Guidance

MOD contracting, purchasing and finance: e-procurement system

Details of the online electronic procurement system, project milestones and implications for defence suppliers.

Published 19 April 2016
Last updated 23 August 2023 + show all updates
  1. Removed: MOD e-procurement system outage.

  2. Contact details updated in 'Contracting, Purchasing and Finance (CP&F) guidance for suppliers'.

  3. Added 'MOD e-procurement system outage – August 2023'.

  4. 'Contracting, Purchasing and Finance (CP&F) and Defence Sourcing Portal (DSP) tools' updated.

  5. Added updated information to the Contracting, Purchasing and Finance (CP&F) and Defence Sourcing Portal (DSP) tools page and added a Defence Sourcing Portal (DSP) – Go-Live – A Forzani Letter to the content (updated 18 February 2021).

  6. Updated the title: Contracting, Purchasing and Finance (CP&F) and Defence Sourcing Portal (DSP) tools (updated 11 February 2021) and added a call to action notice on the page.

  7. Updated: Contracting, Purchasing and Finance (CP&F) tool information under the DSP Supplier Communications and the Implementation update sections. The Further information on the Defence Sourcing Portal (DSP) has also been updated.

  8. Updated section - Defence Sourcing Portal (DSP) – Implementation Update in: Contracting, Purchasing and Finance (CP&F) tool (updated 6 January 2021) under 'Latest news' section. Also added under DSP Supplier Communications heading: Defence Sourcing Portal (DSP) - Implementation Update number 5 - A Forzani letter.

  9. Added update under headings: DSP Supplier Communications heading and Latest news.

  10. Updated information on Contracting, Purchasing and Finance (CP&F) tool (updated 17 December 2020) by adding a new heading called: 'DSP Useful Documents' along with documents. Also added Further information on the Defence Sourcing Portal (DSP) in HTML.

  11. Updated the 'Latest News' section in Contracting, Purchasing and Finance (CP&F) tool (updated 11 December 2020) and added heading 'DSP Supplier Communications' along with A Forzani letters.

  12. Added a new heading in the Contracting, Purchasing and Finance (CP&F) tool attachments called 'Introducing the new MOD E-Sourcing Platform'.

  13. Updated: Contracting, Purchasing and Finance (CP&F) tool and Guidance for suppliers.

  14. Updated: Contracting, Purchasing and Finance (CP&F) tool.

  15. Updated the: Contracting, Purchasing and Finance (CP&F) tool page.

  16. Updated the guide 'Contracting, Purchasing and Finance (CP&F) tool' with new timeframe for e-sourcing solutions.

  17. Updated the dates in 'E-sourcing solution' section of the Contracting, Purchasing and Finance (CP&F) tool guidance.

  18. Added content to, and updated Contracting, Purchasing and Finance (CP&F) tool (Updated 16 April 2020).

  19. Added Contracting, Purchasing and Finance (CP&F) tool (Updated 19 March 2020).

  20. Multiple contextual amendments made to, 'Contracting, Purchasing and Finance (CP&F) tool' page.

  21. Information on Release 4 has been updated.

  22. Updated guidance and information on forthcoming releases.

  23. Added a short section on the new contract numbering system.

  24. Updated the Contracting, purchasing and finance section and added a new exemplar email template.

  25. Updated the MOD contracting, purchasing and finance: e-procurement tool html with new information about the new tool.

  26. Updated latest news for suppliers in Guidance html.

  27. Removed the communications survey section, as the survey has now closed.

  28. Added updated guidance for suppliers.

  29. Added latest update to suppliers in the guidance document.

  30. Updates to the Contracting, Purchasing and Finance (CP&F) tool guidance and the guidance for suppliers.

  31. Added update on CP&F and letter from Stephen Lovegrove.

  32. Updated CPF tool and supplier guidance information.

  33. Added launch date update details.

  34. Updated summary with launch date for the new online procurement system.

  35. Release 2 announcement.

  36. Added Guidance for suppliers document.

  37. Go live dates and information updated.

  38. Added information about system 'go live' deferral.

  39. Added updated information.

  40. First published.