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<p>When Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) became a bespoke trading entity on
1 April 2014 it was given a broad range of freedoms, agreed by HM Treasury and the
Cabinet Office, to allow it to manage its business, outputs and workforce within an
operating cost envelope set to drive significant efficiencies. The bidders for the
Managed Service Provider work packages are not granted freedoms and flexibilities;
they are being procured via standard commercial practices to provide tailored external
skills to support DE&S as it uses its freedoms to transform and to deliver the
equipment programme.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>
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