Defence Research 2010 is the only official UK MOD event to present the whole of the MOD’s £450 million annual research investment to the industry, academia and other suppliers, alongside key members of the MOD and Armed Services.  To find out more or to register as a delegate, visit http://www.defenceresearch.co.uk/

For more about Tessella and the defence sector, visit http://www.tessella.com/markets-clients/public-sector/defence/

Oxford, UK | 4 February 2010. Tessella, the information technology and consulting services company selected by R&D, science and engineering leaders for business-critical assignments is pleased to announce the appointment of Air Marshal Sir Peter Norriss as its Military Adviser. Sir Peter will guide Tessella on how its capabilities can best serve the UK Ministry of Defence, its research providers and prime contractors and seek to address the wider UK National Security market. Sir Peter comments, “I have known of Tessella for a number of years now and am attracted by their combination of innovation and pragmatism. Their efforts are already addressing key operational challenges such as helping develop new techniques for IED detection and improving safety through the application of advanced mathematical models for munitions storage and testing. I am excited by the prospect of working with such a professional team.”

Alan Gaby, Director at Tessella, said, “It’s a privilege to be working with Sir Peter, he brings a wealth of understanding and experience to the business and will act as a sales force multiplier. His views are widely respected and his thought leadership will enable Tessella to reach previously under-developed areas of our target market.”

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For decades, Tessella has been successfully delivering IT and consulting services to world leaders in R&D, science and engineering. We enable our clients in life sciences, energy, the public sector, and consumer industries to achieve a wide range of objectives, including, forecasting floods, developing fusion power, enhancing military sensor capability, improving drug discovery and development efficiency, and reducing risk to health and the environment in the extraction and production of oil and gas. With offices in Europe and North America, global companies rely on Tessella for business critical assignments.

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To find out more about APACT 2010 or to register online, visit www.apact.co.uk

Tessella, the information technology and consulting services company selected by R&D, science and engineering leaders for business-critical assignments are proud to announce that it has been accepted as a subcontractor on a two year contract with s.com Group Ltd, the leading manpower specialist focused on supporting programmes in the aviation, defence, engineering, government, technology and telecommunications industry sectors, as of the 12th April 2009.

The Framework contract, commenced on 1 April 2009, provides for consultancy support for the provision of capability and expertise in “Information Systems/Information Technology Applications and Software Development consultancy.”

Following their successful PQQ submission and down selection for the ITT, (Prime) s.com identified and subsequently invited Tessella to become part of their bid (sub contractor). A quality bid offering a holistic approach with exceptional value for money was essential for success. This key point was identified early by s.com in what was clearly going to be a very competitive selection process against many other competitive bids from a significant number of traditional, larger and very capable Defence companies. In meeting this key point the unique qualities and capability that Tessella were able to offer and the significant contribution that could be added to the bid were well recognized by s.com .

The subsequent inclusion of the Tessella brand and capability was a significant bid multiplier, enabling s.com to demonstrate a quality offering and value for money that was clearly recognized by the MOD.

This new arrangement will provide Tessella a further Route to market into the MOD.

Related news:  MOD extends agreement with Tessella for Technical Support

Accurate tracking of individual soldiers in a combat environment is a challenging but important requirement. Ian’s talk ‘Positioning technology for personnel in GPS denied environments’ will cover:

• Key requirements of a personnel tracking system for military users
• Technical approaches to the task
• State of the art in commercial systems
• Areas of ongoing development

The day was attended by senior technology specialists and procurement officials from DSTL and the MoD, representatives from their key suppliers and innovative SMEs offering new location and timing technology applicable to this market.

If you were unable to join us at the seminar but would like further information on Tessella’s services to the defence sector, please visit www.tessella.com/markets-clients/public-sector/defence, call 01438 749886, or email info@tessella.com

The FATS scheme helps clients with the MoD to obtain value for money by providing a route that enables them to buy the technical services via the FATS scheme, the MoD gains easy access to companies who can provide technical support, but with contracting made faster and more efficient through pre-agreed terms and conditions and standard tasking forms.  MoD purchasers can identify individual FATS members’ expertise by consulting a Market Knowledge Matrix.  For more information, please email info@tessella.com.