Note: This is an in-person event only and will be limited to two delegates per supplier.
The FJCAST project within the Ministry of Defence (MOD) is hosting an industry day where suppliers will have the opportunity to hear the proposed FJCAST service, its scope and high-level requirements including user scenarios. The primary aim of this EME event is to gain an understanding of industry’s suggested approaches to this procurement. This event is the first Early Market Engagement (EME) event prior to a procurement release on the Defence Sourcing Portal (DSP) in 2025.
About FJCAST
The FJCAST (Future Joint Command and Staff Training) service is to be designed to deliver effective combined collective training exercises for commanders and staff in preparation for contingent operations in accordance with JSP822 Volume 3 and the Defence Exercise Programme (DXP). The service is to facilitate a level of support for development and delivery by including simulation and fusion doctrine as well as multi-domain integration. Primarily encompassing the five areas of operations: Maritime, Land, Air, Space and Cyber. Key deliverables will be Tier 3 & 4 level training exercises, Joint Task Force (JTF), computer assisted (CAX), dynamically scripted, command post exercises (CPXs) for UK Defence within the UK and overseas. Exercises may involve Other Government Departments (OGD)/Non-Government Organisations, Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF), NATO, EU or Coalition Partner framework basis, and other International Organisations.
During the EME event supplier representatives will be briefed by the Senior Responsible Owner (SRO), programme management and project team providing insight in to the vision of a FJCAST service, requirements and scenarios, the forthcoming commercial process and the project delivery indicative timeline.
The Prior Information Notice (PIN) for this opportunity can be found here.
Fred Sugden
Fred Sugden
Fred is responsible for techUK's activities across the Defence and National Security sectors, working to provide members with access to key stakeholders across the Defence and National Security community. Before taking on the role of Associate Director for Defence and National Security, Fred joined techUK in 2018, working as the Programme Head for Defence at techUK, leading the organisation's engagement with the Ministry of Defence. Before joining techUK, he worked at ADS, the national trade association representing Aerospace, Defence, Security & Space companies in the UK.
Fred is responsible for techUK’s market engagement and policy development activities across the Defence and National Security sectors, working closely with various organisations within the Ministry of Defence, and across the wider National Security and Intelligence community. Fred works closely with many techUK member companies that have an interest in these sectors, and is responsible for the activities of techUK's senior Defence & Security Board. Working closely with techUK's Programme Head for Cyber Security, Fred oversees a broad range of activities for techUK members.
Outside of work, Fred's interests include football (a Watford FC fan) and skiing.
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Jeremy Wimble
Jeremy Wimble
Jeremy is the programme manager responsible for the defence programme, which works to help the UK's defence technology sector align itself with the Ministry of Defence including Defence Digital.
Prior to joining techUK, from 2016-2024 Jeremy was International Security Programme Manager at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI). In that role he coordinated the team’s research and impact activities for funders including the FCDO and US Department of Defense, as well as business development and strategy.
Jeremy has a MA in International Relations from the University of Birmingham and a BA (Hons) in Politics & Social Policy from Swansea University.
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