The Defence Procurement Agency (DPA), was an

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of the

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Ministry of Defence responsible for the acquisition of

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, equipment and services, for the

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. Led by the Chief of Defence Procurement, the Agency sourced equipment and services from its headquarters in

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History

The Defence Procurement Agency was established on 1 April 1999, after the announcement in the Strategic Defence Review of a specialised agency to succeed the MoD Procurement Executive. From 1 April 2007 the agency was merged with the Defence Logistics Organisation to form a new organisation called Defence Equipment and Support.

References

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