Quality control for Swiss military projects outsourced

All 17 top projects of the Swiss armed forces are to be monitored by external consultants from the start of 2026, including the procurement of F-35 fighter jets. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport (DDPS) has not set a cost ceiling so as not to influence the tendering process. On the Simap platform for public tenders and procurements, the DDPS advertised 2,400 working hours per year as workload for external consulting. The corresponding framework contracts are scheduled to run for 12 years - from the beginning of 2026 to the end of 2037. To date, these functions have been filled both internally and externally as part of quality and risk management (QRM) at the DDPS. However, "to strengthen the project work", defence minister Martin Pfister has now decided to only work with external consultants in the top projects. "The role of the QRM requires as much independence as possible in order to ... Full story here Are you the author? Previous post See more for 3.) Swissinfo Business and Economy Next post
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