by: ovement Support Services (MSS) is now for both TLAM and Harpoon is through Foreign Military Sales cases with the USA Government. • T&E Operations Delivery is responsible for part of the General Commodities and the delivery of the LTPA contract, day-to-day M The project team is currently responsible for the Services team within Logistic Commodities and performance management, exercising the following projects: Services and is based at Abbey Wood, Bristol. Authority responsibilities as set out in the It is responsible for the provision of specific • Spearfish Upgrade contract, and establishing working procedures movement services to support operations, • Sting Ray Insensitive Munition Warhead where they are not. T&E Ops Delivery is also training and administrative requirements. • TLAM responsible for exercising the Department’s Staffs within MSS contract manage the Global • Harpoon public accountability and safety assurance Removal Management Service logistic enabling Contact details: functions on the LTPA Ranges. contract and the Freight Contract Management TTH PT Business Manager • The LTPA is a 25-year contract with QinetiQ and portfolio of Global Freight Transport Service T: 030 679 31498 (from inside UK) came into effect on 1 April 2003. Its aim is the contracts (includes global and European freight T: 0044 (0)117 913 1498 (from outside UK) continuing provision of appropriate Defence transport and the UK rail contract). E: [email protected] Test and Evaluation capabilities covering the

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land, sea and air domains, including test range Contact details: • Acquisition of FLAADS (Land) to replace Rapier facilities and aircraft T&E, together with a IGMR PT Business Manager for UK Land Forces variety of specialised training services. The LTPA T: 030 679 33754 (from inside UK) • Coherence between Sea Ceptor, FLAADS (Land) covers 17 MOD-owned sites and remains one of T: 0044 (0)117 913 3754 (from outside UK) and ASRAAM Block 6 the Department’s largest contracts with a total E: [email protected] • Radar Type 997 Medium Range Naval Radar value estimated at £5.6 billion. The contract (MRR) with fits on T23, QEC, LPD and LPH includes five yearly review points, which focus platforms on its pricing and on ensuring that capabilities DEFENCE GENERAL • Sea Wolf Missile System, Vertical Launch Sea remain relevant meet future requirements. Wolf (VLSW) missile and updated tracking and Combined Aerial Target Services (CATS) are MUNITIONS (DGM) guidance systems fitted onto Type 23 Frigates delivered by: PROJECT TEAM • Radar Type 996 fitted to Type 23 Frigates, CVs, • Targets Operations Delivery is responsible for LPD and LPH platforms he Defence General Munitions (DGM) day-to-day contract performance management • Rapier weapon system used by the Army Project Team is responsible for the and delivery of the CATS contract. This is a Contact details: Tacquisition, in-service management and programme which unites all unmanned aerial SHORAD Team Leader – Adrian Birch disposal of all general munitions in support of target provision for the three Services under a T: 030 679 39168 all three Services. single requirement. E: [email protected] • A 20-year contract for the provision of sub- Within the inventory, DGM manages over 700 sonic targets was signed in December 2006 different explosive natures as well as several with QinetiQ based on the principles of a Public hundred non-explosive items. AIR DEFENCE SYSTEMS Private Partnership (PPP) approach. Targets Contact details: (ADS) PROJECT TEAM Operations Delivery is also responsible for the DGM PT Business Support Fast Inshore Attack Craft Representative Target T: 030 679 83955 he Air Defence Systems (ADS) Project Team (FIACRT). E: [email protected] T has been formed by the merger of the Contact details: former Air to Air Missiles (AAM) and Surface TEST PT Attack (SA) Project Teams. T: 030 679 37373 (from inside UK) MARITIME AND AIR The ADS Project Team is responsible for: T: 0044 (0)117 913 7373 (from outside UK) • Meteor – the next generation Beyond Visual E: [email protected] WEAPON SYSTEMS Range weapon which will provide Typhoon, (MAWS) PROJECT TEAM Rafale and Grippen aircraft with the capability to combat projected air-to-air threats INTERNATIONAL GUNS, he MAWS Project Team is responsible for the throughout the life of the aircraft. Meteor will T Sea Viper and Long Range Radar. contribute to the air superiority requirements MISSILES AND ROCKETS Contact details: of UK, EU and NATO operations through its (IGMR) PROJECT TEAM MAWS Team Leader – Matt Brown ability to operate in all weather conditions, T: 030 679 36405 at long stand-off ranges and with a large no nternational Guns, Missiles and Rockets E: [email protected] escape zone. AMRAAM is a US weapon that I (IGMR) PT is based at Abbey Wood, Bristol MAWS Business Manager – Sheena Marshall provides the RAF with an interim capability and procures and supports a wide range of T: 030 679 80501 until Meteor is fully integrated onto the weapons – including man-portable shoulder- E: [email protected] Typhoon. ASRAAM is a heat-seeking short- launched weapons for the Army, Royal Navy range air-to-air weapon that is in operational guns including Close-In weapon systems, air- service with the RAF’s Tornado and Typhoon launched missiles, rockets and bombs and fixed LIGHTWEIGHT MISSILE aircraft and Australian F/A-18s. Sidewinder and rotary wing guns for the JHC and the RAF. and RAIDs are used to support RAF operator It comprises 100 staff based at Abbey Wood, Bristol ATTACK SYSTEMS (LMAS) training. and is responsible for the following projects: PROJECT TEAM • SPEAR Capability 2 Spiral Development • Anti-Structures Munition (ASM) for the Army (SC2SD) has yet to be defined and is subject he LMAS Project Team is responsible for • 66mm HEAT for the Army to capability vs cost trades. However, as a the delivery and support of the 15kg • Javelin Missile for the Army T minimum, SC2SD is required to sustain the family of missile systems in the Ground Based capability provided by Brimstone 2 and is • Next Generation Light Anti-Armour Weapon Air Defence (GBAD) and Future Anti-Surface required to deliver this capability from 2018 on (NLAW) for the Army Guided Weapons (FASGW) roles. It is also both the Tornado GR4/4a and Typhoon aircraft • 20/30mm Cannons and Automated Small responsible for Brimstone, Sea Skua and platforms. Calibre Gun for the Royal Navy ALARM. • SPEAR Capability 3 is a new 100kg class • Force Protection Measures for the Royal Navy Contact details: weapon being developed to be the primary • General Purpose Machine Gun Mountings for LMAS Team Leader – Simon Andrews air-to-ground armament for F35B Lightning II the Royal Navy T: 030 679 84124 from 2021, and optimised for internal carriage. • 4.5” Mk8 Gun for the Royal Navy E: [email protected] SPEAR Capability 3 will provide the capability to • Gun Fire Control Systems for the Royal Navy LMAS Business Manager – Jonathan Shipsmith destroy/defeat a wide range of targets at range, • Goalkeeper (30mm) Close-In Weapons Systems T: 030 679 80505 including mobile and re-locatable targets, for the Royal Navy E: [email protected] in all weathers day and night, in complex • Phalanx (20mm) Close-In Weapons Systems for environments under tight rules of engagement the Royal Navy (ROE). The Project is in Assessment Phase. • Hellfire Missile for JHC SHORT RANGE AIR • SPEAR Capability 4 is the Mid-Life • Rotary-Wing Guns and Rockets (CRV7) for JHC DEFENCE (SHORAD) Refurbishment (MLR) project for the Storm • Mauser Cannon for the RAF Shadow Weapon System (SSWS). The MLR • M3M and M134 for the RAF PROJECT TEAM project is scheduled to start around the 2017 timeframe. The project will shortly undertake • Paveway Bombs for the RAF he Short Range Air Defence (SHORAD) Concept Phase activities. • Bomb Fuses for the RAF T Project Team is responsible for: Contact details: • Practice Bomb for the RAF • Future Local Area Air Defence System (FLAADS) ADS Team Leader – Julian Knight • Mini Guns for the RN and RAF programme T: 030 679 31895 • Laser Sighting Systems for the RN • Acquisition of Sea Ceptor to replace Sea Wolf E: [email protected] • Killer Tomato Targets for the RN on T23 Frigates for the Royal Navy ADS Business Manager – Leslee Hallam • Electro-Optic Systems for the RN • Cross-decking of Sea Ceptor onto Type 26 T: 030 679 80706 • Ceremonial Guns for the RN Global Combat Ship E: [email protected]

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maintenance, support, packing and disposal of and 146 are used to transport high-priority man and stores despatch of parachute systems personnel and equipment in support of Military DE&S AIR SUPPORT from aircraft, both fixed and rotary wing. Commanders. Other roles include Ministerial and OPERATING CENTRE The capability includes clothing and oxygen VIP transport into theatre as well as providing support for high altitude despatch of personnel humanitarian aid and compassionate repatriation and the ability to drop stores (including of Service personnel to the UK. STRATEGIC TRANSPORT humanitarian aid) and boats onto land and sea. The CSAT team provides timely engineering and The provision is split between Airborne Forces logistics support to 32(TR) Squadron. In addition, AND AIR-TO-AIR Equipment which encompasses man carrying the CSAT team links with the respective aircraft REFUELLING (STAAR) parachutes, and Airborne Delivery Equipment design organisations and EASA in order to ensure which encompasses stores delivery platforms and airworthiness. PROJECT TEAM parachute systems. Operated by 16Bgde, Special Contact details: he STAAR Project Team is responsible for Forces and 47Ad the capabilities address a range C17 Command Support & Airborne the Voyager (formerly known as the Future of needs in support of operations to provide initial Equipment Business Manager TStrategic Tanker Aircraft) aircraft programme. insertion capabilities and support to military and NH1, Walnut Level 2c #1232, MOD Abbey Wood, civilians in need of resupply. The project team BRISTOL BS34 8JH Voyager is one of MOD’s Private Finance Initiative also supports a Total Support Package contract T: +0044 (0)30 679 85458 (PFI) projects through a 27-year PFI service to provide packing and maintenance to all stores E: [email protected] contract with AirTanker (shareholders: EADS, Rolls- parachute systems and the majority of the man Royce (RR), Thales, Cobham and Babcock Group) for carrying parachute systems. The predominant the provision of an advanced air-to-air refuelling despatch aircraft is the C130J with more limited (AAR) and passenger air transport (AT) capability C-130J PROJECT TEAM clearances for despatch from rotary wing aircraft. for the RAF. AirTanker are providing a fleet of 14 Work is ongoing to develop the capabilities on the he C-130J Project Team (C-130J PT) forms new aircraft based on the Airbus A33-200, powered A400M aircraft for 2018. part of the Air Support Operating Centre by Rolls-Royce Trent engines. Twithin DE&S. C17 The Voyager contract also includes the provision It comprises a mixture of MOD civilian and The C17, CSAT and AE Project Team support eight of all necessary infrastructure at RAF Brize Norton, Service personnel. The team is responsible for Boeing C-17 Globemaster III aircraft based at RAF including a state-of-the-art two-bay hangar, the provision of logistic support and capability Brize Norton in Oxfordshire. Capable of carrying 7 training facilities, maintenance, flight operations, enhancement to the RAF’s fleet of Hercules C-130J tonnes of freight over a distance of 2400 nautical fleet management and ground service to enable aircraft. The C-130J is supported by the long-term miles (4445km), it has the advantage of being able worldwide AAR and AT missions. The AT service Hercules Integrated Operational Support (HIOS) to carry outsize loads such as armoured vehicles commenced in May 2012 (with one aircraft contract with its industry partners that is intended and helicopters. The aircraft continues to provide available), and full peacetime AAR capability was to provide support until the platform’s out of an outstanding performance in support of current achieved in May 2014, with the full capability of a service date. fleet of 14 aircraft by September 2016. UK operations, and since delivery the UK fleet flying hour total stands in excess of 100,000 hours. Contact details: Contact details: C-130J Project Team Business Manager Bob Allen Operated by 99 Squadron, the C-17 Globemaster Walnut 2B #1229, MOD Abbey Wood, Walnut 2b #1224, MOD Abbey Wood, III aircraft supports the Strategic Airbridge and BRISTOL BS34 8JH BRISTOL BS34 8JH is involved in a varied role including heavy lift T: 030 679 82219 T: 0044 (0)117 913 7183 operations, providing humanitarian aid and E: [email protected] E: [email protected] repatriation of Service personnel to the UK. The aircraft is also used for aero medical purposes, and has the capacity to transport 130 military AIR PLATFORM SYSTEMS A400M PROJECT TEAM personnel using a palletised seating arrangement that can be installed onto or removed from the PROJECT TEAM (APS PT) 400M is a collaborative programme aircraft as and when required. The C17, CSAT and A involving the UK, Germany, France, AE PT procures support for 99 Squadron personnel he Air Platform Systems Project Team (APS Spain, Turkey and Belgium that is contracted to provide operational and immediate level T PT) is responsible for the development, through OCCAR (Organisation Conjointe de maintenance. Five-yearly depot level maintenance production and in-service support of a range of Co-operation en matiere d’Armement) for the and C-17 Virtual Fleet upgrades/enhancements systems and equipment. Design/Development/Production of the aircraft are provided to the PT via US Foreign Military Sales The main areas covered are: Targeting and itself and its Initial Support phases. For the UK arrangements on an availability-based Contractor Mission Systems (Electro-optic Targeting, the initial support phase is September 2014 to Logistics Support (CLS) contract in accordance Mission Planning and Support Systems); Global 2016. with the worldwide C-17 Virtual Fleet concept. Positioning Systems (UK GPS Project Office and The A400M Project Team has responsibility for The PT also provides 99 Squadron ground crew Navigational Warfare); Platform Protection Systems the delivery of the UK A400M transport aircraft to training carried out predominantly in the UK (Electronic Warfare and Defensive Aid Suites); its RAF customer during the period 2014 to 2019. by 24 Squadron at RAF Brize Norton and using and Identification and Communication Systems The team is also responsible for through life aircraft the Boeing flight simulator at Farnborough for (SIFF, Mode S and Mode 5 and communication support, maintenance and capability upgrade of engine running and other specialised activities. equipment). the RAF aircraft. Training Systems will be delivered Initial aircrew training is carried out in the USA at Contact details: by the FsAST Project Team. Altus for ab-initio students with currency training APS Team Leader Contact details: provided by Boeing flight on their simulator at T: 030 679 32023 (from inside UK) A400M PT Senior Commercial Manager Farnborough. T: 0044 (0)117 9123 2023 (from outside UK) T: 030 679 35883 (from inside UK) CSAT E: [email protected] T: 0044 (0)117 913 5883 (from outside UK) The CSAT element of the Project Team supports E: [email protected] five BAE 125-700 CC3, two BAE 146-100 CC2 and two BAE 146 CMk3 aircraft based at RAF Northolt FLIGHT SIMULATION AND in London. The BAE 125 is capable of carrying up SYNTHETIC TRAINERS C17 COMMAND SUPPORT to 7 passengers. The BAE 146 CC2 is capable of carrying up to 30 passengers. The BAE 146 CMk3 TEAM (FsAST PT) AND AIRBORNE is capable of carrying approximately 90 personnel light Simulation and Synthetic Trainers EQUIPMENT PROJECT in an Air Transport role. All aircraft continue to Project Team (FsAST PT) is responsible provide outstanding performance in support of Ffor the acquisition and integration of air TEAM (CSAE PT) current UK and worldwide operations and tasking, environment synthetic training for all three he Airborne Equipment Branch of C17 CSAE as well as current theatre operations. Armed Services, from concept through to T PT are responsible for the procurement, Operated by 32(TR) Squadron, both the 125 disposal phases.

