Specialist partners
The specialists we introduce, when they are needed
Defence Access owns the commercial route to market. When formal readiness, compliance, security or certification becomes relevant, we introduce specialist partners rather than overclaim their expertise.
Where partners help
The support we can bring in
These are the kinds of specialist support a defence engagement can need. We do not deliver them ourselves. We connect you with people who do.
Supplier readiness and assurance
Getting a business ready for the checks buyers and primes run before they engage.
Governance and quality
Management systems, quality standards and the organisational evidence buyers expect.
Cyber readiness and Secure by Design
Cyber posture, secure development and the readiness defence buyers increasingly ask for.
CMMC and JOSCAR support
Support with supplier registers and accreditation schemes used across the defence supply chain.
Formal bid and proposal writing
Specialist bid teams for when a live tender needs a formal, compliant written response.
Public procurement and tender compliance
Advisers who interpret procurement rules and tender requirements properly.
Export controls
Specialist advice on export licensing, restricted goods and related obligations.
Security vetting and clearances
Guidance on personnel and facility security requirements where an engagement needs it.
Certification
Formal certification against the standards a buyer or programme requires.
How referrals work
Referrals, handled honestly
Referrals are only useful if they are trustworthy. These are the rules we work to, in both directions.
Reciprocal by default
The standing arrangement is mutual referral, with no money changing hands. Most partner value is exchanged in kind.
Any fee is in writing
If a referral fee is ever agreed, it is documented: the parties, the rate, the scope and the disclosure. No handshake commissions.
Legal review for public-sector outcomes
Any arrangement where payment depends on a public-sector contract outcome goes to legal review before it is offered or accepted, mindful of the Bribery Act 2010.
Disclosure, both directions
Where a fee arrangement exists, the client is told, whichever way the referral flows. Hidden commissions are how trust dies in a small market.
Conflicts are managed
Partner relationships are logged, and conflicts are tracked by segment, buyer group, capability and opportunity.
Start the conversation
Request a Market Access Review
A focused 20-minute conversation about your current defence route, target accounts, proof assets, the barriers in your way and how urgent the commercial need is.