Why DECS

The Ministry of Defence (MOD) procures over £13bn of goods annually from 6,000 organisations ranging from large volume purchases of commodity items to small volume but highly sophisticated major equipment platforms. With such diversity in its supply chain MOD's requirements for eBusiness services are varied and need to operate within a highly secure environment.

The Defence Electronic Commerce Service (DECS) provides the eBusiness hub supporting MOD's future eBusiness strategy enabling secure Business-to-Business (B2B) services between MOD, its suppliers and other external agents, e.g. Other Government Departments (OGD's).