Ministry of Defence SME Action Plan and What This Means for Suppliers
In this article: What the Ministry of Defence SME Action Plan commits to, and why 2026 marks a turning point for smaller suppliers The headline pledge to grow SME defence spend to £7.5bn a year by summer 2028 How the Defence Office for Small Business Growth and the new SME Commercial Pathway change the rules […]
MoD Publishes SME Action Plan with Ambition to Increase SME Spend by £2.5 Billion by 2028
The Ministry of Defence has set out its most comprehensive commitment to small and medium-sized enterprise growth in a generation, with a 50% increase in SME spend targeted by summer 2028 and a new Office for Small Business Growth leading delivery. The Ministry of Defence has published its SME Action Plan, committing to increase direct […]
Is the Mid-Tier the Smarter First Call? Manchester Summit to Tackle the Route to First Revenue
The UK National Defence Procurement and Supply Chain Summit returns to Manchester’s Kimpton Clocktower Hotel on Thursday 22 October 2026, and the second in our series of session previews turns attention to a part of the defence supply chain that rarely gets the spotlight it deserves: the mid-tier. The session, titled “Working with Mid-Tiers: A […]
Cambridge’s New Whittle Laboratory Opens with £58 Million Facility and Ambition to Generate £30 Billion for UK Economy
The University of Cambridge’s Whittle Laboratory has officially opened a new £58 million facility and hosted the Frank Whittle Summit, bringing together executives from Rolls-Royce, Airbus, Boeing, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Siemens Energy, and leading AI firms alongside senior government and military officials to launch a new mission-led approach to hardware innovation across aerospace, energy, and […]
Leidos and DHL Form Strategic Alliance to Transform UK Defence Logistics Under FDSS Programme
Leidos and DHL Supply Chain have announced a strategic alliance to deliver integrated, resilient, and scalable logistics capabilities in support of the Ministry of Defence’s Future Defence Support Services programme, one of the most significant defence logistics procurements in recent years. Operating as the Logistics and Mission Support Alliance and entering the competitive bidding process […]
715882496 – Provision of Advanced Driver Training Anti-Roll Over Course -UK4
The Advanced Driver Training Anti-Rollover course ensures the standard of RAF Logistics (Driver)s who are required to transport fuel in airfield and road tankers are trained to the very highest standards, in accordance with petroleum industry requirements
Octet R8 System
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