Supply Chain Notice: Boeing Defence UK (BDUK) SME Industry Day for collaboration on UK MOD Business Modernisation for Support (BMfS) opportunity

Boeing Defence UK (BDUK) is seeking Expressions of Interest (EOI) from UK-based Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) to work with us in supporting the requirements for the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) Business Modernisation for Support (BMfS) opportunity.

BMfS is part of Defence Support Transformation, an ambitious portfolio of change programmes improving the way that support is delivered to the frontline and all those working within Defence Support.

BMfS will transform MOD Information Services (IS) Support business processes by introducing new digital services aligned to industry best practice, providing a digitally intelligent, integrated service that will embed modern ways of working into Defence while providing better access to, and exploitation of, data to enhance Support decision making.

BDUK is currently contracted by the UK MOD's Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S) as the Digital Delivery Partner on a variety of logistics and engineering support applications and services.

We are now looking to develop collaborations with innovative UK-based Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) for future MOD IS Defence Support opportunities.

An in-person Industry Day will be held by BDUK on Friday 29th September 2023 in Bristol where SMEs will get the opportunity to further understand the UK MOD IS problem statement and introduce their organisation and the value they can bring during a 1-2-1 session with BDUK representatives (Engineering, Supply Chain, Business Development, Sales, Programme Management).

We want to hear from innovators experienced in applying technology and/or business innovation to engineering and logistics in Defence, or other global asset-based businesses (e.g. oil & gas) through the use of modern technologies, including but not limited to: - Artificial Intelligence (AI) /Machine Learning (ML) applied to logistics, planning and optimisation - Internet of Things (IoT) - Augmented Reality (AR) to increase productivity - Blockchain - Mobility including data sync when off line - Low-Code Application Development Platforms - Health and Usage Monitoring System (HUMS) Analytics