The company’s range of service offerings include; Business Winning & Proposal Generation, Project Mobilisation, Control & Delivery, Systems & Software Engineering, Supportability Engineering, Support Solution Design Service, Safety Engineering & Assurance, Training Analysis, Design & Delivery, Human Factors, Operations Analysis & Modelling and Cyber Security.

Persides

Persides is an established and growing force in the defence, security and energy markets offering high calibre services for a diverse client base.

It is increasingly difficult for an organisation to predict exactly the skills and capacity it needs to deliver its dynamic and evolving objectives. Persides offers high quality management and engineering services to supplement client capability and enhance performance where required. Services offered include;

• Business Winning & Proposal Generation
• Project Mobilisation, Control & Delivery
• Systems & Software Engineering
• Supportability Engineering - Integrated Logistic Support (ILS), Reliability & Maintainability
• Support Solution Design Service
• Safety Engineering & Assurance
• Training Analysis, Design & Delivery
• Human Factors
• Operations Analysis & Modelling, Whole-Life Cost (WLC), Life Cycle Cost (LCC)

Persides has built its reputation on the foundations of a core set of principles which align to an approach of delivering Value, Trust, Excellence in support of our Customers. Persides provides a multi-layered approach to the way it contracts its services. Understanding the constraints faced by our clients, whether they be finance or policy driven, Persides tailors its’ offering to counter these constraints and is always prepared to share risk and accountability.

Our Key Products and Services include:

Key Land Based Equipment Programmes

• CBRN  - DE&S /Industry

Persides staff have directly developed various ILS deliverables including the ILS Strategy, ILSP, SOW, Use Study for Man-Portable Chemical Agent Detector (MCAD), Lightweight Chemical Agent Detector (LCAD), Collective Protection Chemical Agent Monitor (COLPRO CAM), Integrated Biological Detection System (IBDS), Maritime Biological Detection System (MBDS) and the Aircrew Protection Equipment and Detection (APED) programme.

• WCSP – DE&S

Medium Armoured Tracks Team (MATT) Warrior Capability Sustainment Programme (WCSP) – R&M Analysis: Persides conducted an independent review to re-evaluate and verify current MoD reliability figures from the WCSP System Requirements Document (SRD) and develop a generic WCSP reliability model to inform potential future requirements.

• PECOC DE&S

Personal Equipment and Common Operational Clothing (PECOC) for the UK MOD Defence Clothing Integrated Project Team (DC IPT) – Persides were responsible for the development of the ILS deliverables in particular in the ILSP, Use Study and the SOW. The aim of this Use Study was to provide an overview of the PECOC programme and the current logistic management and sustainment of the existing Combat Soldier (CS) 95 system.

• FIST - Future Integrated Soldier Technology - Thales Land and Joint

Persides worked as a Future Integrated Soldier Technology (FIST) tier one partner within the Thales Prime Contract Management Office (PCMO) during the Assessment and Delivery phases of the core programme and numerous Urgent operational Requirements (UORs).  Persides was responsible for the definition and delivery of the Support Solution with a particular focus on implementation of Operational Availability-based solutions.
Persides has conducted ILS programmes, developing and delivering support solutions for a number of FIST procured equipment’s. In addition to our work within the PCMO, we have provided support to suppliers of equipment into the FIST programme including Vectronix-Wilcox, Shield and Qioptiq.

Services:
Business Winning and Proposal Generation

Persides has a proven track record of winning and delivering defence and security programmes on behalf of a range of suppliers from small businesses to large multi-national prime contractors. Our expertise in business capture, bid management and programme delivery will ensure that you set out with a winning strategy that ensures a high probability of winning tenders and subsequently delivering profitable programmes to cost, time and performance.

Whatever the stage of the acquisition lifecycle, Persides has vast experience across all domains of programme delivery. We will assist you in making your bid strong in every area, and ensure that your buyer has high confidence in your ability to meet and even exceed their expectations.

Military Systems and Software Engineering

We have gained our wide engineering experience through participation in and management of multiple hardware, software and integration programmes where our staff have been fully committed to the delivery of innovative solutions in support of our customers. Our engineering capabilities include:

• Requirements and System Architecture development
• Software code development and verification
• Systems Integration
• Verification and Validation of both Hardware and Software programmes

Supportability Engineering

Persides has an extensive depth and breadth of capability and experience which enables the successful management and execution of Supportability Programmes. Our Supportability Engineering /ILS capability includes the following disciplines:

• Contractor Logistic Support
• Availability and capability contracting solutions
• Support Solution performance based modelling and simulation
• CONDO Management
• Supportability trade-off analysis
• Technical Documentation

 Support Solution Design Service

Persides has established a structured and proven approach to the design of support service solutions. The approach minimises likely exposure to potential risks and increases the likelihood of meeting contractual service and availability requirements. The approach combines service sector good practice techniques with Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE). The activities within this approach are tailored to suit project specific needs and applied by Persides consultants working closely with client organisation personnel. Example activities include; Stakeholder Analysis & Management, Value Proposition, Requirements Analysis & Modelling, Behaviour & Functional Analysis, Qualitative and Quantitative modelling, Structured Solution Design and Solution Test & Acceptance.

