In the second in our series of interviews with defence SMEs, we speak with Bernard Parsons, CEO of Becrypt, about the Defence supply chain and the needs of the technology industry when engaging with the government. Becrypt was founded in 2001 by Bernard and three former colleagues, to meet the growing security requirements of mobile technology […]
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Defence Secretary, Sir Michael Fallon, has announced that the baseline profit rate for contracts under the Single Source Contract Regulations will be reduced from 8.95% to 7.46% from 1st April 2017. The intention is to give better value for money to taxpayers and fairer profits for industry, with all savings being reinvested to provide new […]
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The SSRO has launched its new Defence Contracts Analysis and Reporting System (DefCARS 2). The new DefCARS website has launched on-schedule, and replaces the previous system (DefCARS 1), which has been in use since April 2015. DefCARS is the central system for the capture, storage and analysis of all data submitted in accordance with the […]
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Dstl’s Kaggle competition has been a huge success, receiving over 5,000 entries, equivalent to over £2.5M in research. The data science competition was run via Kaggle, the world’s largest data science competition community. This is the first time UK Government has worked with an online community in this way. The purpose of the competition was […]
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The National Audit Office has today released its findings on the MODs Carrier Strike programme. The NAO has been investigating the MOD progress on delivering the new aircraft carriers as well as their strike capability. This will be the third report from NAO on Ministry of Defence progress, with the last report (in 2013) looking […]
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We preview what’s on offer in DPRTE’s Supply Chain and Partnering zone. In its Ten Year Equipment Plan 2012-2022 the Ministry of Defence sets out its forecast expenditure plans worth almost £160 billion. These will deliver and support the equipment required to meet the Armed Forces’ future objectives and obligations. The Supply Chain and Partnering Knowledge […]
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Becrypt, the leading cyber security specialist, has launched a new secure desktop solution. The Paradox solution was unveiled this week at CYBERUK 2017, the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC)’s cyber security and IA event. Designed to provide an uncompromised combination of security, usability and efficiency, the Paradox solution will assist organisations moving to cloud, virtualised […]
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This acquisition will result in the award of one Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract for multi-discipline Architect-Engineer (AE) services in support of the Department of the Navy���s (DON) Environmental Restoration (ER) Program consis
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City District (NWK), intends to issue a solicitation for Design-Build and Design-Bid-Build construction services. This is a two Phase Best Value Tradeoff solicitation for offers for Firm Fixed-Price Multiple Award
Portsmouth Naval Base is set to turn from Navy Blue to Green in its latest environmental drive. The base has welcomed a new fleet of electric vans alongside the introduction of a Loan Bike Scheme, as part of transport and health initiatives being implemented at the base. The drive will help cut down on congestion, […]
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Travis Perkins, the UK’s leading Builders Merchant, has become the latest company to sign up to the Armed Forces Covenant, bringing the total number of companies committing to support to UK’s military to 1,500. The Company is committed to supporting members of the Armed Forces and already has ex forces and serving personnel working across […]
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With the ramifications of a possible General Election, second Scottish Referendum and the complicated withdrawal from the EU currently on the agenda, the NCSC is hoping to avoid the series of embarrassing cyber breaches prevalent within the US Presidential Election, by offering UK’s political parties assistance with their cyber security. Ciaran Martin, CEO of the […]
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Event organiser BiP has some great tools to help your business win in the defence market – come and see us at DPRTE’s Defence Procurement Centre. DPRTE’s official event organiser is the BiP Group, a company which specialises in helping the public and private sectors work more effectively together. At the Defence Procurement Centre we […]
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NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has published his annual report and underlined the importance of increasing defence budgets in face of the shifting security landscape. The report highlighted how the alliance had made strides towards increasing its spending on defence with 23 allies increasing their expenditure in real terms by 3.8 %, which added up to […]
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Here we preview the appearance at DPRTE of Professor Trevor Taylor of RUSI, who will present an expert view on Brexit and its impact on the UK defence sector. Brexit means Brexit, we are told, but what will it mean for defence acquisition in the UK? This is a question which will be addressed at […]
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The Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) has told the leaders of Britain’s political parties that they are at risk from Russian cyber attacks. According to The Sunday Times, Ciaran Martin, Chief Executive of GCHQ’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has written to political parties advising them of steps to take to avoid falling victim to potential hacking. […]
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