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| Formed | 2 April 2007 |
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| Jurisdiction | United Kingdom |
| Headquarters | MoD Abbey Wood, Bristol, England 51°30′12″N 2°33′33″W / 51.5033°N 2.55917°W |
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| Parent department | Ministry of Defence |
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| Website | https://des.mod.uk/ |
Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) is a trading entity and joint-defence organisation within the UK Ministry of Defence. It began operating on 2 April 2007, following the merger of the MoD's Defence Procurement Agency and the Defence Logistics Organisation, under the Chief Executive Officer of Defence Equipment and Support.[1]
In 2022, the DE&S workforce was around 11,500[2] with the majority based at MoD Abbey Wood in Bristol.[3]
Defence Equipment and Support was established on 2 April 2007 with General Sir Kevin O'Donoghue as its first CEO.[4]
Responsibility for 'Logistics, Commodities and Services' (including storage and delivery of non-weaponry equipment, such as food and clothing, to soldiers)[5] was contracted out to the private sector in 2015 under an arrangement that included the transfer of 1,100 staff and construction of a new Defence Fulfilment Centre at MoD Donnington.[6]
In September 2022, Andy Start was appointed CEO of the organisation, joining from an executive role in Capita plc and replacing Air Marshal Sir Simon Bollom.[7]
On 1 April 2024, the former Defence Electronics & Components Agency was merged into the wider DE&S organisation to form an autonomous operating centre to be known as DE&S Deca.[8][9]
DE&S manages over 600 defence procurement and support programmes for the UK's armed services.[10]
As of 2016 the main locations (with staff numbers) were:[6]
This article incorporates text published under the British Open Government Licence: "Defence Equipment and Support Corporate Plan 2016 – 2019" (PDF). www.gov.uk. MOD UK, p.3. 2015. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
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