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Defence Engage
Making Defence Accessible

Making Defence Accessible

Connecting suppliers
to the Defence industry

 

Defence Engage is a member-only marketplace network, super-charging supplier discoverability and connectivity in the Defence supply chain.

Primes can tap into our SME community to increase innovation and supplier diversification. Suppliers, whether established in defence or not, this is the chance to get in front of the most influential people in the solution selection and procurement process.

Enquire with the team Why Defence Engage

Discover

Discover

Innovations, products, technologies, services and new partners

Network

Newtork

Make the most of online and in-person networking sessions

Matchmaking

networkNew business opportunities through matching suppliers to buyer requirements 

Knowledge

Opportunities

Contract updates, budget news, project insights, Industry Challenges

WHO CAN JOIN DEFENCE ENGAGE

SMEs & Suppliers

Marketers & lead generators

Marketing, PR and product lead roles

  • Present brand positioning and competitor differentiation
  • Showcase your products & capabilities to prospective buyers or partners
  • Generate new sales leads, both direct and warm leads
  • Assess the quality of your leads
  • Analyse campaign effectiveness for your activities

 

Sales & business development

Business leaders, sales and business development roles

  • Find new business opportunities
  • Understand contracts, requirements, budgets and best approach 
  • Proactively find relevant contacts at Primes or key target companies
  • Research competitors 
  • Identify potential partners for joint bids or product development

Buyers & Primes

Procurement & supply chain professionals 

Procurement, category, programme, supply chain managers

  • Discover groundbreaking products and innovations
  • Source new suppliers, beyond your current network
  • Assess quickly which suppliers are worth having discussions with
  • Share criteria to attract relevant pitches and reduce time-wasting
  • Position your company as an attractive partner for SMEs
  • Enhance your competitive edge for bids with innovation increased speed to market

 

Procurement influencers

Engineers, technical, pre-sales roles

  • Spot innovations, new products & techniques from Defence and other industries
  • Explore products & innovations that you could recommend to your business
  • Refine specifications for future requirements 
  • Get timely access to suppliers and innovations online  

  • SMEs create jobs, skills, productivity, and wealth. They move fast, take risk, and challenge received wisdoms with their disruptive ideas. But they struggle to access the Defence market. Defence Engage is the fix for this.
    General Sir Chris Deverell, KCB, MBE (Ret.)
    Founder of Deverell Innovation Ventures and former founder of jHub

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