Structured Collaboration: Unlocking Social Value and Defence Capability through the SME Community
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SMEs are critical to the UK's defence capability, innovation ecosystem, and social value ambitions, yet too often their potential remains underutilised. This paper by ICW and Leidos explores how structured collaboration can help organisations unlock the expertise, agility, and local impact of SMEs to deliver stronger defence outcomes, greater social value, and more resilient supply chains.