Title page
Contents
Foreword by the Minister for Defence Procurement 3
Foreword by Andrea Hough and Andrew Forzani, co-chairs of the Defence Suppliers Forum SME Working Group 4
Section 1. Introduction 5
Section 2. Key Facts 6
Section 3. Adding Value: SME Contributions to Defence 8
Section 4. Our Action Plan 13
4.1. Industry as a Strategic Asset 13
4.2. Acquisition and Procurement Policy 15
4.3. Technology and "Pull Through" 17
Section 5. Targets and Reporting 22
Annex A. Doing Business with our Strategic Suppliers 24
Annex B. Further information and websites 26
Annex C. The National Defence Focused Trade Associations 28
Annex D. Progress since 2019 29
Annex E. How government calculates SME spend figures 30
Annex F. Summary of Commitments 31
Annex G. Note on the definition of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises 34
Annex H. Summary of 2021 Survey of Defence SMEs 35