The MoD has put in place the £2.5 billion Business Modernisation for Support (BMfS) programme to upgrade its legacy IT infrastructure and introduce aligned business processes across its bodies. This programme is intended to resolve many of the historic issues the MoD has faced in managing its inventory, however, it is highly complex, transforming services for around 65,000 users across Defence whilst maintaining operations throughout.23 It has also put in place the Future Defence Support Serv...

The MoD has put in place the £2.5 billion Business Modernisation for Support (BMfS) programme to upgrade its legacy IT infrastructure and introduce aligned business processes across its bodies. This programme is intended to resolve many of the historic issues the MoD has faced in managing its inventory, however, it is highly complex, transforming services for around 65,000 users across Defence whilst maintaining operations throughout.23 It has also put in place the Future Defence Support Services (FDSS) transformation programme, which aims to find the best commercial arrangements for inventory management from Type: conclusion | Number: 10 | Response status: accepted Government response: 3.1 The government agrees with the Committee’s recommendation. Target implementation date: January 2025 3.2 There are four programmes within the Support transformation (now retitled Support Major Programmes) portfolio: • Business Modernisation for Support (BMfS). This programme is in transition from