Defence consulting services
Delivering resilient solutions in defence for a safer world
Sagentia Defence clients benefit from a comprehensive suite of services tailored to support the defence sector. Our Operational Analysis team empowers clients to make evidence-based decisions, while our Cost Engineering experts ensure optimal value for money on major projects. With our P3M expertise, we work with clients to successfully deliver complex, multidisciplinary projects on time and within budget. Our Safety Assurance & Certification services integrate safety into systems early on, adhering to industry best practices. Through Supportability Engineering, we can support and manage product lifecycles, ensuring timely and informed decisions. Our Systems Engineering team provides leadership and support from requirements to testing, ensuring successful system implementation working within Industry and Government best practice and standards. Clients benefit from our Research capabilities, identifying and assessing future technology concepts rigorously. Finally, our Prototype and Product Development services de-risk complex technology developments, delivering robust and cost-effective solutions.
The services we offer can be tailored to meet your specific needs. We do this by drawing upon our own core capabilities and our extensive network of specialist partner organisations who are recognised internationally for the work they do and their level of experience to provide multi-disciplinary teams with the specific expertise required to deliver solutions to unique and complex challenges. We work in partnership with national government bodies, international institutions and global prime contractors and our experts understand the world that our customers operate in. Our defence consultants are agile, responsive and aligned to our customers’ needs and locations.
Our clients trust Sagentia Defence to provide innovative, reliable, and comprehensive support in the defence sector.
Operational Analysis
Enabling our defence customers to make evidence based, informed decisions
Our Analysis and Approvals team of domain experts provide evidence-based decision support for Defence Science & Technology. From in depth modelling and analysis to business cases, we guide customers to help make informed decisions. The team comprises a multidisciplinary group of domain leading experts including ex-military SMEs, modelling specialists, data analysts and Cat A Business Case professionals that span the entire OA spectrum.
We bring together a wealth of knowledge, experience, and a range of industry recognised analytical tools and methods to generate the underpinning evidence required to make informed decisions and navigate the complex defence environment.
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- Operational Analysis
- Business case & approvals support
- Acquisition & procurement support
Cost Engineering
Independent, and comprehensive cost engineering and analysis
Sagentia Defence has a strong track record in delivering effective Cost Engineering on major Government projects across UK defence projects.
Our dedicated team of cost engineers are devoted to the management of project costs, undertaking activities such as, cost modelling, estimating, assurance, investment appraisals, and risk analysis.
Our expert defence consultants customise the approach and outputs to meet the specific requirements of each individual customer. We are thorough at analysing technical options and building cost estimates where little or no data exists. Our transparent approach ensures all assumptions are agreed at the outset before work begins.
We assist defence customers by saving money on existing projects, whilst also advising on the most efficient way to spend money on future projects, ensuring optimal value for money is always achieved.
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- Cost Engineering
- Costing estimating
- Cost modelling
- Cost management
- Cost assurance
Project, Programme, and Portfolio Management (P3M)
Delivering complex, multidisciplinary projects and programmes on behalf of our defence customers
Our comprehensive, market-leading Project, Programme, and Portfolio Management (P3M) knowledge, skills and experience in defence helps clients to deliver critical projects and programmes across all domains.
We pride ourselves in delivering defence projects and programmes on time, cost effectively and to a high standard ensuring our customers and partners achieve their goals. We can bring our extensive P3M skills, experience and knowledge to a range of project types from an entire delivery of a complex, multi-disciplinary, multi-year programme to providing specific technical expertise on a project or framework.
Our services are delivered in accordance with Industry and Government best practice, exploiting a range of tools including MS Project, Primavera P6, ARM, ADMIS, Simul8, @Risk and Predict.
