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Plain-language definitions of every Defence & Security Procurement term that shows up in government tender work.
Article 346 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union allows EU member states to exclude specific contracts from the application of EU public procurement rules where disclosure of the information involved would be contrary to the essential security interests of the state.
Read definitionA classified contract is a public contract where the subject matter, performance, or documentation requires protection under national or international security classification rules, obliging both the contracting authority and the contractor to handle all associated information according to the relevant security regulations.
Read definitionThe Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 (DSPCR) are the UK domestic regulations that transposed Directive 2009/81/EC, governing the procurement of military equipment, sensitive security equipment, and related works and services by UK contracting authorities, and which remain in force post-Brexit under UK law.
Read definitionDirective 2009/81/EC is the EU's specialised procurement law governing the award of contracts for military equipment, sensitive security equipment, and related works and services, balancing open competition with the confidentiality and security requirements unique to defence markets.
Read definitionThe European Defence Agency (EDA) is an EU agency that supports member states in improving their defence capabilities through cooperation, facilitates collaborative research and procurement, and promotes an open and competitive European defence equipment market.
Read definitionThe European Defence Fund (EDF) is an EU instrument providing grants to collaborative defence research and development projects undertaken by companies and research bodies from at least three EU member states, aiming to reduce duplication, build European industrial capability, and strengthen the EU's strategic autonomy.
Read definitionA Facility Security Clearance (FSC) is a formal determination by a national security authority that a company and its premises meet the physical, personnel, and information security standards required to store, process, or handle classified information up to a specified level.
Read definitionGovernment-to-government (G2G) defence procurement is an arrangement in which one national government acquires military equipment, systems, or services directly from another national government, bypassing commercial competition and relying on the inter-state relationship to govern supply terms, pricing, and assurance.
Read definitionAn Industrial Participation Programme (IPP) is a government policy framework that requires foreign defence suppliers awarded major contracts to deliver defined levels of economic activity, technology transfer, or subcontracting within the purchasing nation's industrial base, as a condition of or companion to the prime contract award.
Read definitionThe NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) is NATO's principal logistics, support, and procurement organisation, managing multinational acquisition programmes, system-level sustainment contracts, and commodities procurement on behalf of NATO and its member nations.
Read definitionOffset in defence procurement refers to the industrial, commercial, or economic conditions imposed by a purchasing government on a foreign defence supplier, requiring the supplier to generate economic activity, technology transfer, or industrial participation within the buyer's country as part of or in return for a major defence contract.
Read definitionA Personnel Security Clearance (PSC) is a formal government determination that an individual has been vetted and is eligible to access classified information up to a specified level, based on assessments of their identity, background, reliability, and loyalty.
Read definitionIn the procurement context, a security clearance is a formal determination by a national security authority that an organisation or individual is eligible to access classified information or facilities up to a specified level, and is a mandatory prerequisite for participation in many defence and security contracts.
Read definitionSecurity of supply in defence procurement refers to the assurance that a contracting authority needs that a supplier can deliver and sustain the contracted goods or services reliably, including under demanding operational conditions, crises, or geopolitical disruptions, without compromising national or allied security.
Read definitionSensitive equipment in the procurement context refers to goods, systems, or technologies that require special security handling, controlled access, or restricted trade because of their actual or potential application in defence, intelligence, critical infrastructure protection, or other security-relevant uses.
Read definitionA Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR) is a government-level assessment that sets out a nation's strategic security objectives, identifies the threats it faces, and determines the capabilities, force structures, and procurement programmes required to meet those objectives over a defined planning horizon.
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