DTEP Industry Panel Support-CF

This Contract has been awarded. The contract is for the provision of DTEP Industry Panel Support. The Supplier will be required to develop and maintain a pool of industry panel members. The panels should be comprised of experts from industry, who should be volunteers from relevant UK organisations and will give their time to support the Programme. Panel members are expected to be senior employees of MOD's Prime or Tier 1 Defence suppliers, able to speak with authority to the MOD Enduring Capability Challenges and DTEP Technical Areas. The Supplier will be required to schedule and arrange Project Review Panel(s) (PRP), there will be two types of PRPs that will occur at the 'Review' and 'Pitch' stages of the DTEP Delivery Process. The 'Review' PRP will review and provide early feedback on the DTEP Outline Project Proposals. The 'Review' PRP will be delivered virtually. The 'Pitch' PRP will provide applicants with the opportunity to present their project proposal to the industry panel (in a 'dragon's den style' pitch) and receive further feedback. The 'Pitch' PRP will be delivered face to face, offered at a range of locations across the UK, although a hybrid option should be made available as required. The Supplier will be required to attend relevant DTEP Programme Board meetings. The Supplier shall promote DTEP to appropriate SMEs to support in identifying potential applicants and projects. Proposed promotional activities to eligible suppliers will be assessed as part of tender response.