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Contact details: also offers an opportunity to modernise the flying Contact details: FsAST Commercial training processes for all three Services, realise T: 0044 (0)30 679 82270 T: 030 679 31203 (from inside UK) efficiencies and, since training is currently spread E: [email protected] T: 0044 (0)117 9213 1203 (from outside UK) across several organisations, take advantage of E: [email protected] potential economies of scale. The MOD appointed Ascent Flying Training Ltd, JOINT PROPULSION a joint venture of Lockheed Martin and Babcock AIR COMMODITIES International, in May 2008 as its Training System TEAM (JPT) Partner to work with the MOD over the life of the PT is the focal point for the MOD’s PROJECT TEAM (AC PT) project to deliver incrementally the total aircrew relationship with Rolls-Royce. This small he Air Commodities Project Team (AC PT) training requirement. To date the MOD and Ascent Jproject and commercial team is co-located at T is responsible for the acquisition and have contracted for the Fast Jet and Rear Crew Stage Rolls-Royce in Bristol together with elements of through life management of a diverse range 1 Training Packages, but there are opportunities for the Combat Air engine team. of aircraft commodities and airfield-related industry to engage for future work. Ascent is the main It has commercial responsibility for the Typhoon, equipment, including tri-Service Ground focal point for such industry contact, details below. Tornado, Hawk, Merlin, Apache, Sea King and Support Equipment (GSE), Airfield Specialist UKMFTS PT is also responsible for providing support Lynx engines and is the MOD lead for tackling Vehicles and a wide range of aircraft avionics to Hawk TMk1, Tucano and Glider aircraft, in addition cross-platform issues and for driving continuous and mechanical equipment. to undertaking the role as Type Airworthiness improvements. Contact details: Authority in support of Beech King Air 250/350ER and Contact details: Senior Commercial Officer, AC PT the Hawk TMk2 (Advanced Jet Trainer). JPT Team Leader – Lisa Bishop T: 030 679 82246 (from inside UK); from outside Ascent contact details: MOD Joint Propulsion Team, WH28-5, PO Box 3, UK: 0044 (0)196 789000, wait for message and Senior Commercial Manager – Stuart Bell Rolls-Royce Plc, Filton, BRISTOL BS34 7QE dial *, then enter 030 679 82246 and # T: 0044 (0)1454 771658 T: 0117 979 6768 E: [email protected] E: stuart.bell@ascentflighttraining.com E: [email protected] UKMFTS contact details: DES UKMFTS-HdComrcl – Neil Barnett AIRSEEKER T: 030 679 80048 (from inside UK); from outside FAST AIR SUPPORT TEAM UK: 0044 (0)196 789 0000, wait for message and PROJECT TEAM dial *, then enter 030 679 80048 and # (FAST) he Airseeker Project Team will deliver into E: [email protected] he FAST team delivers equipment, training T RAF service three US Rivet Joint aircraft and logistics services for the Typhoon and associated ground and training systems, Tand Tornado aircraft as well as the BBMF together with a co-operative support package. UNMANNED AIR SYSTEMS and Aircrew Escape & Survival equipment This replaces the capability that was previously (UAS) TEAM – excelling in through-life acquisition and provided on the now retired Nimrod R1 aircraft. support. The Project Team, based at Abbey Wood, Bristol he UAS Team is responsible for UAS FAST operates for 17 locations across the UK and and Waddington, manages the Foreign Military T acquisition policy and standards, safety Europe, principally at Abbey Wood, Bristol and the Sales case with the United States Government and engineering discipline, future research Main Operating Bases at Coningsby, Leuchars and through which this new system will be delivered. and development and providing guidance to Marham. The team also plays a key role, on behalf of the industry on all matters UAS from within DE&S. Contact details: sponsor and user, in helping to co-ordinate the Contact details: Jim Laver activities of all the Defence Lines of Development UAS Team Business and Secretariat Manager E: [email protected] required to provide, sustain and improve the T: 030 679 30718 (from inside UK) Rob Taylor overall military capability being acquired through T: 0044 (0)117 913 0718 (from outside UK) E: [email protected] the Airseeker programme. E: [email protected] Contact details: Airseeker PT Delivery Lead – Bill Chrispin T: 030 679 80787 (from inside UK) LIGHTNING TEAM DE&S ISTAR T: 0044 (0)30 69 80787 (from outside UK) E: [email protected] ightning II is a multi-role, carrier-capable (INTELLIGENCE, aircraft to be operated jointly by the Royal LNavy and Royal Air Force. LII will be a key SURVEILLANCE, element of our Carrier Strike capability and DE&S COMBAT AIR will operate from both land bases and the new TARGET Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carriers. ACQUISITION, OPERATING CENTRE LII is produced by Lockheed Martin as the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF). JSF is a fifth generation, RECONNAISSANCE) multi-role stealth aircraft containing cutting- UK MILITARY FLYING edge technologies. It will deliver an affordable, OPERATING CENTRE TRAINING SYSTEM sustainable, expeditionary airpower capability for the UK. JSF will be capable of undertaking a wide (UKMFTS) PROJECT TEAM range of operations from intelligence, surveillance IMAGERY AND he UKMFTS Project Team is part of the Combat and reconnaissance missions to high intensity GEOSPATIAL SYSTEMS Air pillar within DE&S and is a Major Defence combat, including air defence for a Carrier Task TChange Programme to deliver a world-class flying Group and offensive support for ground forces. (IMAGE) DELIVERY TEAM training system for all UK Military Aircrew. JSF has provided UK industry with a unique he IMAGE Delivery Team is part of the DE&S UKMFTS will deliver a coherent, flexible and opportunity to offer world-leading products, T ISTAR Operating Centre and delivers and integrated flying training capability catering for the technologies and manufacturing expertise. supports a complex range of imagery and needs of the Royal Navy, the Royal Air Force and LII is a transformational military capability geospatial system capabilities to the Joint the Army Air Corps. The flying training system takes delivered through collaborative and incremental Forces Intelligence Group (JFIG) under the aircrew from initial training through elementary, acquisition techniques. As a model for sponsorship of JFCC4ISR. basic and advanced flying training phases to their international collaboration, the JSF programme Contact details: arrival at their designated operational aircraft. The is highly innovative, but as well as rewards, IMAGE Commercial Manager focus for the UKMFTS is to achieve a holistic system innovation brings challenges. The Lightning Team T: 030 679 35576 (from inside UK) based on capability and service delivery; it is not is determined to meet those challenges and shape T: 0044 (0)117 913 5576 (from outside UK) solely about the provision of aircraft platforms. It the future. E: [email protected]

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extended by project CERBERUS, which provides a very limited increase in capability. Further increases FORCE PROTECTION in capability will be provided by project GUARDIAN SEA KING PROJECT TEAM PROJECT TEAM which will replace both the UK and Falkland Island he Sea King Project Team’s role is to support Air C2 systems. The ABM team also supports the their Front Line Command (FLC) customers, he Force Protection Project Team is UK’s deployable UK forces (PTME). Twith the aim to provide airworthy Sea King responsible for the procurement, aircraft, fit for purpose, to time and budget as Tintegration and support of complex force The Data Link half of the team provides defined in the Platform Agreements. In short, protection systems for land operations. The the means of providing real-time encrypted the Sea King Project Team is a ‘one-stop-shop’ core of its work is managing requirements in communications to achieve total situational for all Sea King support and equipment issues. electronics, countermeasures and surveillance. awareness through the following programmes: Contact details: Frequency Clearance, Interoperability Testing, Joint Contact details: Force Protection Project Team Network Management System, Link 16 Standalone Sea King Project Team Business Manager Senior Commercial Officer Capability (Maritime and Air), Surface Maritime T: 0044 (0)1935 701015 T: 030 679 30756 (from inside UK) Link 22, Link 11, Blue Force Tracking and Link 16 In E: [email protected] T: 0044 (0)117 913 0756 (from outside UK) Service Terminal Engineering and Support. E: [email protected] Contact details: SACC Business Manager PUMA 2 GAZELLE T: 030 679 30736 (from inside UK) PROJECT TEAM (P2G PT) CHEMICAL, BIOLOGICAL, T: 0044 (0)117 913 0736 (from outside UK) E: [email protected] he Puma 2 Gazelle (P2G PT) team provides RADIOLOGICAL AND T operational and in-service support to the NUCLEAR DELIVERY TEAM Puma and Gazelle helicopter fleets, including AIR DEFENCE AND the function of Engineering Authority and (CBRN DT) the management of Logistic and Maintenance he CBRN Delivery Team procures, supports AIR TRAFFIC SYSTEMS support to both fleets operated by Joint and maintains a CBRN Protection capability (ADATS) DELIVERY TEAM Helicopter Command (JHC). Tfor the three Services, as specified by Head of Responsibilities include repair and overhaul, Special Projects and CBRN Capability and in ir Defence and Air Traffic Systems Delivery spares, technical engineering support such as close co-ordination with Dstl Porton Down. A Team (ADATS DT) is responsible for the airworthiness and safety management, and other management of Air Defence (AD), Air Traffic in-service support. The team is also responsible This covers chemical, biological and radiological Management (ATM) and ground-based detection, identification, decontamination and for the Acquisition Programme to deliver the Electronic Warfare (EW) capabilities and Puma Life Extension Programme (LEP). This respiratory protection. systems. Contact details: programme involves major system upgrades CBRN Business Manager The Team provides the following key services: including digital cockpit, more powerful engines T: 030 679 31507 (from inside UK) • ATM Capabilities – in November 2014 and an uprated tail rotor as well as the associated T: 0044 (0)117 913 1507 (from outside UK) the MOD signed a £1.5bn 22-year contract changes to support arrangements including E: [email protected] with Aquila for through-life support of ATM training. capabilities. This will replace most of the ATM Contact details: capabilities currently managed by the ADATS Business Manager – Gillian Clayton JOINT SENSOR team. Puma 2 Gazelle Project Team, Yew 0a #1037, • AD Radars – through-life support of a range of MOD Abbey Wood, BRISTOL BS34 8JH AND ENGAGEMENT primary and secondary surveillance, approach T: 030 679 30717 (from inside UK); from outside NETWORKS TEAM (JSENS) and AD surveillance radars. UK: 0044 (0)196 789 0000, wait for message and • Ground-based EW and Data Handling dial *, then enter 030 679 30717 and # SENS Delivery Team’s core purpose is to Equipment – through-life support of a mix of E: [email protected] J deliver Joint Sensor and Engagement threat systems at the EW Tactics Range at RAF Network capability in accordance with its Spadeadam and a variety of legacy AD-specific customers’ capability management plans. data links. SPECIAL PROJECTS The Team supports the following projects: Contact details: MULTI-AIR PLATFORM • Land Environment Air Picture Provision (LEAPP) ADATS Commercial Manager • Ground Based Air Defence (GBAD) Room C48/49, Building 5, RAF HENLOW, PROJECT TEAM • Battlefield Information System Application Bedfordshire SG16 6DN (BISA) T: 0044 (0)1462 857707 (SPMAP PT) • Automated Sense and Warn (AS&W) E: [email protected] pecial Projects Multi-Air Platform Project • Sense Warn and Intercept (SW&I) Team (SPMAP PT) is part of the Director Contact details: SHelicopters Operating Centre. It faces the DES JSENS-SACC-Comrcl-CP1 unique challenge of managing the largest T: 030 679 32042 (from inside UK) DE&S HELICOPTERS number of aircraft types of any DE&S Project T: 0044 (0)117 913 2042 (from outside UK) Team. It has responsibility for delivering and E: [email protected] OPERATING CENTRE supporting a variety of platforms, from small fixed wing aircraft to rotary wing aircraft that are used in roles such as transportation, search SITUATIONAL LYNX PROJECT TEAM and rescue, surveillance and training. The total AWARENESS COMMAND he Lynx Project Team exists to support light supported fleet size is some 84 aircraft, across T helicopter capability now and in the future. 12 different types (18 marks). AND CONTROL (SACC) It is part of the DE&S Helicopters Operating Its primary responsibility is providing DELIVERY TEAM Centre and is responsible for the support of engineering authority and support to these in-service Army and Royal Navy Lynx variants, different aircraft types. Its outputs to customers he SACC team is responsible for the a number of enhancement programmes and are agreed and described in business agreements T procurement and in-service support of the procurement of the replacement capability including the Command Acquisition Support Plan Aerospace Battle Management (ABM) and Data (Wildcat). 2015 (CASP15), which they currently have with Air Link (DL) equipment and systems. Contact details: Command, Fleet and Joint Helicopter Command The ABM half of the team is responsible for Lynx Wildcat Business Manager (JHC). The level of support provided varies between supporting the UK’s Air Command and Control (C2) T: 0044 (0)1935 453859 the different platforms, as a large range of support systems (known as UCCS), whose system life will be E: [email protected] solutions have been adopted.

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The PT also supports this portfolio through logistics support and managing capability deliver 30 Merlin Mk2 aircraft to the Royal Navy safety management, procurement, management upgrades for the UK fleet of Chinook aircraft. at RNAS Culdrose and will upgrade and sustain of spares, and project management for the The team is also managing a number of major the aircraft until its out of service date of 2029. acquisition of aircraft, upgrades and contractor- projects, including the procurement of 14 new A further CAT A programme, Merlin Mk3/3a managed output-based services. This functional Chinooks and a fleet upgrade to the flight deck Life Sustainment Programme (MLSP), is in the operating model aims to maintain expertise and avionics. D&M phase of the procurement cycle and will develop skills in these key areas of delivery and Contact details: provide additional capability and sustain the provides the flexibility for effective deployment of Chinook Project Team current Mk3/3a to their out of service date of resources across the PT by specialism. Senior Commercial Officer 2030; the resulting aircraft will be designated SP MAP is also responsible for all military T: 030 679 83211 (from inside UK); from outside Mk4/4a. Merlin PT is additionally managing Helicopter Under-Slung Load Equipment (HUSLE) UK: 0044 (0)196 789 0000, wait for message and the CAT B CROWSNEST (Airborne Surveillance in the defence inventory, which includes a range dial *, then enter 030 679 83211 and # and Control) programme and sonobouy of strops, slings and nets used by over 1500 units E: [email protected] procurement and a raft of safety enhancement across all three Services. In addition the team modifications to both marks of aircraft. delivers new capability to its customers both as modifications to current platforms and by APACHE PROJECT TEAM The Merlin PT also delivers in-service support delivering new solutions to existing and future to the Royal Navy’s fleet of Merlin Mk2 Maritime requirements. The team is currently working on he Apache Project Team has delivered all 67 Patrol and Royal Air Force’s Merlin Mk3/3a delivering a number of new projects, notably a T UK Apache Attack Helicopters to the Front Battlefield Support helicopters. Support is new Cat B project to replace the Search and Rescue Line Customer – Joint Helicopter Command. predominantly provided through a partnered and Support Helicopter Capabilities in the Falkland The Project Team is responsible for sustaining support contract with AgustaWestland based in Islands, a replacement RW Command Support Air the capability of the Apache helicopter fleet Yeovil under the Integrated Merlin Operational Transport contract at Northolt, and new aviation through-life by the provision of logistics support, Support (IMOS) contract. The Merlin PT also has support contracts to British Army training in both maintenance and project delivery. The Prime management responsibility for the pan-platform Kenya and Brunei. Contractor for Apache is AgustaWestland. AgustaWestland Joint Modification Service (JMS) Contact details: Contact details: and, additionally, has assumed management SPMAP PT Business Manager Apache Business Manager responsibility for the RTM 322 Engine (fitted to T: 030 679 82585 (from inside UK); from outside T: 0044 (0)1935 702103 both Merlin and Apache helicopters) effective from UK: 0044 (0)196 789 0000, wait for message and E: [email protected] 1 April 2012. dial *, then enter 030 679 82585 and # Project Team personnel are located at Abbey E: [email protected] Wood, Bristol; AgustaWestland in Yeovil; and at the MERLIN PROJECT TEAM Main Operating Bases at RNAS Culdrose and RAF CHINOOK PROJECT TEAM he Merlin PT has a major project portfolio Benson. T to sustain existing capabilities and deliver Contact details: he Chinook Project Team has staff based at new capability. The CAT A Merlin Capability DES Merlin Business Manager DE&S Abbey Wood, Bristol and RAF Odiham. Sustainment Programme (MCSP) is drawing T: 030 679 34749 TIts primary responsibilities include providing to a conclusion in 2015. This programme will E: [email protected]

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services. These range from the TacGA (Tactical Contact details: NETWORKS TEAM Ground to Air) Radio to the Joint Systems IIS Senior Commercial Officer etworks is a key business grouping within Integration Body (JSIB) plus other legacy T: 030 679 36790 (from inside UK) the ISS Development Pillar, with wide- equipments, as well as many Urgent Operational T: 0044 (0)117 913 6790 (from outside UK) Nranging responsibilities and a large portfolio Requirements (UORs). These UORs include E: [email protected] of projects to deliver and manage. As a the delivery of new capability into service Delivery Team its main effort is to support (eg Personnel Integrated Hearing Protection, Defence through the effective provision of comms equipment for Medical Emergency CYBER AND CRYPTO global communication capabilities across Response Teams) and also the installation of Sea, Land, Air and Space environments, BCIP onto Land, Maritime and Rotary Wing yber and Crypto is part of MOD’s Urgent Operational Requirements and secure platforms. BATCIS is increasingly widening its C information assurance work. It acquires communication services to Other Government portfolio of radio-based tactical command and cyber capabilities, high-grade crypto devices Departments. control systems and supporting equipments and management systems for information Contact details: and is actively defining its future acquisition assurance components. It provides crypto- ISS Networks Ops Plans requirements and management approaches security policy, operational crypto-security T: 030 679 80443 (from inside UK); from outside through the LE TacCIS Programme including the services to defence and others, and UK: 0044 (0)196 789 0000, wait for the message Legacy Support Project, Legacy Systems Update management of cryptographic keys for allied and dial *, then 030 679 80443 and # and Project MORPHEUS. BATCIS has recently nations and NATO. E: [email protected] taken responsibility for Defence’s Wide Area Contact details: trunk capabilities named Falcon, Cormorant and E: [email protected] Kestrel. BATCIS DELIVERY TEAM Contact details: Peter Cockerton JOINT ELECTRONIC he BATCIS Delivery Team is responsible E: [email protected] T for through-life management of a range SURVEILLANCE of tactical Command and Control Information (JES) TEAM Systems (CIS) equipment and systems used in the Land Environment, including the INTELLIGENCE he Joint Electronic Surveillance (JES) associated amphibious and air manoeuvre INFORMATION T Delivery Team acquires electronic forces. The main systems managed surveillance and attack systems for all three are Bowman, the Common Battlefield SOLUTIONS (IIS) TEAM Armed Services – Royal Navy, Army and Applications Toolset (ComBAT) Infrastructure ntelligence information Solutions (IIS) is RAF. Its equipment is critical for success on and Platform Battlefield Information Systems a multi-disciplinary through-life portfolio operations and exploits techniques at the Application (P-BISA) or CIP, collectively known deliveryI team, enabling effective and leading edge of technology. as BCIP. efficient direction, collation, processing and The team provides users with systems that Because of the rapid pace of change in CIS dissemination of intelligence, nationally and present clear, concise and relevant awareness of technology, BCIP equipment and software collaboratively. the operational picture, when and where they needs to be continuously updated to cope with The team delivers specialist applications, need it. The team ensures these systems are obsolescence and ensure levels of capability information management solutions and safe, secure and robust in the hostile electronic are maintained. This, and the need to support associated hardware in support of the Defence environments in which they operate. JES is a operations, means there is a continuous Intelligence Services, the Permanent Joint through-life team and delivers new capabilities requirement for update and upkeep activities, HQ and theatre deployments, as well as the into service as well as providing ongoing support termed spiral sustainment. This approach also single Services. It also enables interoperability to in-service equipment. allows for insertion of upgrades as required. across a number of other nations and UK Other Contact details: BATCIS also manages the Personal Role Government Departments. Predominantly JES Chief of Staff Radio family and the MAKEFAST Battlefield the applications and systems are based on T: 030 679 36512 (from inside UK) Information System Application (BISA) as well Commercial Off The Shelf (COTS) hardware and T: 0044 (0)117 913 6512 (from outside UK) as a large number of other CIS equipments and software. E: [email protected]

Users include Navy Command, Land Forces, • Out-of-port activities include the provision Air Command Centre, Defence Infrastructure of support to military exercises; UK and DEFENCE MARINE Organisation and Chief of Joint Operations (CBF worldwide maritime trials and training, SERVICES (DMS) Cyprus and CBF Gibraltar). Marine services are including NATO Submarine Rescue System provided through a 15-year service provision PFI (NSRS) Training; support to maritime ranges; efence Marine Services (DMS) is part of the contract with SDMS that was let in 2007. and the maintenance of some 350 moorings Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Support) Marine services embrace a wide range of and navigational marks around the UK and in Dbusiness area within the Navy Command TLB. waterborne and associated support activities, both Gibraltar and Cyprus. DMS manages two PFI contracts for: in-port and out-of-port: SDMS manage, operate and maintain around 110 • Provision of Marine Services with Serco • In-port activities take place at the Royal Navy’s vessels to deliver these services. The contractual Denholm Marine Services Ltd (SDMS); major bases at Portsmouth, Devonport and on arrangement with SDMS provides modern marine • Provision of Marine Support to Ranges and the Clyde and include tugs for ship movement, services, delivering a fleet of vessels capable Aircrew Training with Smit International ferry operations, movements of explosives, of handling current and future warships and (Scotland) Ltd (Smit). lighterage and barges; submarines at an optimum level of efficiency.

