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 More Accessible Route into the Supply Chain?”, makes a direct and practical case that for many companies looking to win their first defence revenue, approaching a prime contractor cold is the wrong first call. The mid-tier, companies sitting between £100 million and £2 billion in…
