Membership

Membership of the Greater Lincolnshire Regional Defence and Security Cluster is open to traditional and non-traditional defence and security businesses, defence sector supply chain and research institutions.

The Cluster covers businesses located within, or linked to, the defence sector within Greater Lincolnshire.

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Membership Services

Membership of the network provides members with:

  • Exclusive access to a programme of networking events
  • Network access such as matching to Defence challenges, University academics and contractors
  • SME access to UKDI and DSTL funding calls
  •  Commercialisation and export support
  • The opportunity to promote the activity of your organisation to local and national supply chains.
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What We Provide

Security

  • Access to secure facilities/infrastructure and advice on facility accreditation
  • Support with the administration of personnel clearances
  • Access to local IT and cyber security services, advice and guidance

ESG/Social Value

  • Webinars and workshops on meeting Government requirements
  • Boiler plate responses and exemplar action plans for bids
  • Pooling and sharing initiatives, i.e. electric cars, recycling schemes

Bidding/Bid Writing

  • Pooled upskilling courses for bid and proposal writing, e.g. Shipley
  • Shared lessons learned and expert practitioner workshops and webinars
  • Access to regional and sector specific Red Team services (under NDA) for major bids and proposals

MOD Employer Recognition Scheme

  • Focused liaison with RFCA and MOD Defence Relationship Management with shared network events
  • Experienced-based advice, mentoring and guidance with Armed Forces Covenant and progression through Employer Recognition Scheme

Trade

  • Regional and sector liaison and coordination with DIT
  • Mentoring, webinars, how-to-guides, experience-led support to export/import processes

Frameworks

  • Advice and guidance on accessing and monitoring Defence and Security commercial and contracting frameworks
  • Automated notification service for contract opportunities

Governance/Commercial

  • Advice and guidance through mentoring and workshops on organisational and commercial governance
  • Potential for pooling of board advisors and NEDs

GLRDSC membership is currently free for all membership types. This model will be reviewed annually and amended as necessary to ensure a sustainable operating model; further details will be shared at an appropriate time.

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Together, we bring regional leadership, national innovation expertise, and academic strength to drive collaboration and accelerate defence and security innovation across Greater Lincolnshire.

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