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The service for Marine Support to Range and Contact details: • Chairing the Defence Medical Services Board, Aircrew Training is provided by SMIT (Scotland) Ltd Head of Operational Resources – Matt Lowden the forum for providing strategic direction and and runs until April 2017. MOD Police HQ, Wethersfield, guidance to the DMS The service provides the following outputs to tri- BRAINTREE, Essex CM7 4AZ The current SG is Air Marshal Paul Evans. Service users at nine locations around the UK coast: T: 0044 (0)1371 854796 Contact details: • Provision of a range safety craft service on six E: [email protected] Lt Cdr Matthew Faye RN Defence Infrastructure Organisation live firing Surgeon General’s Department, JFC (JW), ranges. Northwood HQ, Sand Lane, NORTHWOOD, • Provision of a vessel winching platform for six DEFENCE MEDICAL Middlesex HA6 3HP RAF Search and Rescue (SAR) flights, two RAF E: [email protected] SAR training establishments and a number of SERVICES (DMS) Land Forces helicopter units. he primary role of the DMS is to ensure that • Provision of a ferrying service and safety boat T Service personnel are ready and medically UK TRADE & INVESTMENT for tri-Service aircrew sea survival drills. fit to go where they are required in the UK and • Provision of a marine target towing for RAF fast worldwide – generally referred to as being ‘fit DEFENCE & SECURITY jets (MTT). for task’. ORGANISATION (UKTI DSO) • Participation in, and support to, national and The DMS encompasses the entire medical, dental, he UK Trade & Investment Defence & international SAR exercises (SARex). nursing, allied health professionals, paramedical and Security Organisation (UKTI DSO) is an • Recovery of Air Sea Rescue Apparatus (ASRA). support personnel. It is staffed by around 10,000 T integral part of UKTI and works closely both • Provision of craft for Navy Command boarding regular uniformed and reserve medical personnel with industry and the MOD to promote the exercises, simulation of arms and drug and provides healthcare to all Service men and export of UK equipment, products and services smuggling activities and force protection women. Personnel from all three Services – regulars in the best possible way. exercises involving both Fast Attack Craft (FAC) and reservists – work alongside civil servants and and Fast Inshore Attack Craft (FIAC). other supporting units providing healthcare to The defence and security sectors are an Smit manages and operates a total of 16 fast Service personnel serving in the UK, abroad or at important part of the UK economy, contributing patrol type craft in support of Range Safety and sea and in some circumstances family dependants billions of pounds in exports each year and Aircrew Training. of Service personnel and entitled civilians. It also providing tens of thousands of jobs in the UK. In 2013 the UK achieved around a 22% share of the Facilities exist within the contracts for new work, provides the same aspects of healthcare to other global defence export market. large or small. countries’ personnel overseas, in both permanent Contact details: military bases and in areas of conflict. UKTI DSO supports the UK defence, security and Defence Marine Services The range of services provided by DMS includes disaster relief sectors by: T: 023 9272 0881 / 6126 primary healthcare, pre-hospital emergency • Identifying business opportunities in E: [email protected] care, dental care, hospital care, rehabilitation, conjunction with the MOD and industry at an occupational medicine, community mental early stage healthcare and specialist medical care. It also • Building relationships with overseas SALVAGE AND MARINE provides healthcare in a range of facilities, governments – the core customers for UK including medical and dental centres, regional defence products and services – to maximise OPERATIONS (S&MO) rehabilitation units, field hospitals and Ministry of UK prospects in established and emerging he Salvage and Marine Operations (S&MO) Defence Hospital Units (MDHU) alongside the NHS. markets Team is a key element of the MOD’s It also provides an aeromedical evacuation service. • Providing overseas customers and UK defence T and security companies with access to the worldwide marine capability. It provides The Surgeon General (SG) is the 3* professional MOD, the Armed Forces and wider government salvage, towing, heavy lift, operational head of the DMS and the Process Owner for end to specialist support moorings, port clearance, underwater end defence healthcare and medical operational • Supporting specific industry-led overseas engineering and management of the UK’s capability. He is accountable to the Defence Board, marketing campaigns military wreck inventory. reporting routinely through the Defence Operating • Promoting UK industry as a trusted supplier at In addition to the MOD, it also provides these Board and Service Personnel Board, both of which all levels of the supply network services to Other Government Departments (OGDs), he attends as required. • Providing a conduit through which UK advice such as the Department for Transport, the Foreign The SG is responsible for: and expertise can be offered to overseas and Commonwealth Office and the Home Office. • Defining the boundaries and processes, customers Contact details: organisational structures and composition of The two UKTI DSO Regional Directorates (RDs) Deputy Team Leader Salvage Operations – forces, and the standards and quality needed to offer assistance and advice on specific markets James Ward deliver advice on health policy, healthcare and and opportunities with respect to both defence Ash 2B #3212, MOD Abbey Wood, medical operational capability in consultation and security, co-ordinate government support BRISTOL BS34 8JH with Top Level Budget Holders and provide a single point of contact for customer T: 030 679 81974 (from inside UK) • Setting the overall direction on all clinical countries: T: 0044 (0)30 679 81974 (from outside UK) matters relating to the practice of medicine • RD 1 – Americas, Pacific and East Asia E: [email protected] within the military • RD 2 – Africa, Europe, Middle East, Central and • Setting and auditing the professional South Asia performance of all medical personnel MINISTRY OF DEFENCE • Setting clinical and medical policies and The Business Strategy Directorate comprises standards, and auditing compliance by military a number of teams working in the following areas: POLICE (MDP) organisations across Defence analysis of the global defence, security and disaster he Ministry of Defence Police (MDP) • Developing the science of military medicine to relief markets; co-ordination of participation in T Headquarters and Training Centre is based develop approaches and treatments that will UK and overseas defence and security exhibitions; at Wethersfield, an 800-acre site near Braintree, best counter threats to the health and well- and management of the organisation’s Business Essex. The force (about 2600 strong) supplies being of Service personnel Support function. armed protective policing across the defence • Providing deployable medical operational The Small Business Unit is part of the Business estate, in particular at the nuclear weapons capability Support team, specialising in dedicated support establishments at Aldermaston in Berkshire • Building and maintaining the medical for SME companies that are looking to win defence and at the nuclear submarine base at Faslane infrastructure and cadre of people and security business. on the west coast of Scotland. • Delivering a comprehensive healthcare system Key Account Management (KAM) and High Specialist roles within the Force include that provides the appropriate timely healthcare Growth Potential (HGP) Companies Team – The marine policing at the Naval Bases (Portsmouth, to Service (and other entitled) personnel KAM Secretariat has a formal relationship with Devonport and the Clyde); police dog handlers; • Ensuring coherence of health plans between 20 UK defence and security prime contractors. and a Criminal Investigation Department (CID). 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companies’ strategic intentions in the export We supply specialist services to the Ministry of capabilities that must remain in government, market which allows DSO to allocate its resources Defence and wider government. 60% of MOD’s and help develop capabilities that are managed accordingly, as well as providing a forum to science and technology programme (total funding: elsewhere, for example in industry and academia. discuss additional strategic issues such as the £410 million) is supplied by our external partners Defence Growth Partnership and Government-to- in industry and academia worldwide. Government engagement. Who we are CENTRE FOR DEFENCE UKTI DSO’s HGP advisers have developed an As a trading fund of MOD, Dstl is run along ENTERPRISE (CDE) engagement model to help identify, develop and commercial lines. It is one of the principal establish relationships with companies that are government organisations dedicated to science he Centre for Defence Enterprise (CDE) new to DSO and have defence export potential, and technology in the defence and security field. T funds novel, high-risk, high-potential- mainly focusing on Medium Size Businesses (MSBs – Our Centre for Defence Enterprise (CDE) is the benefit research to develop capabilities for the companies that fall between the SME/KAM categories), point of contact for suppliers with innovative ideas UK Armed Forces and national security. but also other larger firms with defence divisions and to bid for proof-of-concept research funding. You can submit a CDE proposal for a research some exceptionally promising smaller firms. Our locations contract either at any time to our enduring challenge Contact details: Headquarters competition, or in response to the technical RD 1 T: 020 7215 8157 Porton Down, SALISBURY, Wiltshire SP4 0JQ challenges in a specific themed competition. RD 2 T: 020 7215 8232 (Alternative postcode for some CDE is part of the Defence Science and Military Advice/Support T: 020 7215 8038 Sat-Nav systems: SP4 0JG) Technology Laboratory (Dstl) and funds only novel, Market Analysis T: 020 7215 8194 Switchboard: 01980 613000 high-risk, high-potential-benefit research. If your Events T: 020 7215 8239 Central enquiries: 01980 613121 proposal is a product, you should speak to the Business Support T: 020 7215 8337 E: [email protected] Defence Suppliers Service (DSS) or see other ways Small Business Unit T: 020 7215 8204 Dstl Portsdown West of how to sell to Dstl. KAM/HGP T: 020 7215 8337 Portsdown Hill Road, FAREHAM, Centre for Defence Enterprise Disaster Relief T: 020 7215 1532 Hampshire PO17 6A Building R103, Fermi Avenue, Harwell, OXFORD, Dstl Fort Halstead Oxfordshire OX11 0QX SEVENOAKS, Kent TN14 7BP T: +44 (0)30 6770 4236 / 4237 DEFENCE SUPPORT (Alternative postcodes for some E: [email protected] GROUP (DSG) Sat-Nav systems: TN14 7BT or TN14 7BX) Open Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm. Please email Dstl Alverstoke for the quickest response. he MOD launched the sale of the Defence Crescent Road, GOSPORT, Hampshire PO12 2DL CDE Innovation Network events Support Group’s (DSG) land business. T Centre for Defence Enterprise Find out about CDE’s upcoming Innovation Following a strong competition, Babcock has Building R103, Fermi Avenue, Harwell, been selected as the preferred bidder. Final Network events and webinars and access OXFORD, Oxfordshire OX11 0QX presentations and other information from past details of the transaction should be available in T: +44 (0)30 6770 4236 / 4237 early 2016 after award decision has been made events. CDE holds these regular events to promote E: [email protected] our competitions for funding. They allow networking and a contract signed. Open Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm. Please email with technical and military experts, as well as helping The MOD will retain the DSG’s air business, the for the quickest response. to build relationships to encourage working with Electronics and Components Business Unit (ECBU). Our responsibilities other science and technology providers. We also host The ECBU became the Defence Electronics and Our responsibilities include: webinars to support our competitions. Components Agency (DECA), a new MOD Trading • Supplying sensitive and specialist science Agency, on 1 April 2015. and technology services for MOD and wider government DEFENCE DEFENCE ELECTRONICS • Providing and facilitating expert advice, analysis and assurance on defence procurement INFRASTRUCTURE AND COMPONENTS • Leading on the MOD’s science and technology ORGANISATION (DIO) programme AGENCY (DECA) he Defence Infrastructure Organisation • Understanding risks and opportunities through (DIO) plays a vital role in supporting our ECA will continue to provide support to horizon-scanning T Armed Forces by building, maintaining and a diverse range of electronic, avionic and • Acting as a trusted interface between MOD, wider D servicing what the men and women who serve mechanical equipment for both fixed wing government, the private sector and academia our country need to live, work, train and deploy and rotary platforms. This will include the to provide science and technology support to on operations. provision of a specialist avionics obsolescence military operations by the UK and her allies Responsibilities management capability. DECA’s Trading Agency • Championing and developing science and model, based on an executive agency, will allow technology skills across MOD We are responsible for: • Providing infrastructure support to establish it to continue trading with MOD and industry Our priorities customers in a similar way to how the ECBU stability in Afghanistan and other operations We help MOD to implement the recommendations operated within the Defence Support Group • Providing effective, coherent and affordable in the National Security Strategy and the Strategic prior to 1 April 2015. infrastructure solutions to meet defence needs Defence and Security Review, in particular to: DECA will have a place of business at Sealand, • Managing and delivering the defence • Identify and monitor national security risks and infrastructure efficiently and effectively Deeside, Flintshire, North Wales CH5 2LS. opportunities Contact details: • Providing sustainable, safe and legally • Protect the UK and our interests at home, at our compliant infrastructure to defence Commercial and Procurement Manager border and internationally, in order to address T: 01244 847748 • Providing good quality living accommodation physical and electronic threats from state and for Service personnel and their families non-state sources • Firing notices Who we work with • Safety alerts DEFENCE SCIENCE Dstl works mainly with MOD, but because of • Byelaws AND TECHNOLOGY our expertise and facilities, particularly in the • Service family accommodation LABORATORY (Dstl) wider area of UK defence and security, we work Priorities across government for more than 40 government Our priorities are: What we do departments and agencies. • Transforming the way we do business as part of The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory We work with our partners in industry, academia the wider MOD Transformation Agenda (Dstl) ensures that innovative science and and internationally, using science and technology • Reducing our running costs technology contribute to the defence and security to help to solve defence and security issues. • Increasing the sale of surplus land and of the UK. We sustain and grow science and technology buildings

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Who we are The scope of the NGEC programme covers: The Regional Frameworks are a series of We are led by Chief Executive Richard McCarthy, National and Regional Primes frameworks which deliver construction projects up supported by an Executive Management Team The award of two National Primes – National to a value of £12 million. comprising Marcus Leek, Director of Finance and Housing Prime (NHP) and National Training Estate The National Framework sits across the whole of Commercial, Colin Wood, Chief Operating Officer, Prime (NTEP); and four Regional Primes – Scotland & the UK and will deliver higher-value, cross-region Matthew Punshon, Director of Asset Strategy & Northern Ireland; South East; South West; and Central. programmes of complex projects up to a value of Portfolio, Tony Gosling, Director of Data Analytics & The National and Regional Primes have been £50 million. Insight, Richard Trevor, Director of Transformation awarded as follows: The framework contracts are awarded on & Change, Leo O’Shea, Director of Service Delivery, • National Training Estate Prime (NTEP) – a 4-year basis with the option to extend for Air Vice- Marshal Elaine West, Director of Project awarded on 9 May 2014 with an in-service date an additional 3 years subject to meeting and Programme Delivery and Major General Nick of 1 November 2014 – valued at £322m and performance metrics. Ashmore Director of Strategic Asset Management won by Landmarc. Framework contractors can bid for jobs in & Programming Team. • National Housing Prime (NHP) – awarded competition without the need for Expressions Find out more about DIO by reading DIOlogue on 9 May 2014 with an in-service date of 1 of Interest or Pre-Qualification Questionnaires. magazine. December 2014 – valued at £626m and won by This makes the whole procurement process DIO procurement contracts CarillionAmey. more efficient, minimising the time and expense DIO is currently developing and procuring contracts • Regional Prime Scotland & Northern Ireland – awarded on 9 May 2014 with an in-service of tender preparation. The frameworks have to deliver hard and soft facilities management and also introduced a performance review system construction projects for the UK defence estate under date of 1 November 2014 – valued at £152m and won by CarillionAmey. incentivising contractor performance and two main areas: encouraging continuous improvement. These • Next Generation Estate Contracts (NGEC) – • Regional Prime Central (Northern England, new systems enable the DIO to demonstrate hard facilities management and construction Wales, East Anglia and the Midlands) – value for money through competition, projects awarded on 22 July 2014 with an in-service incentivised contractor performance and faster • Project Hestia – soft facilities management date of 1 February 2015 – valued at £435m and won by CarillionAmey. routes to contract. Obviously the earlier we can In addition DIO routinely undertakes a wider • Regional Prime South West England – provide the finished product to the Armed Forces range of smaller procurement initiatives covering awarded on 22 July 2014 with an in-service the better. the UK and overseas estate, through a mix of date of 1 February 2015 – valued at £265m and stand alone, PFI and Crown Commercial Service The primes and frameworks cover a whole host won by CarillionAmey. arrangements. of services, from maintenance of artillery ranges to • Regional Prime South East England – household repairs and from replacing runways to Further information is available in: awarded on 22 July 2014 with an in-service building new accommodation blocks. • NGEC – Policy Paper, 12 June 2014 date of 1 February 2015 – valued at £258m and The NGEC team has worked with industry to • Project Hestia – Guidance, 3 December 2014 won by CarillionAmey. Contact details: explore options for greater involvement of smaller The Prime Contracts are designed to provide and local businesses across all contracts. In order Defence Infrastructure Organisation planned and reactive maintenance including to meet the high standard demanded across Zone 2, Ground Floor, Ramillies Building, grounds maintenance and a 24/7 Help Desk for the defence estate and deliver value for money, Marlborough Lines, Monxton Road, ANDOVER, estate users. The primes also have the capability to the NGEC contracts have been constructed to Hampshire SP11 8HT deliver additional professional services, low valued provide greater levels of competition and this E: [email protected] capital works and capital projects up to a value of W: www.mod.uk/dlo £3.93 million. will generate further opportunities for SMEs to participate in the supply chain process. The contracts have been awarded on a 5-year basis, with the option to extend up to an additional 5 years. Preparations for these contracts have taken NEXT GENERATION ESTATE National and Regional Frameworks years of hard work to ensure that the contracts provide the best quality service for military The delivery of projects through a series of seven CONTRACTS (NGEC) personnel while delivering value for money for Framework Arrangements – National Framework; ext Generation Estate Contracts (NGEC) the taxpayer. We will be working closely with the East Midlands and East of England; Scotland; South is a Defence Infrastructure Organisation N East; South West; West Midlands and Wales; North winning bidders to prepare for the contracts to (DIO) programme to develop and implement East, North West and Yorkshire and the Humber. come into force. the most cost-effective mix of estate contract Future Procurement Group models to meet the future needs of defence, The National and Regional Frameworks have been The team who have worked on the NGEC project spanning UK facilities management, housing, awarded as follows: for the last few years will see their skills continuing the training estate and new build construction • National Framework – awarded on 13 to be utilised – many of them will transfer across to projects. December 2013 and valued up to £700m over 7 years. Won by Balfour Beatty, Carillion, Kier our Future Procurement Group (FPG). The NGEC programme replaces existing prime Graham Defence, Miller Construction and Wates contracting arrangements with industry for the The FPG are responsible for planning and procuring Construction. provision of management, maintenance and future contract requirements, which include (but are • East Midlands and East of England – awarded development of the UK defence estate with a mix of not limited to): on 29 October 2013 and valued at up to £400m contracts that will deliver the best possible service • United States Forces Prime, for work on all over 7 years. Won by Henry Brothers, Interserve for the Armed Forces and UK defence as well as UK-based sites used by US Forces, valued at £70 Construction, Mansell Construction Services, delivering best value for money for the UK taxpayer. million per year for 5 years. Morgan Sindall Plc and Shepherd Construction. • Hestia, a series of Soft Facilities Management The NGEC team has worked closely with DIO • Scotland – awaiting contract award and valued Multi Activity Contracts, which are delivered customers, wider government and industry to up to £250m over 7 years. through regional contracts across the identify best practice and build the best mix of • South East – PQQ report being prepared and UK including catering, cleaning, waste contract types, their size and scope and develop it valued at up to £400m over 7 years. Award management and mess services. into DIO’s NGEC commercial arrangements. programmed for early 2016 (based on 50% NGEC has worked with industry to explore confidence programme). • Future Overseas Procurement, the future options for greater involvement of smaller and • South West – PQQ report being prepared and requirement for a series of contracts to assure local businesses across all contracts. In order valued at up to £700m over 7 years. Award continued infrastructure support across the to meet the high standard demanded across programmed for early 2016 (based on 50% overseas estate. Infrastructure support includes the MOD estate and deliver value for money, confidence programme). Hard and Soft Facilities Management, training the NGEC contracts have been constructed to • West Midlands and Wales – currently on hold area support and accommodation. provide greater levels of competition and this will dependent on demand. Award date TBA. • The next round of contracts after the NGEC generate further opportunities for a cross-section • North East, North West and Yorkshire and Prime and Capital Framework contracts expire. of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) to the Humber – currently on hold dependent on Contact details: participate in the supply chain process. demand. Award date TBA. E: [email protected]

