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DOING BUSINESS with the MOD EDITION 23 Since 1 January 2016, it is mandatory for SEE PAGE MOD suppliers* to be certified to Cyber Essentials – Is your organisation? 15 *Applicable to all new MOD contracts which involve the transfer or creation of MOD identifiable information In association with: Published by: www.bipsolutions.com www.contracts.mod.uk 1 Front - 1-19.indd 1 6/7/16 11:08 AM 1 Front - 1-19.indd 2 6/7/16 11:08 AM Introduction Contents he MOD buys a wide variety of Ministry of Defence (MOD) 05 T products and services ranging from Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) 05 clothing to satellite communication Procurement at the MOD 06 systems, from construction of buildings to MOD Defence Contracts Online Portal / DOING BUSINESS MOD Defence Contracts Bulletin 06 with the provision of staff. We are British industry’s MOD Guide to MOD DCO / MOD DCB Contract Notices 07 EDITION 23 single largest customer, spending Since 1 January 2016, it is mandatory for SEE PAGE MOD suppliers* to be certified to Cyber Essentials – Is your organisation? 15 Advertising Industry Days and Industry *Applicable to all new MOD contracts which involve the transfer or creation of MOD identifiable information In association with: Published by: approximately £19.6 billion with third Briefi ngs within MOD DCO / MOD DCB 07 www.bipsolutions.com www.contracts.mod.uk parties on a wide range of products and Contracts Finder Porter 08 services. This amounts to 40-45% of total European Procurement Law 08 Government spend with third parties. Offi cial Journal of the European Union (OJEU) 08 OJEU Advertising Thresholds 09 The information compiled by the Defence Suppliers Service provided in this edition of Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) 09 Doing Business with the MOD (previous Other Public Sector Procurement Websites 10 editions of the brochure were entitled Tendering for Public Sector Contracts 10 Selling to the MOD) is dedicated to providing Crown Commercial Service (CCS) 11 our suppliers, both existing and new, as well Ministry of Defence Commercial 11 as those interested in doing business with the Supplier Relations Team (SRT) 11 MOD, with relevant information. It provides an Front Line Commands 13 overview of how we do business and a number MOD Complaints Procedure 13 of links to where you can fi nd out more about Cabinet Offi ce Mystery Shopper Scheme 14 commercial opportunities. Innovative Proposals and the Centre for Defence Enterprise (CDE) 14 Please take some time to familiarise yourself Defence Growth Partnership (DGP) 14 with the information contained within this MOD Implementation of the Cyber Essentials Scheme 15 brochure – this information is continually Contracting, Purchasing & Finance (CP&F) 16 being updated on the soft copy version which can be accessed online: www.contracts.mod.uk/ Defence Equipment Plan 2015 16 doingbusinesswiththemod. UK Defence Solutions Centre (UKDSC) 16 Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI) 17 The hard copy version is available from the Government Use of G-Cloud 17 Defence Suppliers Service. Acquisition System Guidance (ASG) 17 Philip Margerison and Dawn King How to Sell Goods and Services Overseas (UKTI DSO) 18 Defence Suppliers Service Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) 18 21st Century Supply Chains (SC21) Programme 18 Published by: Security Clearance 19 Single Source Regulations Offi ce (SSRO) 19 CONTACT POINT DETAILS FOR THE MOD’S KEY SUPPLIERS 19 TRADE BODIES AND ASSOCIATIONS 20 LOCAL ENTERPRISE PARTNERSHIPS 23 Telephone: 0141 332 8247 CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE 24 Email: [email protected] DE&S OPERATING CENTRES 26 Web: www.bipsolutions.com AGENCIES AND OTHER MOD Design: [email protected] TEAMS AND ORGANISATIONS 37 Publishing: [email protected] DIRECTORY OF PRIME CONTRACTORS 43 Advertising: [email protected] INDUSTRY CONTACTS 51 Doing Business with the MOD Edition 23 | 3 1 Front - 1-19.indd 3 6/7/16 11:08 AM The official source of UK MOD contract opportunities The MOD is the single largest customer for UK industry Registration on MOD DCO is absolutely free and brings you access to the following features: >> Access to MOD defence contracts and awards database >> 24/7 Online Search >> Bespoke Daily Email Alert >> MOD Defence Contracts Bulletin (MOD DCB)* MOD DCB is the only official paper source of MOD contract opportunities and brings you: >> All UK MOD Contracts worth over £106,047 >> News and Reports >> Important MOD Announcements >> Special Feature Articles Find out more about MOD DCO or register FREE at: www.contracts.mod.uk * Available through annual subscription DCO1 Front - Advert - 1-19.indd A4.indd 4 1 6/6/166/7/16 10:12 11:08 AM AM MINISTRY OF DEFENCE (MOD) What we do The MOD works with 29 agencies and public