Author: Andrew Perry

The Coronavirus crisis means that procurement is facing very challenging times. In some cases, the need to respond quickly to emergency needs arising from the

DPRTE 2020 is hosting a pre-event webinar on Monday 8 June at 11 am. Not to be missed, the “Building the Defence Estates Infrastructure &

In the past we have written about how the MOD achieves sustainable procurement but is the organising achieving its targets? The National Audit Office (NAO)

The military is doing everything it can to protect its troops and the nation in the fight against Coronavirus. The military’s response to COVID-19 is

It is unsurprising that the COVID-19 crisis is influencing global supply chains. In the case of ongoing procurements, suppliers may fail to meet their contractual

The Scottish Government extended the National Planning Framework 4 (NPF4) Call for Ideas from 31 March to 30 April, due to the coronavirus pandemic. Closing

  In countries across the world, healthcare sectors have been hit hard by the Coronavirus pandemic. Mid-April, the US death toll from the virus passed

We have recently given defence suppliers information on how the MOD is supporting the UK’s coronavirus response. As the coronavirus crisis evolves, Defence Online has confirmed

For new and existing suppliers within the defence sector in the UK, regularly monitoring the procurement activity of the Ministry of Defence (MOD) and Defence

Defence Procurement, Research, Technology & Exportability (DPRTE) 2020 is the leading annual defence procurement and supply chain event in the UK. Due to the ongoing

The Ministry of Defence is working alongside the UK Government to tackle the global COVID-19 pandemic. The MOD has announced it will boost the numbers

It has become clear, in recent years, that machine learning and AI are transforming how the defence and cyber security sector works. The possibilities with

Defence Contracts International (DCI) hosts the largest defence database in Europe, combining market-leading business intelligence tools and rich data to support organisations to grow in

On the afternoon of Thursday 6 February, Public Finance Secretary Kate Forbes MSP announced the Scottish budget for 2020/21 live from Holyrood. This was unusual

Spending on equipment and support accounts for roughly 40% of the Ministry of Defence budget. The MOD delegates the bulk of its equipment and support

Planning for Scotland’s fourth National Planning Framework (NPF4) is officially under way. In early January 2020, the Scottish Government announced NPF4 is in the pre-early

Defence Contracts International (DCI) hosts the largest defence tenders database in Europe. DCI’s defence tenders are not only available from the MOD in the UK

Early engagement with buyers is a crucial element in pursuing a successful procurement strategy in the defence sector for all procurement professionals. In the ‘Small