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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Our Members

Our Panel Members

BAE Systems

Leonardo

Lincoln College

Mercury

Metis Aerospace

Metrea Mission Data

Qinetiq

Royal Air Force

University of Lincoln

Our Cluster Members

Advanced Integrated Technologies Limited

Affinity Flight Training Services Ltd

Agincourt

Air & Space Institute

Alan Wood & Partners

Alaris Linwave

APK Industries Ltd

Ascent Flight Training Ltd

Aspire Management Consultancy Ltd

Autrix

Awaking Giants Ltd

Bacon Engineering Ltd

Beretta Defence Technologies BDT

Bernard Holmes Precision

Boeing Defence UK

Bosch Rexroth Ltd

BWB Consulting

Capytech

CATCH (HCF Catch Limited)

CGI

Cobalt Human Solutions Ltd

Control Freaks Ltd

Core Architects

Cre8tive Space

Cubet Ltd

DEA Aviation Ltd

Defence Science and Technology Laboratory

Demux Video Services Ltd

Eagle Eye Innovations

EPA Manufacturing

Equilibrium Risk

EW Solutions Ltd

EY

Faldingworth Defence Ltd

Fenner Precision Polymers

Fenrir Solutions

Frazer-Nash Consultancy Ltd

GeoPura

GMK Limited

Guardian Risk Ltd

Hardfork Ltd

HETA

HiPer Business Solutions

HiTek Electronic Materials Ltd

Holscot Advanced Polymers Limited

Iconic Engineering Solutions

Ingleton Wood LLP

Inzpire

IS3 Ltd

JD2E Ltd

Jolly Good Web

Kahootz

KK Secure

Lincoln Science Innovation Park

Lincolnshire Chamber of Commerce

Lindum Group Ltd

Lone Star Analysis

Maber Architects

MAIAR Limited

MASS

Mercia Ventures

Micrometric Ltd

Musketeer Solutions Ltd

Natwest Bank

Netria.ai

North Kesteven District Council

Nortrak Ltd

PA Consulting

Pick Everard

PLEXSYS Interface Products UK LTD

Pragmatics 3D Ltd

Primetake Ltd

Quantexa

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RINA Tech UK Ltd

RMG Cyber Consulting Ltd

Roxburgh EMC

Sagentia Aviation

Scampton Holdings Ltd

Shield Space

Shift Key Cyber

Sirius Analysis Ltd

South Kesteven District Council

SRC UK

Stirling Defence

SynMax UK Ltd

Team Lincolnshire

TECOSIM Ltd

Tekh Ltd

Teledyne Defence & Space

TG Simulation Ltd

The Armour Group of Companies Ltd

Thornton-Firkin LLP

Tilbury Douglas

TMS Support Solutions Ltd

Wartsila SLS

West Lindsey District Council

Willmott Dixon Construction

YMD Boon

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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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