Safety Engineering and Assurance

Persides recognises that robust safety management is a demanding responsibility and dependent upon the application of sound analytical, creative and engineering skills, based on extensive technical and domain knowledge. Understandably, there is not one safety management approach that fits all situations and customers have very specific requirements to consider. Our safety specialists are suitably qualified, experienced and dynamic engineers with an unwavering focus on attention to detail and customer needs.

Our core safety knowledge and capabilities include:

• Def Stan 00-56 and 05-123, POSMS, JSP375, 418, 430, 454, 553, 602 and 815
• Independent Safety Advice and Audit
• Hazard identification, analysis and management using CassandraTM
• Safety Case construction and Safety Case Reporting

Human Factors and Training Analysis, Design and Delivery

Our Human Factors (HF) experts specialise in the application of UK MoD and US DoD HF standards such as Def-Stan 00-250 and Mil-Std-1472G, as well as the wider HF applicable standards such as Def-Stan 23-09 for Generic Vehicle Architecture.

We have applied our Training experience to develop a range of innovative tools to enhance the analysis and design process including an analysis methodology which evaluates the fidelity requirements of task characteristics, rather than of the tasks themselves. This innovative approach supports accurate quantification of low and high fidelity training options, increasing the cost-effectiveness of the selected training solution.

We meet the challenges of Training in today’s environment by providing:

• Expertise in Training Needs Analysis and Human Factors Integration
• Highly experienced Training design specialists
• Fully qualified and experienced Training instructors

Military Operations Analysis and Modelling

For any Defence or Commercial project, it is vital that a clear understanding is developed at an early stage of how costs will arise across the full system life-cycle, covering all Defence Lines of Development (DLoD). Persides has both the expertise and experience to quantify the variability and sensitivity associated with Whole-Life Cost (WLC) and Availability drivers, to determine potential risks of taking candidate solutions forward to maturity and in-service support, and delivering these key customer requirements. Exploitation of the Witness™ toolset enables dynamic process simulation providing a highly flexible and scalable capability for business process, cost and sensitivity analyses, including:

• Service based modelling techniques
• Operational Availability vs. cost
• Training regime effectiveness and cost vs. fielding and operational sustainment requirements
• Cost of production vs. capability fielding profiles
• Optimisation of support infrastructure solutions against affordability targets

Customers

Persides provides services to customer and industry organisations in the defence, security and energy markets. Example customers include; UK MoD, DE&S, Dstl, BAE Systems, Boeing, Thales, Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, Kelvin Hughes, General Dynamics, Vectronix Inc, Force Protection Europe, Jankel  Armouring and Selex ELSAG.

Personnel

Persides capabilities are delivered by a complementary blend of high calibre ex-Military, academic, professionally qualified and experienced personnel who are equipped with leading edge tools and processes. Persides employees are selected and tailored for specific roles based on their technical expertise, experience and personal skills. If you are interested in a career with Persides visit our careers pages www.persides.com/careers

Sensitron, established in 1969, is a leading manufacturer of high reliability power electronic solutions including motor controllers, smart power management and conversion, space diodes, voltage protection components and embedded boards. Sensitron, with a significant heritage in space power and space control systems, is positioned as a world leader in the advanced technology industry. Our products are designed, manufactured, tested, and qualified for applications where size, weight, and reliability are critical to mission success.
Sensitron has over 40 years heritage of serving the complete spectrum of reliability markets including space, aerospace, medical and defense. Sensitron is AS9100 Registered and ISO9001:2000 Registered

JAN QPL and Equivalent Diodes

Sensitron offers JAN, JANTX, JANTXV, and JANS QPL certified diodes and space equivalent diodes to meet your diode requirements. Sensitron has a wide portfolio of Power Rectifiers, Schottky Diodes, Small Signal Switching Diodes, Vf Controlled Diodes, Zener and TVS Diodes that are QPL or equivalent to the QPL Slash sheets.

Additionally we supply QPL extension products which support specification requirements beyond the QPL products available today and products to customer SCD’s. Sensitron’s diodes are available in axial and MELF packaging.

Die Products: Rectifier, TVS, Zener, Schottky and Small Signal/Switching

Sensitron’s Die Products are designed, manufactured, tested, and qualified for applications where size, weight, and reliability are critical to mission success. Sensitron can perform Lot Acceptance Testing to the process flow following MIL-PRF-38534, Class H and Class K, and MIL-PRF-19500, Class H and Class K. 

Sensitron’s die products include general purpose, fast, & ultrafast rectifier die, TVS die, zener die, schottky die, and small signal switching die.

Motor Controllers and Drivers

Sensitron’s offers a wide portfolio of COTS fully integrated motor controllers, modules, and assembles.  Our fully integrated three phase motor controllers include speed/velocity controllers, torque, sensorless, and sinusoidal motor controllers.

