Month: October 2020

  Over 1700 participants attended this year’s DPRTE Engage virtual conference. With over 65 sessions and 115+ exhibition booths, there was a lot to learn on the day about defence procurement. Although there were a number of discussion points throughout the day, one thing that was clear is that the

The latest Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) procurement pipeline, published on 5 October 2020, includes over 40 opportunities for construction suppliers. The Procurement Pipeline replaces the Procurement Plan and complements the DIO Commercial Strategy. Estimated contract values within the pipeline range from £200,000 to £113.6 million and there are opportunities for businesses of

Global trends such as shifting balances of power, rising nationalism COVID-19 and the emergence of new digital battlefields, means that UK defence and public sector organisations are becoming more reliant than ever on security suppliers. This ever-evolving environment creates a stimulus to increase investment in defence and the requirement to

Often described as the next battlespace, space is set to play a key role as nations define their future defence strategies.   The UK’s investment into space defence Last summer saw the MOD outline its ambitious space programme, which includes £30 million worth of funding for space projects. The Joint