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AOF Acquisition Operating Framework

The high level principles and information that guide how the UK MOD Defence Acquisition Community works

version 2.0.21 – March 2010

Content

AOF Content Owners and Contacts

Introduction to AOF

Owner

Post
Director Programmes and Technology Group

Point of Contact

Post Email Phone
Acquisition Operating Framework Deputy Head DESPTG-AOF-Dhd@mod.uk
  • Mil: 9352 37866
  • Civ: +44 (0) 117 913 7866

AOF Governance

Owner

Post
Director Programmes and Technology Group

Point of Contact

Post Email Phone
Acquisition Operating Framework Deputy Head DESPTG-AOF-Dhd@mod.uk
  • Mil: 9352 37866
  • Civ: +44 (0) 117 913 7866

Common terms used in Acquisition

Owner

Post
Director Programmes and Technology Group

Point of Contact

Post Email Phone
Acquisition Operating Framework Deputy Head DESPTG-AOF-Dhd@mod.uk
  • Mil: 9352 37866
  • Civ: +44 (0) 117 913 7866

Strategic Guide to Acquisition

Owner

Post
Defence Acquisition Reform Project (DARP) Head

Point of Contact

Post Email Phone
DARP Communications and Secretariat DARP-CommsSecretariat@mod.uk
  • Mil: 9621 86062
  • Civ: +44 (0) 207 218 6062

Head Office

Owner

Post
Director Organisation and Management Development (DGMO)

Point of Contact

Post Email Phone
DGMO Directorate Organisation and Management of Defence DGMODOMD-D@mod.uk
  • Mil: 9621 81994
  • Civ: +44 (0) 207 218 1994

Capability Sponsor

Owner

Post
Head of Capability Improvement

Point of Contact

Post Email Phone
Capability Improvement Branch CapCI-CapDel@mod.uk
  • Mil: 9621 80732
  • Civ: +44 (0) 207 218 0732

Defence Equipment and Support

Owner

Post
DE&S Head of Secretariat and Communications

Point of Contact

Post Email Phone
DES-Sec-Asst Hd-Gov-Brd-Supp DESSEC-GOVBDSPT-ASSTHD@mod.uk
  • Mil: 9355 67045
  • Civ: +44 (0) 1225 467045

Science Innovation Technology

Owner

Post
Director Science and Technology Strategy

Point of Contact

Post Email Phone
SIT Strategy – Policy and Plans 2 SIT-StrategyPP2@mod.uk
  • Mil: 9621 81433
  • Civ: +44 (0) 207 218 1433

Defence Estates

Owner

Post
Director Agency Secretariat (Defence Estates)

Point of Contact

Post Email Phone
Defence Estates Commercial – Policy DEComm–Pol@mod.uk
  • Mil: 94421 3600
  • Civ: +44 (0) 121 311 3600

User

Owner

Post
Director Joint Capability

Point of Contact

Post Email Phone
Directorate of Joint Capability – JM INTEG1 JtCap-JMINTEG1@mod.uk
  • Mil: 9621 82707
  • Civ: +44 (0) 207 218 2707

Acquisition People

Owner

Post
Defence Acquisition Reform Project (DARP) Head

Point of Contact

Post Email Phone
DARP Communications and Secretariat DARP-CommsSecretariat@mod.uk
  • Mil: 9621 86082
  • Civ: +44 (0) 207 218 6082

Through Life Capability Management

Owner

Post
Head of Capability Improvement

Point of Contact

Post Email Phone
Capability Improvement Branch CapCI-CapDel@mod.uk
  • Mil: 9621 80732
  • Civ: +44 (0) 207 218 0732

Project and Programme Management

Owner

Post
Head of PPM Centre of Excellence

Point of Contact

Post Email Phone
DES TLPM Policy Hd DESPTG-COE-Pol@mod.uk@mod.uk
  • Mil: 9352 30391
  • Civ: +44 (0) 117 913 0391

Defence Commercial Function

Owner

Post
DGDC - Head of Commercial Systems

Point of Contact

Post Email Phone
DGDC Commercial Systems 2E Assistant Head DGDCCS-2E-Asst-Hd@mod.uk
  • Mil: 9352 34320
  • Civ: +44 (0) 30 679 34320

Planning Process

Owner

Post
Director of Defence Resources and Plans

Point of Contact

Post Email Phone
Directorate of Defence Resources and Plans - 1 Assistant Director DDefRP-PlanningAD@mod.uk
  • Mil: 9621 87647
  • Civ: +44 (0) 207 808 7647

Logistics

Owner

Post
Director Defence Logistics Policy

Point of Contact

Post Email Phone
DDef Log Pol–B2 Coherence LogOps-PolProgCoherenceB2@mod.uk
  • Mil: 9355 68133
  • Civ: +44 (0) 1225 468133

Research

Owner

Post
Director Science and Technology Strategy

Point of Contact

Post Email Phone
SIT Strategy – Policy and Plans 2 SIT-StrategyPP2@mod.uk
  • Mil: 9621 81433
  • Civ: +44 (0) 207 218 1433

Safety and Environmental Protection

Owner

Post
Director Safety and Environment

Point of Contact

Post Email Phone
Acquisition Safety and Environmental Group DESSESEP-Project2@mod.uk
  • Mil: 9352 37539
  • Civ: +44 (0) 117 913 7539

Engineering

Owner

Post
Head of Systems Engineering and Integration Group

Point of Contact

Post Email Phone
DES Systems Engineering and Integration Group - Deputy Head DESSESEIG-DEPHD@mod.uk
  • Mil: 9352 34229
  • Civ: +44 (0) 117 913 4229

Approvals and Scrutiny

Owner

Post
Equipment Capability Secretariat

Point of Contact

Post Email Phone
Deputy Head of Equipment Capability Secretariat SecEC-MarIntlTL@mod.uk
  • Mil: 9621 81343
  • Civ: +44 (0) 207 218 1343
Contacts

Owner

Post
Director Programmes and Technology Group

Point of Contact

Post Email Phone
Acquisition Operating Framework Deputy Head DESPTG-AOF-Dhd@mod.uk
  • Mil: 9352 37866
  • Civ: +44 (0) 117 913 7866
Change History

Change History

The AOF has been updated to Version 2.0.0 on 1st April 2008 following the introduction of the main content in the tactical layer. In addition small changes have been added to the Operational layer. Individual document Change History pages will detail any changes other than minor editorial amendments.

1 March 2010
Contact details updated for User, Acquisition People, Safety and Environmental Group, Approvals and Scrutiny.
1 December 2009
Contact details for Strategic Guide and Acquisition People updated.
1 September 2009
Amendments to post titles due to organisational changes.
1 August 2009
DE&S Contact details changed.
1 July 2009
TLCM email detail changed.
1 June 2009
Contact details amended due to change of personnel and email addresses.
1 May 2009
Contact details for Acquisition People amended.
1 October 2008
Contact details for Science Innovation Technology and Research amended.
1 September 2008
Contact details for Acquisition Governance removed, Engineering and Approvals and Scrutiny amended.
1 August 2008
Contact details for Defence Commercial Function area amended.
1 July 2008
Contact details for Strategic Guide to Acquisition area amended.
1 March 2008
Contact details amended due to change of personnel and DII migration.
1 November 2007
E-mail addresses updated due to partial DII migration.
1 June 2007
Contact names deleted due to IAW DDefSy Hd InfoSy Pol advice with regards to potential Security and Data Protection Act issues.