Defence and Security Commercial Council

At a glance: the specific commercial environment in this area are explored and informed by Intellect’s Defence & Security Commercial Council, which offers a technology sector view on this market’s unique contractual and legal challenges. The group seeks to improve members’ collective understanding of policy and developments, as well as promote the industry’s consolidated views of this area.

• 22/03/2010  - Defence and Security Commercial Council: The Defence Strategy for Acquisition Reform
• 13/07/2010  - Defence and Security Commercial Council: Phil Cholewick, Deputy Commercial Director, Home Office

 Focus: engaging with government departments, Intellect members, the MOD and OGC. Sharing expertise and experience in the commercial aspects of Defence & Security. By means of a programme of regular meetings, including key customer representatives by invitation, the group produces guidance and white papers on specific policy topics associated with contracting.

Key Objectives:

• Facilitate industry’s contribution to contracting issues and policy through dialogue with stakeholders, including responses to formal and informal consultation
• Undertake working groups, as required, to generate position papers and discussion documents for informed debate with Government Departments
• Advice on best practice, including the sharing of experiences and Contracting solutions
• Enhance and maintain members’ awareness of developments in contracting methodologies by Government – specifically focusing on issues associated with the technology sector in Defence and Security, but also, as appropriate, other Government Departments
• Facilitate and encourage networking and collaboration between members and customer stakeholders
• Provide specialist views on issues affecting contracting in the technology sector to the MoD, NAO, NDIC and CPSG as appropriate.

Burning Issues for 2010:

• MoD Acquisition Delivery Reform
• Collaborative ICT Acquisition Approach
• Acquisition Amidst Budget Constraints and the Upcoming Strategic Defence Review
• Impact of Creating a Single Intelligence Account for Security 

Previous Activities:

• Supplier engagement workshops
• Open Systems in C4ISTAR Procurement paper

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