Market Engagement Conference for the Digital Decision Accelerators for Defence (DDAD) Open Framework

The agenda for the event will include:

• An introduction to ASGARD and the DDAD (suitable for those with no, or limited, pre-requisite knowledge of ASGARD/Defence),

• Collaborative parties from within the Authority organisation presenting on their goals, ambitions, and requirements for the DDAD, and

• The Authority’s commercial team presenting on the potential process and its tailoring to ensure suitability for Small to Medium Enterprises (SMEs).

There will not be live questioning at the event, and interested Suppliers are requested to have cameras and microphones switched off at all times. Should any questions arise from the Conference, there will be a QR code and contact details at the end of the presentation to enable the Authority to respond to your comments or questions directly. You will be asked on the QR link if you are content for us to share your details with other Suppliers (e.g.: for the purpose of, or interest in, forming a consortia) – the default position will be that the Authority shall record, but not share externally, attendance to this Conference (including Supplier names and attendees).  

The Conference shall be hosted virtually via MS Teams (with the link circulated on Thursday 31 July), with speakers from the Authority convening in person where possible. For those unable to attend live, a recording can be made available upon request.

DISCLAIMER: This market engagement is being conducted in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023. This event is for information gathering purposes only (both for the Authority and for interested potential Suppliers) and does not in any way constitute a call for competition. Participation in this exercise will not create any advantage or disadvantage in a potential future procurement process. For further clarity, attendance to this market engagement is not a pre-requisite of future participation of any potential tendering exercise, albeit the material from the session may contain useful context.