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References we actually use.
This sheet is maintained as a working reference for clients, associates and fellow practitioners across the defence acquisition community — the organisations, institutions and bodies that frame the work described elsewhere in this document set. It is kept the way we keep everything: numbered, annotated and reviewed.
Each entry carries a line of context and its web address, cited in full so it can be checked at source. Citation is not endorsement, and no affiliation is implied unless stated. If a reference you rely on is missing — or one listed here has lapsed — tell us. An index improves the way any controlled document does: by amendment.
MoD & Government
The department, its delivery arm, and its science, safety, standards and vetting bodies.
IDX-02Professional Institutions
The chartered institutions and framework custodians behind the disciplines we practise.
IDX-03Industry & Community
Trade associations nationally, and the south coast network the firm works from.
Section 02 / MoD & Government6 lines · VCUK-WEB-004
The client side of the desk.
The bodies that define how UK defence equipment is procured, supported, regulated and cleared — the landscape every programme we support operates within.
Ministry of Defence
The department in which every UK equipment programme ultimately sits — policy, organisation and published guidance.
Defence Equipment & Support
The MoD's equipment procurement and support organisation at Abbey Wood — the working home of Defence Equipment Acquisition.
Defence Science & Technology Laboratory
The MoD's own science and technology laboratory — the analysis and evidence base behind acquisition decisions.
Defence Safety Authority
The MoD's independent safety regulator — the authority a Safety Case is ultimately written to satisfy.
UK Defence Standardization
Custodian of the Defence Standards — the Def Stan backbone that frames ILS and supportability deliverables.
United Kingdom Security Vetting
The government's vetting authority — the body behind the SC clearances our consultants hold.
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Where the standard is set.
The institutions and framework custodians that define professional practice in the engineering and project management disciplines Victory consultants work in.
Association for Project Management
The chartered body for the project profession — the benchmark for P3M practice in the UK.
Engineering Council
Regulator of the UK engineering profession — holds the national register and sets the standard for chartered and incorporated engineers.
Institution of Engineering & Technology
One of the world's largest engineering institutions — professional home to engineers across the disciplines defence draws on.
Institution of Mechanical Engineers
The professional institution for mechanical engineering — much of defence equipment's engineering heartland.
PeopleCert
Custodian of the PRINCE2 and ITIL frameworks in which Victory consultants are qualified.
Safety & Reliability Society
The professional society for safety and reliability practitioners — the community of practice around Safety Cases and R&M.
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The industry, organised.
The associations through which the defence industry speaks with one voice — national bodies first, then the south coast community Victory Consulting works from.
ADS Group
The UK trade association for aerospace, defence, security and space — the industry's collective voice.
Team Defence Information
The joint MoD–industry association for through-life information and data in defence support.
techUK
The technology trade association — its defence programme covers the digital side of the sector.
Amendments
Propose an amendment to this sheet.
If an organisation belongs on this index — or a reference here has lapsed — send it over with a line of context. Suggestions from practitioners are what keep a working reference worth keeping. And if what you actually have is a requirement, skip the index and speak to us directly.