UK MOD Defence Supplier Guidance Series

The following articles and papers have been compiled by Jeffrey Strategic as high-level guidance for defence and aerospace suppliers interested in doing business with the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD):

Doing Business with the UK Ministry of Defence

Launched in December 2005, the UK MOD Defence Industrial Strategy (DIS) aims to improve how military equipment, supplies and services are procured and supported...

Smart Acquisition (SA) is a long-term initiative to improve the way the MOD acquires defence capability...

The CADMID cycle has been used by the MOD since 1999 to deliver equipment capability within agreed performance, cost and time parameters...

Procurement competition has enabled the provision of world-class equipment for the Armed Forces at an affordable cost and has assisted UK industry in winning competitions overseas...

The Codes of Practice are intended to demonstrate a commitment by the MOD and its suppliers to the establishment of mutually satisfactory relationships...

The concept of Availability Contracting, a process by which defence contractors are paid according to the amount of time that an asset is available...

Partnering is about achieving best value for all parties, by adopting a flexible and innovative approach unrestrained by artificial barriers between buyer and supplier...

There are a number of general tools and techniques which can help to enhance the partnering relationship between buyer and supplier in MOD procurement...

Strategic partnering between industry and the MOD has been identified as a critical initiative for the successful implementation of the Defence Industrial Strategy...

A PFI involves public sector organisations such as the MOD commissioning a private contractor to provide a service for an agreed period of time...

What it means to be a Tier Zero contractor, examples of implementation, and the characteristics required to operate as one...

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