bodies: e protect the security, independence and Executive Agencies Winterests of our country at home and abroad. • Defence Electronics and Components Agency We work with our allies and partners whenever • Defence Science and Technology Laboratory possible. Our aim is to ensure that the Armed Forces • UK Hydrographic Office have the training, equipment and support necessary Executive Non-Departmental Public Bodies for their work, and that we keep within budget. • National Army Museum • National Museum of the Royal Navy Responsibilities • Royal Air Force Museum We have 7 military tasks: • Single Source Regulations Office • defending the UK and its overseas territories Advisory Non-Departmental Public Bodies • providing strategic intelligence • Advisory Committee on Conscientious Objectors • providing nuclear deterrence • Armed Forces’ Pay Review Body • supporting civil emergency organisations in times of crisis • Central Advisory Committee on Pensions and Compensation • defending our interests by projecting power strategically and • Defence Nuclear Safety Committee through expeditionary interventions • providing a defence contribution to UK influence • Defence Scientific Advisory Council • providing security for stabilisation • Independent Medical Expert Group • National Employer Advisory Board Priorities • Nuclear Research Advisory Council Our priorities are: The official source of UK • Scientific Advisory Committee on the Medical Implications of • to continue to bring stability to Afghanistan as part of the Less-Lethal Weapons international task force • Veterans Advisory and Pensions Committees MOD contract opportunities • to fulfil our ongoing defence commitments at home and across the world Public Corporations • to be fully prepared to take on a wide range of other military • The Oil and Pipelines Agency operations, as they develop Others The MOD is the single largest • to continue the transformation of defence through the • Advisory Group on Military Medicine restructuring of the Armed Forces to create a simpler and • Defence Academy of the United Kingdom more effective organisation at a lower cost to the taxpayer customer for UK industry • Defence Sixth Form College Who we are Registration on MOD DCO is absolutely free • Defence and Security Media Advisory Committee The Ministry of Defence has permanent and casual civilian • Fleet Air Arm Museum and brings you access to the following features: personnel, including Royal Fleet Auxiliaries, Trading Funds and • Reserve Forces’ and Cadets’ Associations locally engaged civilians. • Royal Marines Museum >> Access to MOD defence contracts The UK Regular Forces comprise full-time trained and untrained personnel in the: • Royal Navy Submarine Museum and awards database • Royal Navy • Service Complaints Ombudsman >> 24/7 Online Search • Army • Service Prosecuting Authority • Royal Air Force • United Kingdom Reserve Forces Association >> Bespoke Daily Email Alert (MOD DCB)* >> MOD Defence Contracts Bulletin DEFENCE EQUIPMENT AND SUPPORT (DE&S) MOD DCB is the only official paper source of MOD contract opportunities and brings you: What we do Responsibilities e are a bespoke trading entity and arm’s length We are responsible for: >> All UK MOD Contracts worth over £106,047 Wbody of the Ministry of Defence. We manage a • the procurement and support of ships, submarines, aircraft, vast range of complex projects to buy and support vehicles, weapons and supporting services >> News and Reports all the equipment and services that the Royal Navy, • general requirements including food, clothing, medical British Army and Royal Air Force need to operate supplies and temporary accommodation >> Important MOD Announcements effectively. We work closely with industry, including • inventory management • British Forces Post Office >> Special Feature Articles through partnering agreements and private finance initiatives. • Submarine Dismantling Project Priorities Who we are • providing the right equipment to the Armed Forces and supporting Find out more about MOD DCO or register FREE at: DE&S employs approximately 12,500 civil servants and military it, while delivering better value for money to the taxpayer personnel around the UK and overseas and our headquarters are • transforming the organisation so that it can better support in Bristol. the Armed Forces www.contracts.mod.uk * Available through annual subscription Doing Business with the MOD Edition 23 | 5 DCO - Advert A4.indd 1 6/6/16 10:12 AM 1 Front - 1-19.indd 5 6/7/16 11:08 AM PROCUREMENT AT THE MOD Our approach the best value for money to HM Government. (See ‘European Procurement Law’, ‘Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU)’, e are committed to achieving our requirements, ‘OJEU Advertising Thresholds’ and ‘Tenders Electronic Daily (TED)’ Won behalf of the UK Government, by developing