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Our responsibilities codification and cataloguing system in the world. UK HYDROGRAPHIC DStan provides performance specifications that 64 countries are members of the NCS and its 17 support the delivery of military capability. million NATO stock numbers. It provides a common OFFICE (UKHO) It delivers the following services: ‘language of logistics’, boosting the effectiveness of our Armed Forces, reducing costs and facilitating What we do • Maintenance and development of a healthy and relevant portfolio of UK Defence both national and coalition operations. The UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) produces Standards (Def Stans), providing associated Benefits of codification nautical publications and services for the Royal standardization advice and guidance including The UKNCB documents technical data and Navy and merchant shipping, to protect lives at sea. the status, development, selection and descriptions for every item of supply and allocates Who we are application of UK Defence Standards NATO stock numbers based on form, fit and We are a Trading Fund of the Ministry of Defence • Provision of standardization management function. This information is stored on the Item and employ around 1000 people based in Taunton, support and assistance to project teams both of Supply Information System (ISIS) and includes Somerset. In the tax year 2013-14 our paper and to develop their ‘Standardization management details of manufacturer, supplier and any other digital products and services generated a turnover plan’ and implement the intelligent selection relevant information. This makes it easy to retrieve of £129 million, enabling us to pay a £12 million and use of standards the data when required. dividend to MOD. • Negotiates, influences and agrees NATO and The codification process is not expensive and is Our wider group includes: EDA standardization policy and procedures in carried out within a target date of 45 working days. • HM Nautical Almanac Office (HMNAO) support of UK MOD military operations If it’s needed more quickly for operational reasons • International Centre for Electronic Navigational • Provision of standardization policy (in JSP 920) then it can be done in 24 hours. Charts (IC-ENC) which is consistent with government, NATO and NATO codification EDA/EC policy Our vision is to be the world’s best provider of The NATO codification system is used by the • Provision of MOD standardization input to hydrographic data services. Army, Navy and Air Force. All items of supply going cross-government standardization committees Our responsibilities through the military supply chain must be NATO • Management of national ratification of We are responsible for: codified. A 13-digit NATO stock number (NSN) is operational and materiel NATO Standardization • Operational support to the Royal Navy allocated to an item which is used to identify it Agreements (Stanags) in support of UK MOD and other defence customers by providing throughout the supply chain. NSNs are catalogued military operations hydrographic services on the ISIS database. • Provision of online access to unclassified UK • Servicing wider government by supporting Defence Standards, NATO Stanags and Allied Codification Policy is set by AC/135 and all the Maritime and Coastguard Agency’s (MCA) Publications (APs) participating countries follow the same guidelines. obligations to the Safety of Life at Sea Treaty • Provision of access to UK Defence Standards, There are many codification databases. The US through ensuring marine data of the UK coastal NATO Stanags and APs that are not available to has FEDLOG, France has SOPRANO, Germany has waters is kept up to date download (above Classified) NCORE and Spain has SICADMIL, to name but a few. • Developing profitable business streams • Provision of access to other standards (beyond In the UK we use ISIS. through the supply of nautical products and UK Defence Standards and Stanags) via the The three Services each have their own stores services Standards On-Line (SOL) framework and management systems which in turn control • Advising the government, the MCA and the demand orders several satellite inventory management systems. public, as well as representing the government • Facilitates and delivers on the MOD and The Army has Stores System 3 and systems like worldwide for expert advice on hydrography commercial licences for the distribution OLIVER, the Navy has CRISP and systems such as Our priorities of Defence Standards, Stanags and APs, Oasis, and the Air Force has SCCS and systems Our priorities are to: generating revenue for DIPR such as MJDI POC. • Be the world’s most modern and progressive • Provision of advice, guidance and training on Using the Army as an example, when an item is hydrographic office, maintaining our leading the SOL capabilities, such as watchlists introduced into service the Army applies to have position • Maintains and protects the Secretary of State’s the item codified. Along with the record on ISIS, • Support the global mission of our national intellectual property rights in his trademarks NCB also creates a supply management data form security forces • Monitoring the implementation of Stanags (SMD) which is sent to SS3, prompting the creation • Support and improve safety of life at sea for all and APs in MOD contracts, to aid in assessing of a record on the stores system. mariners the effectiveness of the NATO Standardization If commodity managers or users of the item • Be recognised as a proactive leading nation in Agency Organization discover a mistake that needs correcting or simply the international hydrographic community Contact details: want to amend or add a reference, the Army can let Our framework document UK Defence Standardization us know using an e-tasking form. We update ISIS Our framework document sets out the UKHO‘s Kentigern House, Room 1138, which automatically generates an ‘up-issue’ of the purpose and role, together with the governance, 65 Brown Street, GLASGOW G2 8EX SMD which will update Stores System 3. policy and finance parameters that guide its T: +44 (0)141 224 2531 This process can be repeated as many times as day-to-day operations. It also captures MOD‘s E: [email protected] is necessary to keep ISIS and Stores System 3 in expectations for the Trading Fund, its Top Level sync and up to date. The Navy and Air Force stores Objectives, and the arrangements in place to systems work in exactly the same way. ensure the effective delivery of these expectations. UK NATIONAL ISIS also reconciles regularly with the three main Contact details: CODIFICATION BUREAU stores systems in order to bring to the attention UKHO of commodity managers any inconsistency. Admiralty Way, TAUNTON TA1 2DN (UKNCB) Codification, in addition to providing an invaluable T: 01823 337900 he UK National Codification Bureau (UKNCB) common supply language within the supply chain, T logs every item used by the three Services. is essential for maintaining effective and efficient Codification creates a detailed catalogue of stores management systems, helping to deliver DEFENCE everything our Armed Forces use on a daily basis, logistics solutions to the front line. STANDARDIZATION not just weapons systems and hardware, but Suppliers and source data spares, clothing, medical items, food and anything To start the process, suppliers need to submit (Dstan) else the Services need to operate effectively. source data. This could be the technical drawing K Defence Standardization (DStan) is Technical descriptions of every item are stored for the item or the manufacturer’s catalogue or U responsible for UK MOD standardization on a central system along with who makes and specification. Source data is important so that only policies, standards, procedures and guidance supplies it. This system is run by the UK National authenticated data regarding the item of supply is on standardization issues both nationally Codification Bureau (UKNCB) in Glasgow and is used for codification purposes and to determine and internationally. It is part of the Director integral to the success of the defence supply chain. that the item of supply is unique. Technical organisation within Defence The UKNCB uses the NATO Codification System The extent of data required for full codification Equipment and Support (DE&S). (NCS), the biggest and most comprehensive is governed by the requirements of the item

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identification guide (IIG) used and the complexity • Common mechanical parts, such as nuts, bolts, code known as an NCAGE (NATO Commercial of the item. screws, washers, etc should include all key And Government Entity) code, which holds name, Data should include the following, where applicable dimensions, as these items are the most difficult address and contact details. (list is not exhaustive): to differentiate Where previously applications for NCAGE codes • Name of the design control authority • Assemblies should include parts lists and and updates to details were processed by UKNCB, • Design control authority’s drawing/part known NSNs of constituent parts. Cable the automated system allows the user to search number or standard/specification reference assemblies should include cable core type and for existing NCAGE codes and create new codes if (indicating definitive or non-definitive) electrical ratings required. • Item name. Where the approved item name Note 1: The Design Control Authority is not Each organisation listed has access to our system (AIN) refers to inherent properties, eg ‘tube required to disclose particulars of proprietary to check on the accuracy of their details and if assembly, metal’ or ‘cable, power, electrical’, processes, manufacturing techniques or required, update them (address and contact details or the AIN definition specifies properties, eg proprietary material specifications. only). Amendment to NCAGE code details is now cable, power, electrical is defined as ‘…working Single item ownership the responsibility of the NCAGE holder, who will voltage of the item must be 300 volts or In accordance with JSP 886 policy on single item be assigned a username and password for the new more…size of each individual conductor must ownership, UKNCB now records only one IMC, DMC system. However, any changes to the name of the be no 18 awg (0.75 sq mm) or larger…’, this or SMBI code in the CSU field to identify the item NCAGE record should be sent to DESIMOCSCE-Spt- information must be supplied for the AIN to be owner. [email protected]. used Where a second user group has an interest in It is beneficial to MOD suppliers to ensure their • Nominal dimensions of length, width, height that item, they must contact the existing owner data is accurately recorded to allow continued and diameter, with tolerances if applicable to either agree supply of the item through procurement of defence equipment and spares • Basic material (from which item is fabricated) existing arrangements or to negotiate transfer and also to ensure payment for equipment/ and surface treatment (finish by which item is of ownership, establishing business agreements. services provided. plated/dipped/coated), with their associated Failure to carry out this process will result in users’ standards/specifications. See note 1 below Training future demands being cancelled. • Electrical characteristics, nominal voltage, UKNCB can no longer deliver the ‘Codification current and/or rated power of the item, rated For further information please refer to JSP 886 and ISIS’ training course. All training modules are resistance, capacitance or inductance on single item ownership which includes contact currently being reviewed and will go online in • Nominal pressure and temperature ratings, or details for the single item ownership working a new UKNCB training portal which is currently operating frequencies group and the policy owner. under construction. • Data should show distinguishing features, eg Auto NCAGE system Contact details: colour, shape, style, holes or slots, etc UKNCB is responsible for the maintenance of the For any E-ISIS or ISIS web account enquiries / • Include markings that indicate the primary MOD’s Item of Supply Information System (ISIS). problem-reporting contact: purpose, function or application of the item ISIS contains data relating to all materiel, spares, T: 0141 224 2078 / 2259 • Where items are threaded, include the size, stores and services supplied to UK MOD. Each (Kentigern House, Glasgow) type, class and direction organisation listed within ISIS is allocated a 5-digit E: [email protected]

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he Directory of Prime Contractors contains brief details of the MOD’s contract requirements may from time to time arise from these contractors’ T Prime Contractors who were paid £5 million or more by the MOD in Prime Contracts with the MOD, which may be of possible interest to SMEs. Financial Year 2012/13. The Prime Contractors listed below have current The Directory, which is not an exhaustive list of all the MOD’s Prime contracts with the MOD covering a wide variety of products, service or Contractors, contains a very brief description of the types of work that these works requirements. Prime Contractors are involved in, together with contact and website details. The MOD recognises its tier one Prime Contractors will have existing Companies of all sizes, but particularly SME companies, which are interested in supply chains and it wants to help companies, particularly SMEs, to identify the possibility of becoming sub-contractors to the MOD, may wish to approach opportunities that will emerge across the defence supply chains. In order to some of these Prime Contractors, where appropriate, to discuss possible future assist Primes in fulfilling their Prime Contract obligations with the MOD, sub- business opportunities.

3D EVOLUTION LTD AIR CHARTER SERVICE PLC ANNINGTON RECEIVABLES LTD ATLAS ELEKTRONIK UK LTD 9/10 Warren Court, Chicksands, SHEFFORD, Millbank House, 171-185 Ewell Road, 1 James Street, LONDON W1U 1DR Dorset Green Technology Park, Winfrith, Newburgh, DORCHESTER, Dorset DT2 8ZB Bedfordshire SG17 5QB United Kingdom SURBITON, Surrey KT6 6AP United Kingdom United Kingdom Executive Jets Dept United Kingdom T: +44 (0)1462 813232 T: +44 (0)20 7960 7500 T: +44 (0)20 8339 8588 T: +44 (0)1305 212400 F: +44 (0)1462 815583 Receives income from the MOD and repays E: [email protected] F: +44 (0)20 8339 8572 interest and principals on debt finance on E: [email protected] W: www.uk.atlas-elektronik.com Cargo Dept behalf of the Group W: www.3de.co.uk Prime and sub-prime contractor in the naval and T: +44 (0)20 8339 8555 maritime systems domain working for the government Bespoke engineering solutions F: +44 (0)20 8339 8571 AON LTD and defence industry in the UK and around the world E: [email protected] 8 Devonshire Square, LONDON EC2M 4PL A&P GROUP LTD W: www.aircharter.co.uk United Kingdom AUSTIN HAYES LTD Carlton Works, Cemetery Road, Yeadon, LEEDS, Wagonway Road, HEBBURN, Tyne & Wear Specialists in providing all types of aircraft for private T: +44 (0)20 7623 5500 West Yorkshire LS19 7BD United Kingdom NE31 1SP United Kingdom charter requirements F: +44 (0)20 7621 1511 T: +44 (0)113 250 2255 T: +44 (0)191 430 8600 W: www.aon.com/unitedkingdom F: +44 (0)113 250 2200 AIR PARTNER PLC F: +44 (0)191 430 8661 Risk management, insurance E: [email protected] E: [email protected] 2 City Place, Beehive Ring Road, GATWICK W: www.austinhayes.com Surrey RH6 0PA United Kingdom W: www.ap-group.co.uk Refurbishment, surface coatings, abrasive shot-blasting T: +44 (0)1293 844888 ARAMARK LTD Ship repair, tank and hold cleaning, waste disposal F: +44 (0)1293 844859 250 Fowler Avenue, IQ Business Park, AVIATION TRAINING FARNBOROUGH, Hampshire GU14 7JP E: [email protected] INTERNATIONAL LTD AAH PHARMACEUTICALS LTD W: www.airpartner.com/en-gb United Kingdom Coldharbour Business Park, SHERBORNE, Dorset Sapphire Court, Walsgrave Triangle, Passenger and freight air charter T: +44 (0)1252 529000 DT9 4JW United Kingdom COVENTRY CV2 2TX United Kingdom F: +44 (0)113 393 7200 T: +44 (0)1935 810300 W: www.aramark.co.uk F: +44 (0)1935 810325 T: +44 (0)24 7643 2000 AIRBORNE SYSTEMS LTD E: [email protected] Catering and facilities management services, waste F: +44 (0)24 7643 2001 Airborne Systems Group Headquarters, W: www.atil.co.uk 5800 Magnolia Avenue, Pennsauken, management, pest control, reprographics, and laundry E: [email protected] and dry cleaning services Air and ground crew and maintenance training NJ 08109-1399 UNITED STATES W: www.aah.co.uk T: +1 856 663 8120 AWE MANAGEMENT LTD Distribution of pharmaceutical products and healthcare F: +1 856 663 8159 ARVAL UK LTD products Atomic Weapons Establishment, Aldermaston, Personnel and cargo aerial delivery systems and related Marketing Department, ARVAL Centre, READING RG7 4PR products for the military, search and rescue and space Windmill Hill, SWINDON SN5 6PE United Kingdom ACTICA CONSULTING LTD and recovery industry United Kingdom T: +44 (0)118 981 4111 4 Stirling House, Stirling Road, T: +44 (0)870 419 7000 F: +44 (0)118 981 5320 E: [email protected] Surrey Research Park, GUILDFORD, AIRTANKER LTD F: +44 (0)870 419 4502 Surrey GU2 7RF United Kingdom W: www.awe.co.uk/index.html Airtanker Hub, RAF Brize Norton, CARTERTON, W: www.arval.co.uk T: +44 (0)1483 540200 Oxfordshire, OX18 3LX United Kingdom Provides and maintains warheads for nuclear deterrent Vehicle fleet, fuel management services on behalf of the UK MOD F: +44 (0)1483 540201 T: +44 (0)1993 873000 E: [email protected] W: www.airtanker.co.uk ASCENT FLIGHT TRAINING BABCOCK DYNCORP LTD W: www.actica.co.uk Consortium formed to provide Future Strategic Tanker RAF Brampton, Building 351, Room F177, Aircraft (FSTA) to the UK MOD (MANAGEMENT) LTD Technical consultancy Brampton, HUNTINGDON, Cambridgeshire MOD Abbey Wood, #7001, BRISTOL BS34 8JH PE28 2EA United Kingdom AKHTER COMPUTERS PLC United Kingdom T: +44 (0)1480 52151 ADVANCED MATERIAL Akhter House, Perry Road, HARLOW, Essex, Careers Programme management, facilities management and ENGINEERING PTE LTD E: careers@ascentflighttraining.com construction management services to the MOD’s property CM18 7PN United Kingdom arm, DIO, under the East Regional Prime Contract 249 Jalan Boon Lay, SINGAPORE 61952-3 T: +44 (0)1279 821200 Media & PR T: +65 6660 7231 F: +44 (0)1279 821300 E: communications@ascentflighttraining.com BABCOCK FLAGSHIP LTD F: +65 6268 7579 E: [email protected] W: www.ascentflighttraining.com 33 Wigmore Street, LONDON W1U 1QX Part of ST Engineering Group, Singapore W: www.akhter.co.uk Main contractor in UK Military Flying Training System United Kingdom IT equipment, installation, projects Part of Babcock International AGILITY LOGISTICS LTD ASPIRE DEFENCE LTD PO Box 385, Lloyd House, ALC (SPC) LTD Aspire Business Centre, Ordnance Road, BABCOCK AEROSPACE LTD 471-481 Garretts Green Lane, Garretts Green, The Sherard Building, Edmund Halley Road, TIDWORTH, Wiltshire SP9 7QD BABCOCK COMMUNICATIONS LTD BIRMINGHAM B33 0SG United Kingdom OXFORD, Oxfordshire OX4 4DQ United Kingdom BABCOCK INTEGRATED T: +44 (0)121 789 7277 United Kingdom T: +44 (0)845 168 2000 TECHNOLOGY LTD F: +44 (0)121 789 7301 T: +44 (0)1865 713100 F: +44 (0)845 168 2999 BABCOCK INTERNATIONAL F: +44 (0)1965 713300 W: www.agilitylogistics.com Private Finance Initiative contractor for the GROUP PLC Vehicle fleet hire, repair and maintenance Allenby/Connaught project BABCOCK LAND LTD Specialised and general logistics services BABCOCK LAND (WHITEFLEET ALERT COMMUNICATIONS LTD ATKINS CONSULTANTS LTD MANAGEMENT) LTD AGUSTAWESTLAND 33 Wigmore Street, LONDON W1U 1QX 258 Cannon Road, Santa Venera, Woodcote Grove, Ashley Road, EPSOM, Lysander Road, YEOVIL, Somerset BA20 2YB United Kingdom SVR 9034 MALTA Surrey KT18 5BW United Kingdom United Kingdom T: +44 (0)20 7355 5300 T: +356 2060 1234 T: +44 (0)1372 726140 F: +44 (0)20 7355 5360 T: +44 (0)1935 475222 F: +356 2149 9185 F: +44 (0)1372 740055 E: [email protected] W: www.agustawestland.com W: www.alertcommunications.co.uk Management, technical consultancy and software W: www.babcock.co.uk/index.php Integrated helicopter systems Web development, e-commerce and associated services solutions Multi-activity group

