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MOD procurement system changes and the roll-out of CP&F

Homeland August 31, 2016

The Ministry of Defence will be introducing a new procurement system called Contracting, Purchasing and Finance (CP&F) in September 2016. This new system will provide business and associated changes to enable far-reaching improvements and efficiencies in how the MOD undertakes acquisition. It will provide a single end-to-end capability that streamlines processes ...

SSRO examines a number of MOD single source contracts

Homeland August 12, 2016

The Single Source Regulations Office (SSRO) has challenged £61M of potentially nonallowable costs, whereby contractors charge unnecessarily for goods or services that could result in savings to the taxpayer. The independent regulator has examined a number of ‘single source’ contracts, where the Ministry of Defence chooses to work exclusively with a company. The SSRO has already saved the MOD ...

Notification of P2P system downtime & introduction of the CP&F system

August 10, 2016

The Ministry of Defence is delivering a new fully online, end to end procurement system, which will form the basis of a much improved platform for improved supplier interaction with the Department. The new system is called Contracting, Purchasing and Finance (CP&F). This system will replace the current P2P system. How will ...

MOD celebrates innovation in British defence companies

Air July 9, 2016

Defence Secretary Michael Fallon MP took time out to congratulate award-winning British businesses at the recent Farnborough International Airshow. Mr Fallon met a number of British-based small and medium-sized enterprises which won awards in the MOD-funded Defence Growth Partnership (DGP) Innovation Challenge, run in partnership between the UK Defence Solutions Centre (UKDSC) and the Ministry of Defence. He was ...