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- P3M governance
- P3M delivery
- P3M controls
Safety Assurance & Certification
Safety engineering in defence based on industry best practice
The safety engineering services we deliver in defence forms an integral part of the systems engineering lifecycle including requirements definition, procurement, installation, acceptance and continued safe operation of all platforms, equipment and services. Principally it should enable safety to be designed into a system early in the project through structured engineering methodologies and the right subject matter experts avoiding costly redesign or sub optimal operations.
Our approach is based on defence industry best practice across various civil and military domains. We believe in an open, honest and collaborative relationship with our clients, enabling them to be fully informed of the safety programme throughout the project lifecycle and ultimately to deliver high-impact science and technology for the UK’s defence, security, and prosperity.
We have extensive and varied experience of all aspects of Functional Safety Engineering having supported a diverse range of platforms, weapons systems, equipment, and services in all areas of the project lifecycle in both defence and civil sectors.
Capabilities
- Safety Engineering & Management
- Safety Risk Assessment
- Bow Tie Modelling
- Failure Modes & Effects Analysis
- Human Factor Analysis
- Derivation of safety requirements & safety objectives
- Reliability & Maintainability
Supportability Engineering
Supporting defence clients' products and services throughout their lifecycle
We provide domain leading supportability knowledge, skills and experience enabling our customers to make more timely and informed evidence-based decisions based on sound knowledge of MOD Assurance principles and standards.
Our defence consulting services include supply chain management, support assurance to MOD mandated standards and Integrated Logistic Support (ILS) documentation and standards. Our services are delivered in accordance with Industry and Government best practice, including: DefStan 00-600, ASD Series, DLF, KiD.
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Capabillities
- Supply change management
- Support assurance
- ILS acquisition document
- Standard ILS & IPS services
Systems Engineering
Comprehensive defence systems engineering from requirements engineering to test, evaluation and adoption
Our dedicated systems engineering team brings a wealth of knowledge, skills and experience, offering leadership and resource support. This empowers our defence customers to make timely and informed decisions.
Our systems engineering services cover the whole lifecycle including requirements gathering, analysis and definition, architecture generation and selection, emerging technology consideration and, testing and evaluation. Our defence consulting services are delivered in accordance with Industry and Government best practice, including: ISO15288, ITIL, Six Sigma, TOGAF, Government Digital Service Standard.
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- Engineering planning & delivery
- Requirements engineering
- Architecture
- Innovation & Technology management
- Test, evaluation & acceptance
Research and Development
Supporting UK Defence through scientific research
At Sagentia Defence, we undertake scientific research to support our clients in UK MOD and defence industry.
Our research team are skilled at identifying future technology concepts by leveraging our extensive scientific knowledge across multiple market sectors. We combine our primary research expertise, access to market and technology databases, and proficiency in applied science, electronics and systems, software and mechanical engineering.
We rigorously and impartially assess technology concepts in a solution agnostic manner, analysing the scientific principles of each concept. With the same approach we define the research, testing, and experimentation to further mature concepts, all aimed at maximising the impact of science and technology for the defence and security of the UK.
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Capabilities
- Horizon Scanning
- Technology Roadmapping
- Applied Science
- Electronics Engineering
- Software Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
Prototype and Product Development
Novel prototype and product development for our defence customers
Sagentia Defence supports defence clients with innovative prototype and product development. We de-risk complex technology developments by addressing commercial viability (how will it generate value?), a technical perspective (how will it work most effectively?) and a human factors/user experience (how will people use and benefit from it?) Additionally, we enhance existing product lines making equipment safer, lower cost and more robust.
One of our key strengths is our ability to work throughout the entire lifecycle, from early research, design and invention to product development. This enables us to develop novel ideas by combining our deep understanding of defence priorities with our applied science expertise. We then turn those ideas into reality using our design and engineering capability.
Our extensive R&D facilities based in our Harston and Epsom offices include anechoic, chemistry, electronics, environmental, inspection, optics and prototyping laboratories, a design hub and a manufacturing suite.
Capabilities
- Applied Science
- Electronics Engineering
- Software Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
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