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BABCOCK MARINE (CLYDE) LTD BP INTERNATIONAL LTD CAPITA BUSINESS SERVICES LTD CHAPMAN FREEBORN HM Naval Base Clyde, FASLANE, Dunbartonshire BP Oil International Ltd, Chertsey Road, 71 Victoria Street, LONDON SW1H 0XA AIRCHARTERING LTD G84 8HL United Kingdom SUNBURY ON THAMES TW16 7BP United Kingdom Astral Towers, Betts Way, CRAWLEY T: +44 (0)1436 655624 United Kingdom T: +44 (0)20 7799 1525 RH10 9UY United Kingdom E: [email protected] F: +44 (0)1436 655625 T: +44 (0)20 7496 2000 T: +44 (0)1293 572872 W: www.bp.com Business process outsourcing and integrated support E: [email protected] F: +44 (0)20 7393 1275 Submarine and surface ship maintenance for UK MOD Exploration and production of crude oil and natural gas; service solutions refining, marketing, supply and transportation; and the W: www.chapman-freeborn.com manufacture and marketing of petrochemicals Air passenger charter and associated services BABCOCK MARINE CAPITA RESOURCING LTD Innovation Court, New Street, BASINGSTOKE, (ROSYTH) LTD Hampshire RG21 7JB United Kingdom CHEMRING COUNTER Rosyth Royal Dockyard, Rosyth, DUNFERMLINE, BRIGGS EQUIPMENT (UK) LTD 7 Orbital Way, CANNOCK, Staffordshire T: +44 (0)870 833 3727 Fife KY11 2YD United Kingdom MEASURES LTD WS11 8XW United Kingdom E: [email protected] T: +44 (0)1383 412131 High Post, SALISBURY, Wiltshire SP4 6AS T: +44 (0)1543 437800 W: www.capitaresourcing.co.uk E: [email protected] United Kingdom W: www.briggsequipment.co.uk Professional support services businesses W: www.babcock.co.uk/default.aspx T: +44 (0)1722 411611 Yale & Hyster fork lift trucks F: +44 (0)1722 428792 CARGOSTORE BABCOCK SUPPORT E: [email protected] BRITISH AIRWAYS PLC INTERNATIONAL LTD W: www.chemringcm.com/home SERVICES LTD Waterside, Speedbird Way, HARMONDSWORTH, 12 Compton Road, LONDON SW19 7QD c/o DWF LLP, Dalmore House, Design, development and manufacture of advanced air Middlesex, United Kingdom United Kingdom and naval countermeasures 310 St Vincent Street, GLASGOW G2 5QR T: +44 (0)844 493 0787 T: +44 (0)20 8879 1900 United Kingdom W: www.ba.com W: www.cargostore.com Passenger and cargo air transport Shipping and storage container providers CHEMRING DEFENCE UK LTD BAE SYSTEMS PLC Wilne Mill, Draycott, DERBY, Derbyshire (HEAD OFFICE) CARILLION (AMBS) LTD DE72 3QJ United Kingdom BRITISH GAS TRADING LTD T: +44 (0)1332 871100 Warwick House, PO Box 87, FARNBOROUGH, Millstream, Maidenhead Road, WINDSOR, Room A43, Defence Infrastructure Organisation, E: [email protected] Hampshire, GU14 6YU United Kingdom Berkshire SL4 5GD United Kingdom Kingston Road, SUTTON COLDFIELD, E: [email protected] T: +44 (0)1753 494000 West Midlands B75 7RL United Kingdom W: www.chemringdefence.com W: www.baesystems.com W: www.britishgas.co.uk T: +44 (0)121 311 2494 Manufacture of pyrotechnic and demolition products Advanced defence and aerospace systems Central heating and gas appliance installation F: +44 (0)121 311 3232 W: www.carillionenterprise.com CHEMRING ENERGETICS UK LTD BALFOUR BEATTY Created to deliver the Regional Prime Contract Central Troon House, Ardeer Site, STEVENSTON, Ayrshire BRITISH INTERNATIONAL to DIO CONSTRUCTION NORTHERN LTD HELICOPTER SERVICES LTD KA20 3LN United Kingdom Cavendish House, Cross Street, Sale, Coldharbour Business Park, SHERBORNE, Dorset T: +44 (0)1294 487007 MANCHESTER M33 7BU United Kingdom CARILLION CONSTRUCTION LTD F: +44 (0)1294 487230 DT9 4JW United Kingdom 24 Birch Street, WOLVERHAMPTON WV1 4HY T: +44 (0)161 972 7500 T: +44 (0)1935 389425 United Kingdom E: [email protected] F: +44 (0)161 972 7501 E: [email protected] T: +44 (0)1902 422431 W: www.chemringenergetics.co.uk/home W: www.brit-int-com/index.html Construction of commercial buildings Explosives, solid propellants BANNER BUSINESS One of the leading suppliers of helicopter services in the SERVICES LTD UK; owns and operates 11 helicopters ranging from 4 seat utility aircraft to 28 seat high capacity equipment CARWOOD MOTOR UNITS LTD CHEVRON SINGAPORE PTE LTD St Crispins House, Duke Street, NORWICH, Norfolk Unit 3/4 Willow Court, Crystal Drive, SMETHWICK, 30 Raffles Place, #08-00 Chevron House, NR3 1PD United Kingdom West Midlands B66 1RD United Kingdom BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS SINGAPORE 048622 Supply of business products and services T: +44 (0)121 552 9524 T: +65 6318 1000 PLC W: www.carwood.co.uk F: +65 6318 1760 BARLOWORLD HANDLING LTD 81 Newgate Street, LONDON EC1A 7AJ Global motor specialists United Kingdom W: www.caltex.com/sg/en/default.asp Ground Floor, Statesman House, Stafferton Way, Import of crude oil for processing, distribution and MAIDENHEAD, Berkshire SL6 1AD T: +44 (0)800 8000 2000 W: www.bt.com CASSIDIAN LTD marketing of refined products, and the blending and sale United Kingdom Quadrant House, Celtic Springs, Coedkernew, of lubrication oil Telecommunications solutions Fork lift trucks NEWPORT NP10 8FZ United Kingdom T: +44 (0)1633 713000 COBHAM CTS LTD BUSVERKEHR OSTWESTFALEN F: +44 (0)1633 713333 BEECHWOOD EQUIPMENT LTD Cleeve Road, LEATHERHEAD, Surrey PO Box 412, ESHER, Surrey KT10 1AF GMBH E: [email protected] Am Bahnhof 6, Bielefeld, D-33602 GERMANY W: www.eadsdsuk.com KT22 7SA United Kingdom United Kingdom T: +44 (0)1372 367000 T: +44 (0)1372 468555 T: +49 (0)521 520 7070 Manufactures aircraft, supplies helicopters and missile F: +44 (0)1372 367099 F: +44 (0)1372 471262 F: +49 (0)521 520 7070 systems, surveillance systems E: [email protected] W: www.bvo-bielefeld.de Air-to-air refuelling systems Small arms Transportation, bus services CASTLEROCK RECRUITMENT GROUP LTD COMPASS CONTRACT SERVICES BMT DEFENCE SERVICES LTD CAE AIRCREW TRAINING Units 12/13, St Helens Technology Centre, (UK) LTD Waterside Court, ST HELENS, Merseyside Maritime House, 210 Lower Bristol Road, SERVICES PLC Parklands Court, 24 Parklands Great Park, Rubery, WA9 1UA United Kingdom BATH BA2 3DQ United Kingdom RAF Benson, Benson, WALLINGFORD, Oxfordshire BIRMINGHAM B45 9PZ United Kingdom T: +44 (0)845 680 1609 T: +44 (0)1225 473600 OX10 6AA United Kingdom T: +44 (0)20 8741 1541 Healthcare recruitment F: +44 (0)1305 785945 T: +44 (0)1491 837766 W: www.compass-group.co.uk W: www.bmtdsl.co.uk Provider of simulation and modelling technologies and Catering and support services Engineering and design consultancy specialising in the integrated training services to the civil aviation industry CATERPILLAR SHREWSBURY LTD naval sector and defence forces Lancaster Road, SHREWSBURY, Shropshire SY1 3NX United Kingdom COMPASS GROUP UK CAE (UK) PLC T: +44 (0)1743 212000 AND IRELAND LTD BOC LTD W: www.caterpillar.com Compass Services (UK) Ltd, Rivermead, The Priestley Centre, 10 Priestley Road, Innovation Drive, York Road, BURGESS HILL, Manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, Oxford Road, Denham, UXBRIDGE UB9 4BF Surrey Research Park, GUILDFORD, Surrey West Sussex RH15 9TW United Kingdom T: +44 (0)1444 247535 diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines United Kingdom GU2 7XY United Kingdom and diesel-electric locomotives T: +44 (0)1483 579857 W: www.cae.co.uk T: +44 (0)1895 554466 Aviation training services F: +44 (0)1895 554555 W: www.boc.com CENTERPRISE Supply of industrial gases W: www.compass-group.co.uk CAMMELL LAIRD SHIPREPAIRERS INTERNATIONAL LTD Food services Hampshire International Business Park, BOEING COMPANY AND SHIPBUILDERS LTD Lime Tree Way, BASINGSTOKE RG24 8GQ COONEEN WATTS & STONE LTD 100 N Riverside Plaza, Chicago, IL 60606 Campbeltown Road, BIRKENHEAD, Merseyside, United Kingdom 23 Cooneen Road, Fivemiletown, BELFAST UNITED STATES CH41 9BP United Kingdom T: +44 (0)1256 378000 BT75 0NE United Kingdom T: +44 (0)151 649 6600 T: +1 312 544 2000 F: +44 (0)1256 322514 T: +44 (0)28 8952 2500 F: +44 (0)151 649 6699 F: +1 312 544 2082 W: www.centerprise.co.uk W: www.cooneenwattsandstone.com E: [email protected] W: www.boeing.com Intel-driven desktops, notebooks, storage systems and Military and police clothing and uniforms, workwear Design, development, manufacture, sale and support of W: www.clbh.co.uk peripherals commercial jetliners, military aircraft, satellites, missile Shiprepair and shipbuilding defence, human space flight, and launch systems and CORONA ENERGY RETAIL LTD CGI IT UK LTD Edward Hyde Building, 38 Clarendon Road, services CAPGEMINI UK PLC Kingston House, Towers Business Park, WATFORD WD17 1JW United Kingdom 1 Forge End, WOKING, Surrey GU21 6DB Wilmslow Road, MANCHESTER M20 2LX BOEING DEFENCE UK LTD United Kingdom United Kingdom T: +44 (0)844 264 6464 25 Victoria Street, Westminster, LONDON T: +44 (0)1483 764764 T: +44 (0)161 438 8000 F: +44 (0)870 242 9665 SW1H 0EX United Kingdom F: +44 (0)20 8575 2394 F: +44 (0)20 7637 8229 E: [email protected] T: +44 (0)20 7340 1900 W: www.uk.capgemini.com W: www.logicacmg.com W: www.coronaenergy.co.uk Defence systems integrator Information technology and outsourcing services Information technology services Energy supply

