The Ministry of Defence (MOD) recently published the Defence SME Action Plan outlining its ambitions to improve relationships with small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The MOD is committed to supporting SMEs seeking to work in defence, whether contracting directly with the MOD or through larger prime contractors and has set an ambitious target that 25% ...
The Prime Minister has visited a Merseyside dockyard as he announced a £4 billion injection into the UK’s regional shipbuilding industry to create tens of thousands of high-quality jobs. The Government envisage the multi-billion pound investment will galvanise and support shipyards and suppliers across the UK, delivering a pipeline of more ...
The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has released its refreshed ‘SME Action Plan’. The key document outlines ambitions to improve relationships with small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), focusing on procurement models and how best to support innovation and exports for UK suppliers. Minister for Defence Procurement Jeremy Quin: “We want cutting-edge and innovative ...
Marlborough Communications Limited (MCL) and its technology partner, Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), have been awarded a contract to deliver demonstrations of their highly-automated ground and air resupply network, providing innovative capability based on the latest autonomous technology as part of Project Theseus. This contract with Future Capabilities Group within the Ministry ...