The Department intends to build on procurement reforms begun under the previous government to procure faster. It has identified that the biggest problem is that it takes too long to get programmes on contract.31 24 Qq 22 and 40 25 Qq 42 and 43 26 Q 27 27 Qq 40 and 43 28 Qq 44 and 46 29 Q 29; Secretary of State for Defence, Defence Reform, Statement made on 1 April 2025, Statement UIN HCWS573 30 Q 28 31 Q 47 12 Consequently, the Department aspires to reduce the time taken to award a contract f...

The Department intends to build on procurement reforms begun under the previous government to procure faster. It has identified that the biggest problem is that it takes too long to get programmes on contract.31 24 Qq 22 and 40 25 Qq 42 and 43 26 Q 27 27 Qq 40 and 43 28 Qq 44 and 46 29 Q 29; Secretary of State for Defence, Defence Reform, Statement made on 1 April 2025, Statement UIN HCWS573 30 Q 28 31 Q 47 12 Consequently, the Department aspires to reduce the time taken to award a contract for the most complex programmes from six years to two years, and for programmes in the second segment from three years to one year.32 The Department is al Type: conclusion | Number: 18 | Response status: accepted Government response: 3.1 The government agrees with the Committee’s recommendation. Target implementation date: June 2026 3.2 The department’s procurement reforms are building on previous initiatives and will go further. Teams delivering the national ‘arsenal’, the defence industrial stra