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CORPORATE DOCUMENT DEFENCE TRAINING ESSO PETROLEUM FORBO FLOORING UK LTD SERVICES LTD SERVICES LTD COMPANY LTD High Holborn Road, RIPLEY, Derbyshire 7 Eastgate, LEEDS LS2 2LY United Kingdom Third Floor, Broad Quay House, Prince Street, Fawley Refinery, Fawley, SOUTHAMPTON DE5 3NT United Kingdom T: +44 (0)113 399 4000 BRISTOL BS1 4DJ United Kingdom SO45 1TX United Kingdom T: +44 (0)1773 744121 Commercial and residential flooring F: +44 (0)113 399 4200 Violence reduction strategies to accident and emergency T: +44 (0)23 8089 2511 W: www.cds.co.uk departments, ambulance services personnel F: +44 (0)23 8759 9237 Media services for electronic document formats, digital W: www.exxonmobil.co.uk FORCE PROTECTION printing and facilities management capabilities Subsidiary of ExxonMobil, energy and petrochemical EUROPE LTD DELOITTE LLP markets Midlands Technical Centre, Southam Road, CQC LTD 2 New Street Square, LONDON EC4A 3BZ Radford Semele, LEAMINGTON SPA, Riverside Road, BARNSTABLE, Devon EX31 1NB United Kingdom EUROPCOPTER Warwickshire CV31 1FQ United Kingdom T: +44 (0)20 7936 3000 United Kingdom Aeroport International Marseille, T: +44 (0)1926 319494 T: +44 (0)1271 345678 F: +44 (0)20 7583 1198 Provence Marignane, 13725 FRANCE F: +44 (0)1926 477111 F: +44 (0)1271 345090 W: www.deloitte.com T: +33 (0)44285 8585 E: [email protected] W: www.cqc.co.uk Accountancy, financial management F: +33 (0)44285 8500 W: www.forceprotection.net Combat protective clothing, sleeping systems W: www.eurocopter.com Protected vehicles DEVONPORT ROYAL Aeroplanes, helicopters, spacecraft, dirigibles, balloons, CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY DOCKYARD LTD aircraft motors and parts FORELAND SHIPPING LTD College Road, CRANFIELD MK43 0AL Dexter House, 2 Royal Mint Court, LONDON Devonport Royal Dockyard, Devonport, United Kingdom EC3N 4XX United Kingdom PLYMOUTH PL1 4SG United Kingdom EUROCOPTER UK LTD T: +44 (0)1234 750111 Oxford Airport, Kidlington, OXFORD OX5 1QZ Providers of a service for six roll-on-roll off vessels to T: +44 (0)1752 605665 the MOD F: +44 (0)1234 752259 United Kingdom Building of ships and floating structures E: info@cranfield.ac.uk T: +44 (0)1865 852400 W: www.cranfield.ac.uk F: +44 (0)1865 842827 FR AVIATION LTD North East Sector, University, research and development DHL GLOBAL FORWARDING E: [email protected] Bournemouth International Airport, (UK) LTD W: www.eurocopter.co.uk CHRISTCHURCH BH23 6NE United Kingdom CTA INTERNATIONAL Danzas House, Kestrel Way, Dawley Park, Helicopter sales, bespoke completions, maintenance, T: +44 (0)1202 409000 7 Route de Guerry, 18023 Bourges FRANCE HAYES, Middlesex UB1 9HT United Kingdom spares support Joint venture between BAE Systems and Nexter F: +44 (0)1202 580936 International express, overland transport and airfreight W: www.fraviation.co.uk Systems dedicated to the development, qualification, forwarding services, ocean freight and contract logistics manufacture and sale of the 40mm Cased Telescoped EUROPAAMS SAS Combat aircrew training and related services services Armament System 63 Boulevard de la liberté, 63/65 Chatillon, 92320 FRANCE FRAZER-NASH CUBIC DEFENSE DIVEX LTD Financial intermediation primarily concerned with Enterprise Drive, Westhill, ABERDEEN distributing funds other than by making loans CONSULTANCY LTD APPLICATIONS INC Stonebridge House, Dorking Business Park AB32 6TQ United Kingdom 9333 Balboa Avenue, San Diego, DORKING, Surrey RH4 1HJ United Kingdom CA 92123-1515 UNITED STATES T: +44 (0)1224 740145 FALCON SUPPORT T: +44 (0)1306 885050 T: +1 858 277 6780 W: www.divexglobal.com SERVICES LTD F: +44 (0)1306 886464 F: +1 858 505 1523 Design, supply and manufacture of diving and subsea Interserve House, Ruscombe Park, TWYFORD E: [email protected] W: www.cubic.com equipment RG10 9JU United Kingdom W: www.fnc.co.uk Realistic combat training systems for military forces Private Finance Initiative concession contract with Systems and engineering technology consultants DRUMGRANGE LTD the MOD to design, build, finance and operate accommodation facilities at the fleet accommodation DAEWOO SHIPBUILDING AND Unit A, The Forum, Hanworth Lane, CHERTSEY, centre at Devonport, Plymouth FUJITSU SERVICES LTD MARINE ENGINEERING CO LTD Surrey KT16 9JX United Kingdom 22 Baker Street, LONDON W1U 3BW 125 Namdaemun-Ro, Jung-Gu, Seoul, T: +44 (0)1932 581100 FAST TRAINING SERVICES LTD United Kingdom SOUTH KOREA F: +44 (0)1932 569646 Ingleborough, Butts Ash Lane, Hythe, T: +44 (0)870 242 7998 T: +82 (0)2 2129 0114 E: [email protected] SOUTHAMPTON SO45 3QJ United Kingdom F: +44 (0)20 8565 6627 Commercial and speciality vessels, offshore and onshore W: www.drumgrange.co.uk T: +44 (0)23 8084 3662 W: www.uk.fujitsu.com plants Provider of information technology and communication Supply of technological solutions to the defence and civil Designs and develops training facilities for submariners electronics markets in the UK solutions DAVITT JONES BOULD FASTTRAX LTD 15 The Crescent, TAUNTON, Somerset TA1 4EB EASTBURY PARK LTD GALLAGHER BASSETT United Kingdom Hill Park Court , Springfield Drive, LEATHERHEAD, 24 Birch Street, WOLVERHAMPTON WV1 4HY INTERNATIONAL LTD T: +44 (0)1823 279279 Surrey KT22 7NL United Kingdom United Kingdom T: +44 (0)1980 667104 New Loom House, 101 Back Church Lane, F: +44 (0)1823 279111 LONDON E1 1LU United Kingdom Serviced and managed accommodation for the MOD F: +44 (0)1980 667118 W: www.davittjonesbould.co.uk T: +44 (0)20 7488 9988 W: www.ftxlog.com Commercial and property legal services W: www.gallagherbassett.co.uk Provides a heavy equipment transportation service to EDF ENERGY CUSTOMERS PLC Third party administrator for claims and risk management the MOD DB SCHENKER RAIL (UK) LTD 40 Grosvenor Place, Victoria, LONDON Lakeside Business Park, Carolina Way, DONCASTER SE1X 7EN United Kingdom FB HELISERVICES LTD GAMA SUPPORT SERVICES LTD DN4 5PN United Kingdom Electricity and gas supplies Business Aviation Centre, Farnborough Airport, Royal Air Force Shawbury, SHREWSBURY T: +44 (0)870 140 5000 FARNBOROUGH, Hampshire GU14 6XA SY4 4DZ United Kingdom W: www.rail.dbschenker.co.uk ELECTRICITY AUTHORITY United Kingdom T: +44 (0)1939 251048 Rail services T: +44 (0)1252 553080 OF CYPRUS F: +44 (0)1939 251347 F: +44 (0)1252 553081 11 Amfipoleos Str, 2025 Strovolos, W: www.fbheliservices.com DEBUT SERVICES LTD E: [email protected] PO Box 24506, 1399 Lefkosia CYPRUS Provision of helicopters and associated services to the 142 Northolt Road, HARROW HA2 0EE W: www.gamagroup.com/support-services T: +357 2220 1000 military and government markets United Kingdom F: +357 2220 1020 Business aircraft maintenance T: +44 (0)1392 877604 E: [email protected] F: +44 (0)1392 876185 FBS LTD W: www.eac.com.cy (Joint venture between Cobham Aviation and GB OILS LTD W: www.debutservices.com 302 Bridgewater Place, WARRINGTON, Cheshire Energy supplies Bristow Helicopters) Joint venture between Bovis Lend Lease Ltd and Babcock WA3 6XG United Kingdom Infrastructure Services to deliver property solutions Royal Air Force Shawbury, SHREWSBURY T: +44 (0)1925 858500 SY4 4DZ United Kingdom ELIOR UK PLC Independent fuel and lubricant distributor DEBUT SERVICES Lower Ground Floor, 1 Crown Court, Cheapside, T: +44 (0)1939 251048 F: +44 (0)1939 251347 (SOUTH WEST) LTD LONDON EC2V 6LR United Kingdom GE AVIATION SERVICES LTD 20 Triton Street, Regent’s Place, LONDON T: +44 (0)845 026 7501 Cheltenham Road, Bishops Cleeve, CHELTENHAM, NW1 3BF United Kingdom W: www.elior.co.uk FLAGSHIP FIRE FIGHTING Gloucestershire GL52 8SF United Kingdom Programme management, facilities management and Contract caterer TRAINING LTD T: +44 (0)1242 673333 construction management services VT Flagship Shore House, Compass Road, W: www.geaviationsystems.com ENERGY, SAFETY AND RISK North Harbour, PORTSMOUTH PO6 4PR Electrical and mechanical power systems for helicopters, DEFENCE MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS (UK) LTD United Kingdom business jets, and military and civil aircraft T: +44 (0)23 9233 9000 (WATCHFIELD) LTD Booths Park, Chelford Road, KNUTSFORD, North West Wing, Bush House, Aldwych, F: +44 (0)23 9233 9001 Cheshire WA16 8QZ United Kingdom GENERAL DYNAMICS ORDNANCE LONDON WC2B 4EZ United Kingdom W: www.flagshiptraining.co.uk AND TACTICAL SYSTEMS – Manages the design, financing and operation of the Military and maritime training solutions CANADA INC Joint Services Command and Staff College E.ON 5 Montee des Arsenaux, Le Gardeur, Quebec Westwood Business Park, COVENTRY, FLYBE LTD J5Z 2P4 CANADA DEFENCE SUPPORT United Kingdom Jack Walker House, Exeter International Airport, T: +1 450 581 3080 (ST ATHAN) LTD T: +44 (0)24 7642 4000 EXETER EX5 2HL United Kingdom F: +1 450 585 7302 1 Kingsway, LONDON WC2B 6AN F: +44 (0)24 7642 5432 T: +44 (0)1392 366669 E: [email protected] United Kingdom W: www.eon.com W: www.flybe.com W: www.gd-otscanda.com Construction of commercial buildings Power and gas supplies Commercial airline Developer and manufacturer of ammunition

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GENERAL DYNAMICS UK LTD HESS ENERGY TRADING INTEGRATED SURVIVABILITY LANDMARC SUPPORT 100 Castleham Road, ST LEONARDS-ON-SEA COMPANY (UK) LTD TECHNOLOGIES LTD SERVICES LTD TN38 9NJ United Kingdom 33 Grosvenor Place, LONDON SW1X 7HY First Floor, Building 330, The Crescent, Capital Tower, 91 Waterloo Road, LONDON T: +44 (0)1424 853481 United Kingdom Bristol Business Park, BRISTOL BS16 1EJ SE1 8RT United Kingdom F: +44 (0)1424 851520 T: +44 (0)20 7201 7134 United Kingdom T: +44 (0)800 169 5110 W: www.generaldynamics.uk.com F: +44 (0)20 7201 0900 T: +44 (0)117 931 9860 E: [email protected] Prime contracting and system integration solutions; F: +44 (0)117 979 8341 A subsidiary of Interserve Plc – facilities services, tactical processing systems to provide computing W: www.hess.com E: [email protected] industrial services, project services and equipment flight platforms; Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Proprietary trading in crude oil, petroleum products and services Nuclear protection solutions; training solutions related derivatives A British joint venture company between Force Protection Industries Inc, a subsidiary of Force Protection Inc and NP Aerospace Ltd, a subsidiary of The Morgan GENISTICS LTD HIRTENBERGER DEFENCE Crucible Company plc, providing blast and ballistic LEIGH DAY & CO SOLICITORS Rolls-Royce Plc, PO Box 31, Moor Lane, DERBY resistant vehicles Priory House, 25 St John’s Lane, LONDON SYSTEMS GMBH & CO KG EC1M 4LB United Kingdom DE24 8BJ United Kingdom Leobersdorfer Str 31-33, Hirtenberg, T: +44 (0)20 7650 1200 Supply, maintenance, management and finance of 2552 AUSTRIA INTEQ SERVICES LTD a fleet of trailer-mounted field mobile generator sets F: +44 (0)20 7253 4433 T: +43 (0)2256 81184 Interserve House, Ruscombe Park, Twyford, for the MOD E: [email protected] READING, Berkshire RG10 9JU United Kingdom F: +43 (0)2256 81807 W: www.leighday.co.uk W: www.hirtenberger.at Consortium of John Laing and Interserve to provide GIB OIL LTD services to MOD DE&S with estate support solutions Specialist law firm Western Arm, North Mole, PO Box 231, GIBRALTAR Manufacturing of ammunition (except small arms) T: +350 200 03400 INTERSERVE (DEFENCE) LTD LEND LEASE CONSTRUCTION F: +350 200 75998 HOGG ROBINSON (TRAVEL) LTD Capital Tower, 91 Waterloo Road (EMEA) LTD E: [email protected] Global House, Victoria Street, BASINGSTOKE, LONDON SE1 8RT United Kingdom 20 Triton Street, Regent’s Place, LONDON W: www.giboil.com Hampshire RG21 3BT United Kingdom T: +44 (0)20 7902 2000 NW1 3BF United Kingdom Fuel products and services for marine, aviation and T: +44 (0)1256 312600 F: [email protected] W: www.lendlease.com land-based industrial and retail customers in Gibraltar F: +44 (0)1256 325229 W: www.interserve.com Property, infrastructure, asset and property E: [email protected] Interserve is one of the world’s leading support services management GOODRICH CONTROL SYSTEMS Corporate travel services and construction companies. Through their specialist Wobaston Road, Fordhouses, WOLVERHAMPTON Defence business, Interserve delivers a range of WV10 6QJ United Kingdom integrated estate, equipment and support services to the LEVEL PEAKS ASSOCIATES LTD T: +44 (0)1902 257 2851 HOLDFAST TRAINING MOD and global defence industries. The Warehouse, Gwynne Street, HEREFORD F: +44 (0)1902 257 2859 SERVICES LTD HR4 9DL United Kingdom W: www.goodrich.com Brompton Barracks, CHATHAM, Kent ISS MEDICLEAN LTD T: +44 (0)1432 341686 ME24 4UG United Kingdom E: [email protected] Engine control systems for aviation, escape chutes and Norfolk House, Christmas Lane, Fareham W: www.levelpeaks.com life-rafts Gibraltar Barracks, CAMBERLEY, Surrey Common, SLOUGH SL2 3JE United Kingdom GU17 9LP United Kingdom T: +44 (0)1753 784800 Combat protective clothing, accessories GRAHAM ASSET B Site F: +44 (0)871 429 6500 MANAGEMENT LTD Arncott Road, ARNCOTT, Oxfordshire W: www.uk.issworld.com LINCAD LTD Ballygowan Road, HILLSBOROUGH, OX25 1PP United Kingdom Integrated facilities services, catering, office support, 331 Lysons Avenue, ASH VALE, Surrey County Down BT26 6HQ United Kingdom W: www.holdfasttraining.co.uk cleaning and property services GU12 5QF United Kingdom T: +44 (0)28 9268 9500 Consortium between Babcock Support Services and T: +44 (0)1252 894600 F: +44 (0)28 9268 9600 Carillion Private Finance (Defence) to provide training to ITURRI SA F: +44 (0)1252 522741 E: [email protected] Royal School of Military Engineering Avd Roberto Osborne, 5 Sevilla, 41007 SPAIN E: [email protected] W: www.graham.co.uk T: +34 9282 62344 Specialised batteries, power management solutions Construction, asset management and project investment HONEYBEERECRUITMENT.COM F: +34 9546 77970 LTD W: www.iturri.com LOCKHEED MARTIN GROUPM UK LTD t/a Military Medical Personnel, Manufacture and sale of protective clothing and AERONAUTICS COMPANY 27 Farm Street, LONDON W1J 5RJ Concorde House, 46 High Street, footwear; safety and security equipment; trucks and Lockheed Boulevard, Fort Worth, United Kingdom fire-fighting equipment, refuse lorries and ambulances Hampton Hill, TWICKENHAM TW12 1PD TX 76108-3619 UNITED STATES Media investment management United Kingdom T: +1 817 777 2000 T: +44 (0)845 900 0196 JUNGHANS MICROTEC GMBH F: +1 817 777 2115 HARRIS CORPORATION Military medical personnel Unterbergenweg 10, Dunningen-Seedorf W: www.lockheedmartin.com 78655 GERMANY 1010 Eskdale Road, Winnersh, WOKINGHAM, Manufacturer of military aircraft for customers Berkshire RG41 5TS United Kingdom T: +49 7402 181-0 T: +44 (0)118 964 1500 HONEYWELL F: +49 7402 181-400 F: +44 (0)118 964 1560 INTERNATIONAL INC W: www.junghans-microtec.de LOCKHEED MARTIN AEROSPACE Communications and IT services 101 Columbia Road, Mailstop – M6/LM, Morristown, Fuzes and fuzing systems SYSTEMS INTEGRATION New Jersey 07962 UNITED STATES CORPORATION HARVEST ENERGY LTD T: 001(480) 353 3020 KELDA WATER SERVICES 1801 State Route 17C, Owego, NY 13827 York House, 45 Seymour Street, LONDON Global technology and consumer product producer (ESTATES) LTD UNITED STATES W1H 7JT United Kingdom Thorncliffe Hall, Newton Chambers Road, W: www.lockheedmartin.com/si T: +44 (0)20 7580 0033 HORIZONS INC Thorncliffe Park, Chapeltown, SHEFFIELD Advanced-technology products, services and systems W: www.harvestenergy.co.uk 18531 St Miles Road, Cleveland, OH 44128 S35 2PQ United Kingdom integration solutions to defence, civil and commercial customers Suppliers and blenders of motor fuels UNITED STATES T: +44 (0)114 201 3246/3285 T: +1 216 475 6330 F: +44 (0)114 201 3343 HAWK PROTECTION LTD W: www.horizonsisg.com Maintenance and operation of MOD water and LOCKHEED MARTIN OVERSEAS 23 Cooneen Road, FIVEMILETOWN, Developer and manufacturer of aluminium-based ID wastewater assets under Project Aquatrine CORPORATION County Tyrone BT75 0NE United Kingdom products 6801 Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20817 T: +44 (0)28 8952 1401 KELLOGG BROWN & ROOT LTD UNITED STATES F: +44 (0)28 2852 1488 HP ENTERPRISE SERVICES Hill Park Court, Springfield Drive, LEATHERHEAD, T: +1 301 897 6000 E: [email protected] F: +1 301 897 6919 DEFENCE & SECURITY UK LTD Surrey KT22 7NL W: www.hawkprotection.com United Kingdom W: www.lockheedmartin.com Amen Corner, Cain Road, BRACKNELL, Berkshire Personal protective equipment systems to the police, T: +44 (0)1372 865000 Research, design, development, manufacture, integration RG12 1HN United Kingdom prison service, military emergency services, security and F: +44 (0)1372 864400 and sustainment of advanced technology systems and maritime/coast guard services Software supply and consultancy W: www.kbr.com products Engineering, construction and services HCR LTD IAN EDGAR (LIVERPOOL) LTD LOCKHEED MARTIN UK Belvedere House, 2 Basing View, BASINGSTOKE Heather Close, Lyme Green Business Park, RG21 4HG United Kingdom KPMG LLP AMPTHILL LTD MACCLESFIELD, Cheshire SK11 0LR Reddings Wood, Ampthill, BEDFORD, Bedfordshire T: +44 (0)1256 812700 15 Canada Square, LONDON E14 5GL United Kingdom MK45 2HD United Kingdom F: +44 (0)1256 333043 United Kingdom T: +44 (0)1625 613177 W: www.hcr.co.uk T: +44 (0)20 7311 1000 T: +44 (0)1525 841000 F: +44 (0)1625 615276 Corporate relocation W: www.kpmg.com/uk Military fighting vehicles Importers and wholesalers of firearms, ammunition and Accountancy and related services associated products in the UK HENRY BROTHERS LOCKHEED MARTIN UK (MAGHERAFELT) LTD LA INTERNATIONAL COMPUTER INSYS LTD 108-114 Moneymore Road, MAGHERAFELT IBM UK LTD CONSULTANTS LTD Reddings Wood, Ampthill, BEDFORD UK Head Office, PO Box 41, North Harbour, BT45 6HJ United Kingdom International House, Festival Way, MK45 2HD United Kingdom T: +44 (0)28 7963 1631 PORTSMOUTH, Hampshire PO6 3AU STOKE-ON-TRENT ST1 5UB United Kingdom T: +44 (0)1525 841000 F: +44 (0)28 7963 3967 United Kingdom T: +44 (0)1782 203040 F: +44 (0)1525 405861 W: www.henrybrothers.co.uk T: +44 (0)23 9256 1000 F: +44 (0)1782 203050 W: www.lockheedmartin.co.uk Part of the Henry Group, construction and civil W: www.ibm.com/uk.en W: www.lainternational.com Integrated system solutions to armed forces directly or engineering in Northern Ireland Information technology IT staff consultancy and provider through global prime contractors

