Commercial X acquires innovative military capability which creates advantage and increases value to Defence​.

Commercial X will change MOD procurement processes by focussing on digital solutions.

Video: What is Commercial X?

Commercial X officers:

• use new freedoms and a different approach to risk to create innovative commercial approaches
• develop alternative routes to market and encourage approaches from small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs)
• share best practice

Commercial X is working with suppliers to address entry barriers to MOD for SMEs.

Why Commercial X exists

Technology is developing at pace and Defence needs to adopt commercial approaches that can exploit changing technology. Commercial X promotes this with:

• new freedoms to operate
• simpler governance
• redesigned processes
• supporting technology
• a team of commercial officers trained to operate within this model

How Commercial X works

Commercial X will bring new technologies to users faster. It will speed up delivery and ensure that front line forces have the technology they need to meet changing requirements. Commercial X will also expand delivered technology across Defence and make it part of the MOD’s new Digital backbone.

How to get involved as a supplier

The

• Procurement Ministryat ofMOD Defence– Procurementinformation processon -selling wheregoods or services to findthe contractMinistry opportunities

  of Defence

• The Defence Sourcing Portal - - the official source of MODadvertised contractcontracts opportunities
  from the Ministry of Defence
• Find contracts in technology and research and development with the Ministry of Defence

Contact

Email: DefComrcl-ComrclX@mod.uk