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About us

Your defence and security partner in today’s complex world

Our vision is to be the leading provider of professional services that deliver resilience, reduce risk and maximise operational effectiveness in the UK Defence and Security sectors.

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It is our mission to ensure you achieve operational effectiveness through personnel preparedness, asset readiness, complete with effective risk management.

We bridge the gap between concept and operational capability, providing cutting-edge solutions for defence, government, security and highly regulated industries. We deliver end to end solutions combining expertise in capability sustainment, digital engineering, training, cyber security & information assurance and support to operations.

We use this knowledge to improve your organisation’s operational effectiveness, maximise people performance and reduce risk. Our adaptable approach allows us to respond rapidly to emerging threats and challenges, providing innovative and scalable solutions from concept to readiness.

Our People

Executives

Richard Bradley

Managing Director

Richard Bradley

Jim Hamilton

Operations Director

Jim Hamilton

Head of Business Units

Ryan Griffin

Capability Sustainment

Ryan Griffin

Martin Nash

Cyber Security and Information Assurance Services

Martin Nash

Kev Pinder

Operational Support

Kev Pinder

Colin Steers

Training and Learning Development

Colin Steers

Our Values

We achieve this by delivering resilience, reducing risk and maximising operational effectiveness for UK Defence & Security

Procurement Frameworks

Interested in working with CDS DS? We are listed on a number of procurement frameworks across the defence and security sector, including:

  • Aurora Engineering Partnership
  • Managed Learning Service
  • G-Cloud
  • R-Cloud
  • The Digital Outcomes and Specialist framework
  • Naval Design Partnership
  • Crown Comm
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  • ISO 27001 logo.
  • ISO 45001 logo.
  • ISO 9001 logo.
  • ISO 14001 logo.
  • Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme Gold Award logo.
  • Cyber Essentials Plus logo.