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LOCKHEED MARTIN UK MARSHALL OF CAMBRIDGE MODERN HOUSING SOLUTIONS NORTHROP GRUMMAN INTEGRATED SYSTEMS AEROSPACE LTD (PRIME) LTD OVERSEAS SERVICE & SOLUTIONS LTD Airport House, The Airport, CAMBRIDGE 24 Birch Street, WOLVERHAMPTON WV1 4HY CORPORATION The Granary, 1 Waverley Lane, FARNHAM CB5 8RX United Kingdom United Kingdom 1580a W Nursery Road, Linthicum Heights, GU9 8BB United Kingdom T: +44 (0)1223 373737 E: [email protected] MD 21090 UNITED STATES T: +44 (0)1252 732500 F: +44 (0)1223 321032 W: www.modernhousingsolutions.com T: +1 410 765 4131 F: +44 (0)1252 732501 W: www.marshallaerospace.com Facilities management and building maintenance, W: www.northropgrumman.com W: www.lockheedmartin.com Wholesale distribution of electronic parts and electronic Independent aerospace contractor contracted by DIO to carry out maintenance tasks in the Systems, technology, management consultancy and homes of 45,000 Service families in England and Wales communications equipment training services to various civil and military clients MARSHALL SPECIALIST MODUS SERVICES LTD NP AEROSPACE LTD VEHICLES LTD 473 Foleshill Road, COVENTRY CV6 5AQ LOCKHEED MARTIN UK LTD Allington House, 150 Victoria Street, Airport House, The Airport, CAMBRIDGE UNITED KINGDOM Manning House, 22 Carlisle Place, LONDON LONDON SW1E 5LB United Kingdom SW1P 1JA United Kingdom B5 8RY United Kingdom T: +44 (0)24 7670 2802 Design, refurbish, redevelop, finance and operate certain T: +44 (0)1223 373737 F: +44 (0)24 7668 7313 T: +44 (0)20 7798 2850 MOD office facilities in London covered by a project F: +44 (0)20 7798 2851 F: +44 (0)1223 373147 E: [email protected] W: www.lockheedmartin.co.uk W: www.marshallsv.com W: www.np-aerospace.com MONARCH AIRLINES LTD Design and manufacture of engineering thermosets and Aerospace product and parts manufacturing Specialises in the design and manufacturing of specialist Prospect House, Prospect Way, Luton Airport, composite structures shelters and vehicles bodies LOCKHEED MARTIN UK LUTON LU2 9NU United Kingdom T: +44 (0)870 040 5040 NSAF LTD STRATEGIC SYSTEMS LTD MASS CONSULTANTS LTD F: +44 (0)1582 706984 Unit 3, Easter Park, Lenton Lane, NOTTINGHAM c/o Brodies LLP, 15 Atholl Crescent, Grove House, Rampley Lane, Little Paxton, Air transportation services NG7 2PX United Kingdom EDINBURGH EH3 8HA United Kingdom ST NEOTS PE19 6EL United Kingdom T: +44 (0)115 978 9431 Provides engineering, maintenance, repair and support T: +44 (0)1480 222600 W: www.heckler-koch.de services for key sub-systems of the Royal Navy’s Trident F: +44 (0)1480 407366 MOTOR OILS (HELLAS) CORINTH strategic weapon system programme Small arms, ammunition and defence related equipment W: www.mass.co.uk REFINERIES SA (MOH) 12A Irodou Attikou, Marousi, Athens, Electronic warfare managed information services, OBERFINANZDIREKTION LONDON & REGIONAL communication and electronic systems and information 151 24 GREECE (ST GEORGES COURT) LTD T: +30 210 809 4000 NIEDERSACHSEN systems Waterloostrasse 5, 30169 Hanover, GERMANY Quadrant House, Floor 6, F: +30 210 809 4444 4 Thomas More Square, LONDON E1W 1YW MBDA UK LTD W: www.moh.gr United Kingdom Establishment and operation of industrial units for the ORACLE CORPORATION UK LTD Lostock Lane, Lostock, BOLTON BL6 4BR Oracle Parkway, Thames Valley Park (TVP), Property investment company production and processing of petroleum products United Kingdom READING RG6 1RA United Kingdom T: +44 (0)1204 696551 T: +44 (0)118 924 0000 MABANAFT DEUTSCHLAND GMBH MOTT MACDONALD LTD F: +44 (0)118 924 3000 Admiralitaetstr 55, 20459 Hamburg, W: www.mbda.co.uk Mott MacDonald House, 8-10 Sydenham Road, E: [email protected] GERMANY Designs and produces missile systems CROYDON, Surrey CR0 2EE United Kingdom W: www.uk.oracle.com T: +49 (0)40 370 04-0 Global management, engineering and development Software and software services F: +49 (0)40 370 04-352 MEGGITT DEFENCE consultancy E: [email protected] SYSTEMS LTD PA CONSULTING SERVICES LTD Trading arm of Marquard & Bahls AG, an independent The Boulevard, Orbital Park, ASHFORD, Kent petroleum company MSI DEFENCE SYSTEMS LTD 123 Buckingham Palace Road, TN24 0GA United Kingdom Salhouse Road, NORWICH NR7 9AY LONDON SW1W 9SR United Kingdom T: +44 (0)1233 505600 T: +44 (0)20 7730 9000 MAERSK COMPANY LTD United Kingdom W: www.meggittdefenceuk.com Management consulting, technology and innovation Maersk House, Braham Street, LONDON T: +44 (0)1603 484065 Provider of weapon training systems, ammunition E1 8EP United Kingdom F: +44 (0)1305 760222 handling systems, environmental control systems and W: www.msi-dsl.com PA TECHNOLOGY T: +44 (0)20 7712 5000 countermeasures F: +44 (0)20 7712 5100 Design and manufacture of speciality engineering SOLUTIONS LTD E: [email protected] products and the provision of related services 123 Buckingham Palace Road, W: www.maersk.co.uk MICROSOFT IRELAND LONDON SW1W 9SR United Kingdom Full range of container related services OPERATIONS LTD NATS (EN ROUTE) PLC T: +44 (0)20 7333 5865 70 Sir John Rogerson’s Quay, Dublin 2, IRELAND 4000 Parkway, Whiteley, FAREHAM, W: www.paconsulting.co.uk MAN DIESEL & TURBO UK LTD T: +353 1 706 4550 Hampshire PO15 7FL United Kingdom 1 Mirlees Drive, Hazel Grove, STOCKPORT, E: [email protected] T: +44 (0)1489 616001 PARADIGM SECURE Cheshire SK7 5BP United Kingdom W: www.microsoft.com/ireland/about Air traffic services in the UK COMMUNICATIONS LTD T: +44 (0)161 483 1000 Software development and testing, localisation, Gunnelswood Road, STEVENAGE, Hertfordshire SG1 2AS United Kingdom F: +44 (0)161 487 1465 operations, finance, IT, HR and sales and marketing NAVISTAR DEFENCE UK LTD E: [email protected] T: +44 (0)1438 282800 Millbrook Proving Ground, Millbrook, W: www.mandieselturbo.co.uk MICROSOFT LTD F: +44 (0)1438 282560 BEDFORD MK45 2JQ United Kingdom E: [email protected] After sales service and support for diesel engines and Microsoft UK HQ, Microsoft Campus, T: +44 (0)1525 844900 W: www.paradigmsecure.com turbo machinery, original equipment manufacturer Thames Valley Park, READING, Berkshire Manufacturer and supplier of International® brand Delivery of the Skynet 5 programme to the UK MOD RG6 1WG United Kingdom military trucks MAN TRUCK & BUS UK LTD W: www.microsoft.com Frankland Road, Blagrove, SWINDON PERTEMPS RECRUITMENT Software and related products and services SN5 8YU United Kingdom NCS FUEL PARTNERSHIP LTD T: +44 (0)1793 448000 Virkelyst 10, DK-9400, Noerresundby, DENMARK Meriden Hall, Main Road, Meriden, COVENTRY F: +44 (0)1793 448260 MILLBROOK PROVING T: +45 (0)7023 1307 CV7 7PT United Kingdom W: www.man.co.uk GROUND LTD F: +45 (0)7023 1308 T: +44 (0)1676 525000 Commercial vehicles and transport solutions Station Lane, BEDFORD, Bedfordshire E: [email protected] F: +44 (0)1676 525009 MK45 2JQ United Kingdom Support to NATO and allied peacekeeping forces with W: www.pertemps.co.uk T: +44 (0)1525 404242 fuel and lubricants Technical, industrial and commercial recruitment MANSELL CONSTRUCTION division of Pertemps Ltd SERVICES LTD W: www.millbrook.co.uk Roman House, 522 Derby Road, Lenton Independent technology centres for design, engineering, NEW NIEDERRHEIN ENERGIE NOTTINGHAM NG7 2GW United Kingdom test and development of automotive and propulsion POLAR SHIP INVEST II AS UND WASSER GMBH Posboks 1114, 5809 Bergen, NORWAY T: +44 (0)115 978 0788 systems Odenkirchener Strasse 201, 36 Mönchengladbach, T: +47 5559 9600 F: +44 (0)115 942 0808 Nordrhein-Westfalen, GERMANY F: +47 5559 9605 W: www.mansell.plc.uk MINERVA EDUCATION T: +49 2166 6882495 W: www.gcrieber-shipping.no Provider of building construction and refurbishment AND TRAINING LTD F: +49 2166 6882496 services Global shipping company Interserve House, Ruscombe Park, Twyford, Supply and distribution of electricity READING RG10 9JU United Kingdom MARLBOROUGH POST OFFICE LTD Private Finance Initiative concession contract with the NORTHROP GRUMMAN 148 Old Street, LONDON EC1V 9HQ COMMUNICATIONS LTD MOD to design, build and operate a sixth form college INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY United Kingdom Dovenby Hall, Balcome Road, at Loughborough T: +44 (0)845 611 2970 HORLEY RH6 9UU United Kingdom INTERNATIONAL INC Mail services T: +44 (0)1293 775071 7575 Colshire Drive, McLean, VA 22102 CANADA F: +44 (0)1293 820781 MLS (OVERSEAS) LTD T: +1 703 556 1000 E: [email protected] Unit 210, The Courtyard, Skyline 120 Business Park, W: www.northropgrumman.com PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS W: www.marlboroughcomms.com Avenue West, Great Notley, BRAINTREE, Providing computer programming services on a contract LLP Designs, develops, produces and supports advanced Essex CM77 8AA United Kingdom or fee basis, computer software design and analysis; 1 Embankment Place, LONDON WC2N 6RH electronic and electro-mechanical systems for the Strategic support services to commercial and military modifications of custom software and training in the use United Kingdom military, government and commercial markets in the UK logistic operations of custom 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PRIDE (SERP) LTD REMOTEC UK LTD S MACNEILLIE & SON LTD SERCO LTD Capital Tower, 91 Waterloo Road, LONDON Unit 5, Quinn Close, Manor Park, Whitley, Stockton Close, WALSALL, West Midlands 16 Bartley Wood Business Park, Bartley Way, SE1 8RT United Kingdom COVENTRY CV3 4LH United Kingdom WS2 8LD United Kingdom HOOK RG27 9UY United Kingdom W: www.pride-serp.co.uk T: +44 (0)24 7651 6000 T: +44 (0)1922 725560 T: +44 (0)1932 755900 PriDE, an Interserve/Southern Electric Contracting F: +44 (0)24 7651 6040 F: +44 (0)1922 720916 F: +44 (0)1843 298239 (SEC) joint venture, was awarded the MOD Regional E: [email protected] Specialist vehicle conversions W: www.serco.com Prime Contract covering London and the South East W: www.remotec.co.uk International service company that manages people in early 2005 Provides unmanned vehicle systems, explosive ordnance SAAB AB processes, technology and assets disposal, security and surveillance sensing applications Gustavslundsvagen 42, Bromma, SWEDEN PURPLE FOODSERVICE in the UK T: +46 8463 0000 SERVICES SOUND & SOLUTIONS LTD F: +46 8463 0152 VISION CORP Bedford Road, PETERSFIELD GU32 3QD RHEINMETALL WAFFE Defence and security company Chalfont Grove, Narcot Lane, United Kingdom MUNITION GMBH Chalfont St Peter, GERRARDS CROSS, T: +44 (0)1730 233322 Heinrich-Ehrhardt-Strasse 2, Unterlüss, 29345 SAAB AB (PUBL) Buckinghamshire, SL9 8TN United Kingdom F: +44 (0)1730 233344 GERMANY SE-581 88, Linköping, SWEDEN T: +44 (0)1494 874461 T: +49 (5827) 800 E: [email protected] T: +46 1318 0000 A registered charity set up to entertain and inform W: www.purplefoodservicesolutions.com F: +49 (5827)1090 F: +46 1318 7200 Britain’s Armed Forces around the world Operates the Worldwide Food Supply Contract on behalf W: www.rheinmetall-wm.com W: www.saabgroup.com of the MOD Produces a range of products and services for ground Subsidiary of SAAB forces including wheeled and tracked armoured SEVERN TRENT COSTAIN vehicles, as well as air defence systems. Also produces WATER LTD QINETIQ LTD key components such as large- and medium-calibre SAAB DYNAMICS AB 2308 Coventry Road, BIRMINGHAM B26 3JZ Cody Technology Park, Ively Road, main armament and ammunition and military-oriented Karlskoga, 691 80 SWEDEN United Kingdom FARNBOROUGH GU14 0LX United Kingdom electronics products T: +46 5868 1000 T: +44 (0)121 722 6181 T: +44 (0)870 010 0942 F: +46 5868 5700 F: +44 (0)121 722 6184 F: +44 (0)1252 393399 RIGHT MANAGEMENT LTD Design, manufacture, marketing and logistic support for E: [email protected] W: www.qinetiq.com 75 King William Street, LONDON EC4N 7BE advanced defence materiel for army, naval and airborne armed forces including land missile systems, air/sea W: www.c2services.co.uk/business.html Providers of international defence and security United Kingdom missile systems, air defence missiles, infantry weapons Water and wastewater services to the UK MOD technology solutions T: +44 (0)20 7469 6660 and underwater systems F: +44 (0)29 2049 1134 W: www.right.com SEYNTEX NV QINETIQ TARGET SERVICES LTD SAAB TRAINING SYTEMS AB Seyntexlaan, 1-B-8700 Tielt, BELGIUM Employment solutions Cody Technology Park, Ively Road, Huskvarna, 561 85, SWEDEN T: +32 (0)51 42 37 11 FARNBOROUGH GU14 0LX United Kingdom T: +46 3638 8000 F: +32 (0)51 42 37 99 T: +44 (0)870 010 0942 RMPA SERVICES PLC F: +46 3638 8080 W: www.seyntex.com F: +44 (0)1252 393399 Building PO5, Merville Barracks, W: www.saabgroup.com Multi-application textiles W: www.qinetiq.com Circular Road South, COLCHESTER, Essex Production of laser-based simulator systems for military Combined aerial target contracts CO2 7UT United Kingdom training, instrument training systems, range equipment PFI contract to redevelop and operate Colchester and customer support SHELL EASTERN Garrison TRADING (PTE) LTD QIOPTIQ LTD 83 Clemenceau Avenue, Shell House, SINGAPORE Glascoed Road, ST ASAPH LL17 0LL SCOTT HEALTH & SAFETY LTD Pimbo Road, West Pimbo, SKELMERSDALE, 239920 United Kingdom ROCKWELL COLLINS UK LTD Lancashire WN8 9RA United Kingdom T: +65 6384 8000 T: +44 (0)1745 588000 Units 21 & 68, Sutton Business Park, READING, T: +44 (0)1695 727171 Supply of petroleum products F: +44 (0)1745 584258 RG6 1AZ United Kingdom F: +44 (0)1695 711775 W: www.qioptiq.com T: +44 (0)118 926 1111 W: www.scottsafety.com Design, development and manufacture of electro-optical F: +44 (0)118 966 4016 SINGAPORE TECHNOLOGIES Personal protective equipment systems, sub-systems, modules and components for the W: www.rockwellcollins.com KINETICS LTD defence, aerospace, civil, industrial and space markets Subsidiary of Rockwell Collins; design, production and 51 Cuppage Road, #09-08, StarHub Centre, support of communication and aviation electronics for SD MARINE SERVICES LTD SINGAPORE 229469 commercial and government customers Serco House, 16 Bartley Wood Business Park, RAFAEL ADVANCED DEFENCE T: +65 6722 1818 Bartley Way, HOOK RG27 9UY F: +65 6720 2293 SYSTEMS LTD United Kingdom PO Box 2250, Haifa, 3 102102 ISRAEL ROLLS-ROYCE PLC W: www.stengg.com 65 Buckingham Gate, LONDON SW1E 6AT T: +44 (0)1734 810065 T: +972 4 879 4444 Singapore Technologies Kinetics (ST Kinetics) is the United Kingdom Management of marine services to the Royal Navy E: [email protected] land systems and speciality vehicle arm of Singapore T: +44 (0)20 7222 9020 Technologies Engineering Ltd (ST Engineering) Develops advanced defence systems for land, sea, air F: +44 (0)117 979 7575 SEAFAST LOGISTICS PLC and space W: www.rolls-royce.com 206 York House, 2/4 York Road, FELIXSTOWE, SKANSKA UK PLC Power systems for use on land, at sea and in the air Suffolk IP11 7SS United Kingdom Maple Cross House, Denham Way, RAIL SETTLEMENT PLAN LTD T: +44 (0)1394 694800 Maple Cross, RICKMANSWORTH, Hertfordshire 2nd Floor, 200 Aldersgate Street, F: +44 (0)1394 694844 ROLLS-ROYCE POWER WD3 9SW United Kingdom LONDON EC1A 4HD United Kingdom E: [email protected] T: +44 (0)1923 423100 Limited company wholly owned by the Association of ENGINEERING PLC W: www.seafast.com Moor Lane, DERBY DE24 8BJ United Kingdom F: +44 (0)1923 423681 Train Operating Companies (ATOC) which, pursuant to Shipping and forwarding agents, logistics the Ticketing & Settlement Agreement (TSA), provides W: www.rolls-royce.com W: www.skanska.co.uk/en rail travel product distribution and settlement services to Subsidiary holding company for Rolls-Royce Plc Construction ATOCs, their partners and third party retailers SECURITY RESEARCH LTD Corby Road, Weldon, CORBY, Northamptonshire ROYAL MAIL GROUP LTD NN17 3AR United Kingdom SKYLINK AVIATION INC RAYTHEON SYSTEMS LTD 100 Victoria Embankment, LONDON T: +44 (0)1536 266677 1027 Yonge Street, Toronto, Ontario, The Pinnacles, Elizabeth Way, HARLOW EC4Y 0HQ United Kingdom Applicant screening CANADA M4W 2K9 CM19 5BB United Kingdom W: www.royalmail.com T: +1(416) 924-9000 T: +44 (0)1279 426862 Mail carrier, logistics SEFA CONTRACTORS JV F: +1(416) 924-9006 F: +44 (0)1279 410413 (RAF AKROTIRI) W: www.skylinkaviation.com W: www.raytheon.co.uk RUAG AMMOTEC GMBH 10 Tefkrou Anthia Street, Dali Industrial Zone, Assistance and support services to hostile and remote areas, difficult environments where other companies Designs, develops, manufactures, integrates, supports Kronacher Strasse 63, Fürth, 90765, GERMANY PO Box 21653, 1511 Nicosia, CYPRUS cannot or will not operate and provides a range of products, services and solutions T: +49 (0)911 9796 1101 T: +357 2274 1300 for principally governmental customers in the US and F: +49 (0)911 9796 1151 worldwide F: +357 2274 1400 E: [email protected] SMIT INTERNATIONAL RUSLAN INTERNATIONAL LTD W: www.cybarco.com (SCOTLAND) LTD RAYTHEON / LOCKHEED MARTIN Endeavour House, Coopers End Road, Joint venture to maintain buildings at RAF Akrotiri Hawes Brae, SOUTH QUEENSFERRY, JAVELIN JOINT VENTURE STANSTED AIRPORT CM24 1AL West Lothian EH30 9TB United Kingdom 1151 E Hermans Road, Bldg 80,Tucson, United Kingdom SELEX ELSAG LTD T: +44 (0)131 331 4371 AZ 85756, UNITED STATES T: +44 (0)1279 682100 Lambda House, Christopher Martin Road, W: www.smit.com T: +1 520 889 0539 F: +44 (0)1279 681139 BASILDON, Essex, United Kingdom Marine services, harbour towage, salvage, heavy lift W: www.raytheoneagle.com E: [email protected] T: +44 (0)1268 823928 Supplies a lightweight, medium-range anti-armour Heavy lift air carriers F: +44 (0)1268 823494 SMITHS DETECTION weapon system E: [email protected] WATFORD LTD RYDER DEUTSCHLAND GMBH Marine products and services 459 Park Avenue, Bushey, WATFORD, Hertfordshire RECON INTERNATIONAL Gladbeckerstrasse 3, Duesseldorf, 40472, WD23 2BW United Kingdom KANDAHAR LTD GERMANY SELEX ES LTD T: +44 (0)1923 658000 APO AE 09355, Kandahar Airfield, Kandahar, T: +49 211 472100 Christopher Martin Road, BASILDON, Essex F: +44 (0)1923 221361 AFGHANISTAN F: +49 211 4721099 SS14 3EL United Kingdom E: [email protected] E: [email protected] W: www.europe.ryder.com T: +44 (0)1268 522822 Advanced technologies that identify constantly evolving Large-scale commercial and military construction Renting and operating leasing of self-drive private cars F: +44 (0)1268 883140 Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosive projects and light vans up to 3.5 tonnes Defence electronics, airborne mission-critical systems (CBRNE) threats

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SODEXO LTD TG POWER LTD TOUCHSTONE CORPORATE VECTOR AEROSPACE ENGINE Capital House, 2nd Floor, 25 Chapel Street, Fullwood Road South, Fullwood Industrial Estate, PROPERTY SERVICES LTD SERVICES UK LTD LONDON NW1 5DH United Kingdom SUTTON IN ASHFIELD, Nottinghamshire 2 Crescent Office Park, Clarks Way, BATH Fareham Road, Building 110, Door 2, GOSPORT, T: +44 (0)20 7535 7400 NG17 2JZ United Kingdom BA2 2AF United Kingdom Hampshire PO13 0AA United Kingdom F: +44 (0)20 7535 7401 Public finance initiative to upgrade power station at T: +44 (0)1225 838490 T: +44 (0)23 9294 6692 RAF Fylingdales W: uk.sodexo.com F: +44 (0)1225 838495 F: +44 (0)23 9294 6474 Facilities management services in the UK E: [email protected] E: [email protected] THALES AIR DEFENCE LTD Residential and commercial property services Repair and overhaul of civil/military engines Alanbrooke Road, Castlereagh, BELFAST SOFTWARE BOX LTD BT6 9HB United Kingdom VECTOR AEROSPACE Eastmore House, Greenpark Business Court, T: +44 (0)28 9046 5200 TRICOMM HOUSING LTD Goose Lane, Sutton-on-the-Forest, YORK YO61 1ET F: +44 (0)28 9046 5201 City Gate, St James Boulevard, INTERNATIONAL LTD United Kingdom W: www.thalesgroup.com NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE NE1 4JE Hudson Bay Centre, 2 Bloor Street East, Suite 1920, PO Box 116, Toronto, Ontario, T: +44 (0)1347 812100 Co-ordination of air surveillance, air traffic control and United Kingdom F: +44 (0)1347 811220 air defence equipment Property management M4W 1A8 CANADA W: www.softbox.co.uk T: +1 416 640 2100 F: +1 416 925 7214 Provider of information technology products and THALES AVIONICS LTD TRIMLINE LTD W: www.vectoraerospace.com services to various sectors in the UK 86 Bushey Road, Raynes Park, LONDON Trimline House, Paget Street, SOUTHAMPTON SW20 0JW United Kingdom Support for various types of turbine engines, dynamic SO14 5GN United Kingdom components, structures and avionics SPECIALIST COMPUTER T: +44 (0)20 8946 8011 T: +44 (0)23 8033 4242 F: +44 (0)20 8496 3014 Marine interior refurbishment CENTRES PLC W: www.thalesgroup.com VEGA CONSULTING James House, Warwick Road, BIRMINGHAM Integrated modular avionics suites, cockpit display SERVICES LTD B11 2LE United Kingdom systems, flight management systems, flight control TRL TECHNOLOGY LTD 430 Bristol Business Park, BRISTOL BS16 1EJ T: +44 (0)121 766 7000 systems, communications, navigation and surveillance Unit 19, Miller Court, Severn Drive, Tewkesbury United Kingdom E: [email protected] systems Business Park, TEWKESBURY T: +44 (0)117 900 8975 W: www.scc.com GL20 8DN United Kingdom F: +44 (0)117 988 0034 IT infrastructure consultancy THALES OPTRONICS LTD T: +44 (0)1684 278700 E: [email protected] 1 Linthouse Road, GLASGOW G51 4BZ F: +44 (0)1684 850406 W: www.vega.co.uk SPRINGFIELDS FUELS LTD United Kingdom W: www.trltech.co.uk Consultancy services T: +44 (0)141 440 4000 Springfields, Salwick, PRESTON, Lancashire Communication, radio and satellite communications F: +44 (0)141 440 4001 systems PR4 0XJ United Kingdom VEOLIA WATER NEVIS LTD W: www.thalesgroup.com T: +44 (0)1772 762000 210 Pentonville Road, LONDON N1 9JY Manufactures a variety of high-tech optics products; TURBOMECA SA United Kingdom Providers of nuclear fuel, chemical and mechanical optics, micro optics, plastic optics, laser and laser diode, fabrication cryogenics, night vision, coatings and zoom lenses for Avenue Joseph Szydlowski, Bordes, 64511 W: www.veoliawater.co.uk use in the industrial and science sectors FRANCE Water and wastewater services to the MOD in Scotland SSAFA GSST CARE LLP T: +33(5) 5912 5000 F: +33(5) 5953 1512 19 Queen Elizabeth Street, LONDON SE1 2LP THALES TRAINING & SIMULATION VIKING ARMS LTD W: www.turbomeca.fr United Kingdom (ACE) LTD Summerbridge, Nr HARROGATE, Design, production, sale and support of low to medium- Responsible for the delivery of primary and community 2 Dashwood Lang Road, North Yorkshire HG3 4BW United Kingdom The Bourne Business Park, Addlestone, Weybridge, power gas turbines for civil, parapublic and defence T: +44 (0)1423 780810 (sales) care services on behalf of BFGHS helicopters KINGSTON UPON THAMES T: +44 (0)1423 780649 (media) KT15 2NX United Kingdom Distribution of firearms, ammunition and associated SSE ENERGY SUPPLY LTD T: +44 (0)1293 562822 TURBOMECA322 LTD accessories Inveralmond House, 200 Dunkeld Road, PERTH W: www.thalesgroup.com 4 Grosvenor Place, LONDON SW1X 7HH PH1 3AQ United Kingdom Aircrew training services to the MOD under the Ace United Kingdom VINCI CONSTRUCTION UK LTD W: www.sse.co.uk Public Private Partnership contract services Astral House, Imperial Way, WATFORD, Subsidiary of Scottish and Southern Energy Plc; TURNER ESTATE Hertfordshire WD24 4WW United Kingdom generation, transmission, distribution and supply of THALES TRAINING & SIMULATION T: +44 (0)1923 233433 electricity, energy trading; the storage, distribution SOLUTIONS LTD E: [email protected] and supply of gas, electrical, environmental and utility (EAGLE MIDDLE WALLOP) LTD Forthview House, 30 Hilton Road, Rosyth, contracting; and telecommunications 2 Dashwood Lang Road, DUNFERMLINE KY11 2BL United Kingdom W: www.vinciconstruction.co.uk The Bourne Business Park, Addlestone, Weybridge, T: +44 (0)1383 648619 Construction and related services KINGSTON UPON THAMES W: www.turnerfm.com/our-services/ STADTWERKE BÖHMETAL GMBH KT15 2NX United Kingdom Poststrasse 4, 29664 Walsrode, GERMANY estate-solutions.aspx VIRGIN ATLANTIC AIRWAYS LTD T: +44 (0)1293 562822 The Office, Manor Royal, CRAWLEY, T: +49 5161 60010 Property management and services W: www.thalesgroup.com West Sussex RH10 9NU Electricity, gas and water-energy suppliers Diversified electronic devices and component United Kingdom manufacturing TURNER FACILITIES T: +44 (0)1293 562345 STERIA LTD MANAGEMENT LTD W: www.virgin-atlantic.com Three Cherry Trees Lane, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, THALES TRAINING & SIMULATION Head Office, 65 Craigton Road, Govan, GLASGOW Air carrier Hertfordshire HP2 7AH United Kingdom (MERLIN) LTD G51 3EQ United Kingdom T: +44 (0)845 601 8877 2 Dashwood Lang Road, T: +44 (0)141 440 0666 VOLKER STEVIN LTD F: +44 (0)141 445 5287 F: +44 (0)1442 884335 The Bourne Business Park, Addlestone, Weybridge, The Lancashire Hub, Preston City Park, E: [email protected] W: www.steria.co.uk KINGSTON UPON THAMES Bluebell Way, PRESTON PR2 5PE United Kingdom KT15 2NX United Kingdom IT services Facilities management T: +44 (0)1772 708620 T: +44 (0)1293 562822 F: +44 (0)1722 708621 W: www.thalesgroup.com TVS SUPPLY CHAIN W: www.volkerstevin.co.uk SUPACAT LTD Marine interior refurbishment Dunkeswell Airfield, HONITON EX14 4LF SOLUTIONS LTD Engineering and construction services United Kingdom Logistics House, Buckshaw Avenue, CHORLEY, THALES UK LTD Lancashire PR6 7AJ United Kingdom T: +44 (0)1404 891777 Wookey Hole Road, WELLS, Somerset VOLKERFITZPATRICK LTD T: +44 (0)1257 265531 Head Office, Hertford Road, HODDESDON, F: +44 (0)1404 891776 BA5 1AA United Kingdom Receiving, processing and organising flow of Hertfordshire EN11 9BX United Kingdom W: www.supacat.com T: +44 (0)1749 672081 components for developers and manufacturers from Independent developer of high-mobility vehicle and T: +44 (0)1992 305000 F: +44 (0)1749 682343 automotive, beverage, industrial and defence markets other land transport systems for specialist use W: www.thalesgroup.com W: www.volkerfitzpatrick.co.uk Multi-disciplinary contractor, civil engineering, building, Provider of flight simulation, integrated rail, waste and energy infrastructure SVO VERTRIEB GMBH communications, and naval and air defence systems ULTRA ELECTRONICS LTD 417 Bridport Road, Greenford, SOUTHALL Auf Dem Rahlande 21, 29525, Uelzen, GERMANY UB6 8UA United Kingdom T: +49 581 8050 THALES UNDERWATER WATSON PETROLEUM LTD SYSTEMS LTD T: +44 (0)20 8813 4444 Lindum House, Causeway End, Brinkworth Power distribution services F: +44 (0)20 8813 4568 CHIPPENHAM, Wiltshire SN15 5DN Ocean House, Throop Road, TEMPLECOMBE United Kingdom BA8 0DH United Kingdom W: www.ultra.electronics.com SYSTEMS CONSULTANTS T: +44 (0)1963 370551 Manufactures and supplies electronic and Fuel supplies SERVICES LTD F: +44 (0)161 491 1796 electromechanical systems, subsystems and products Arlington House, 1025 Arlington Business Park, W: www.thalesgroup.com for various defence, security and aerospace applications WILTSHIRE AND SOMERSET worldwide THEALE, Berkshire RG7 4SA Provider of electronics-based defence systems and COLLEGES PARTNERSHIP LTD United Kingdom services for naval forces Somerset College of Arts and Technology, T: +44 (0)118 909 0200 UNITED TOOL Wellington Road, TAUNTON, Somerset F: +44 (0)118 909 0202 TOTAL GAS AND POWER LTD DISTRIBUTORS LTD TA1 5AX United Kingdom E: [email protected] 13th Floor, 10 Upper Bank Street, Canary Wharf, c/o Draper Tools Ltd, Hursley Road, T: +44 (0)7595 778641 / (0)7834 656188 W: www.scs-ltd.co.uk LONDON E14 5BF United Kingdom Chandlers Ford, EASTLEIGH, Hampshire E: [email protected] Provides independent consultancy support to the W: www.totalgp.com SO53 1YF United Kingdom W: [email protected] defence sector Energy supplier Machine tools Training provider

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FOR FIRMS WISHING ANY PUBLISHERS OF MOD FOR ADVICE ON MOD’S SUPPLEMENT TO THE FURTHER ADVICE OR DEFENCE CONTRACTS CENTRAL BILL-PAYING OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF GUIDANCE ON SELLING TO BULLETIN: PROCEDURES: THE EUROPEAN UNION THE MOD: BiP SOLUTIONS FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SUBSCRIPTIONS ADDRESS: DEFENCE SUPPLIERS SERVICE Medius, 60 Pacific Quay, SHARED SERVICES CENTRE BiP SOLUTIONS Supplier Relations Team, Poplar 1 #2119, GLASGOW G51 1DZ Payment Helpdesk, 1st Floor, Medius, 60 Pacific Quay, MOD Abbey Wood, BRISTOL BS34 8JH T: 0141 332 8247 Walker House, Exchange Flags, GLASGOW G51 1DZ Helpdesk: F: 0141 331 2652 LIVERPOOL L2 3YL T: 0141 332 8247 T: 030 6793 2843/2844 E: [email protected] T: 0151 242 2000 F: 0141 331 2652 F: 0117 913 1911 W: www.bipsolutions.com E: [email protected] E: [email protected] E: [email protected] W: www.fmssc.mod.uk W: www.bipsolutions.com TO REGISTER ON FOR ADVICE ON SELLING CONSTRUCTIONLINE: FOR GENERAL ENQUIRIES QUALITY ASSURANCE: GENERAL PURPOSE CONSTRUCTIONLINE ON STANDARDIZATION DEFENCE QUALITY ASSURANCE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PO Box 6441, BASINGSTOKE, MATTERS, AND TO REQUEST Elm 1c #4127, MOD Abbey Wood South, TO THE MOD: Hampshire RG21 7FN DEFENCE STANDARDS: BRISTOL BS34 8JH DIRECTOR GENERAL T: 0844 892 0313 UK DEFENCE STANDARDIZATION T: 030 679 32681 INFORMATION SYSTEMS F: 0844 892 0315 Room 1138, Kentigern House, F: 0117 913 3968 AND SERVICES E: [email protected] 65 Brown Street, GLASGOW G2 8EX E: [email protected] Minerva House, Delta Office Park 800, T: 0141 224 2531 Welton Rd, SWINDON, Wiltshire SN5 7XQ FOR ADVICE ON MARKETING F: 0141 224 2503 GUIDELINES FOR INDUSTRY: T: 8070 600 8910 AND SELLING DEFENCE E: enquiries@[email protected] Guidelines for Industry forms are (say ‘ICS Catalogue’ when asked) PRODUCTS AND SERVICES W: www.dstan.mod.uk available online at the Acquisition E: [email protected] OVERSEAS: Operating Framework website, which can be accessed via the link (requires UK TRADE & INVESTMENT FOR ACCESS TO SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL no-cost registration). In the Search Box, FOR ADVICE ON THE Enquiry Service, Tay House, type in ‘Guidelines for Industry’. DEFENCE INFRASTRUCTURE 300 Bath Street, GLASGOW G2 4DX INFORMATION AND W: www.aof.mod.uk ORGANISATION: T: 020 7215 8000 REPORTS: Enquiries regarding the DIO may, in E: Email contact via website DEFENCE SCIENCE AND the first instance, be sent to: W: www.uktradeinvest.gov.uk TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY DIO Dstl Knowledge and Information Kingston Road, SUTTON COLDFIELD, Services, Dstl Porton Down, West Midlands D75 7RL SALISBURY, Wiltshire SP4 0JQ T: 0121 311 3764 T: 01980 613972 E: [email protected] E: [email protected] W: www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/ W: www.dstl.gov.uk Microsite/dio/

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