Sensitron also offers evaluation boards for quick system evaluation, easily used through a GUI interface. Sensitron’s IGBT and MOSFET bridges, field oriented controller, high power motor drive assemblies, and 3-Phase BLDC with EMI Filter are among the COTS Motor Controllers products readily available.

Solid State Power Controllers and Boards

Sensitron offers among the widest COTS portfolio of
SSPCs (Solid State Power Controllers),
combining functionalities of electro-mechanical breaks, solid state relays, and system monitors.

Sensitron’s portfolio includes Multi channel boards, single channel modules, relays/contactors, and MIL-STD-1275 Transzorb.

High Reliability Discretes

Sensitron’s high reliability hermetic discretes have been a part of Sensitron’s standard product line for over 40 years.

Available in various voltage and current ranges, Sensitron offers Schottky Recitifiers, Silicon Carbide Rectifiers and Bridges, MOSFET & IGBTs, Voltage Regulators, Zeners, and Power Packs.

Transient Voltage Suppressors

Sensitron’s Transient Voltage Suppressors meet and exceed high quality standards including, MIL-STD-1275, MIL-STD-1399, MIL-STD-2036 and MIL-STD-704.

Our products include MIL-STD-1275 Tranzorbs, TVS Arrays, TVS Modules, Lightning Strike Protection arrays, and die & diodes.

Custom Hybrids

Sensitron is positioned as a world leader in the advanced technology industry, with products that are designed, manufactured, tested, and qualified for applications where size, weight, and reliability are critical to mission success. Sensitron's custom hybrids offer:

• Superior thermal performance and high power density
• Flexible design configurations and various power device options
• Best performance/space ratio over competing technologies
• Sophisticated advanced simulation and modeling tools with an R&D team

Quorum Logistic Support Limited (Quorum) provides a broad knowledge base covering all aspects of Integrated Logistic Support (ILS) and support related activities such as Safety, Risk and Project Management.

By strategic planning, identifying risks, and influencing design by the focused application of ILS, Quorum ensure that the designed system is usable, sustainable and meets the required capability during its intended service life in the most cost efficient and operationally effective manner.

Defence Safety Analysis and Management

Quorum has extensive expertise on a wide range of projects and provides tailored solutions that meet project requirements by combining academic qualifications with hands-on experience for safety assessments, safety case development and management.

Defence Risk Analysis and Management

Quorum provides risk management support to a number of defence and industrial clients, from preliminary bid phase to post contract-award. We have developed credible and robust risk management processes to meet the most challenging requirements.

Defence Project Management

In an increasingly complex business environment, many organisations require independent, specialist management expertise to help ensure the success of a project. Quorum has the expertise to assist in crucial decision-making processes, to avoid potential risks and pitfalls, and to provide the skills and resources required to manage the project through its life.

Defence ILS Consultancy

The ILS process aims to influence design during the development phase or assess impact of design on supportability by determining the support requirements and assessing the Whole Life Costs (WLC) with the objective of:

•Optimising costs;
•Maximising Supportability
•Ensuring Capability

Defence Logistic Support Analysis

The LSA tasks must be tailored to the level and depth that will have the greatest benefit on supportability.

Availability, Reliability and Maintainability (ARM)

Quorum utilises the ARM methodology and, where appropriate, innovative approaches on each project by initially understanding the defined requirements, the scope of the activity and the deliverables. This ensures that the system support requirements are identified and analysed in a structured manner to influence design, reduce major cost drivers, improve supportability, reduce WLC and enhance Availability.

Training Needs Analysis (TNA)

The TNA is a structured survey and analysis of training requirements arising as a result of new equipment procurement, doctrinal change, organisational change, or changes to legislation. Quorum is highly experienced in the conduct of TNA, both as a stand-alone activity or integrated within the overall ILS programme

Quorum provides reliable support for complex projects across very broad industry sectors, with clear benefits and measurable results to give any business that all-important winning edge. 

The range of consultancy services includes:

•ILS Management
•LSA (Logistic Support Analysis)
•SSP (Supply Support Planning)
•LCC (Life Cycle Costing)
•TNA (Training Needs Analysis)
•ILS/LSA Training Courses
•Technical Documentation
•Project Management
•Bid Proposal & Management
•Safety Analysis & Management
•Risk Analysis & Management
•ARM (Availability, Reliability & Maintainability
•Engineering Support Including
•Database development
•Test trials and acceptance planning
•Codification
•Fleet surveys
•Repair facility survey

Projects

Some of our projects are as follows:

•FRES SV: Development of ISP, LSAP and R&M Plans including review of all related Element Plans. Development of reliability models for failure trends and assessment of reliability at equipment, system and platform levels;

•Warrior Capability Sustainment Programme (WCSP): Providing R&M Support including planning, predictions, R&M Modelling, Case Development and planning for Reliability Growth Trials (RGT);

•Support Vehicle (SV): Responded to all ILS SOW requirements as ILS Prime Contractor for MAN Truck & Bus UK Ltd on all aspects of ILS, AR&M, Safety Case Management, Risk Management, & provision of the V&V database;

Future Command and Liaison Vehicle (FCLV) - PANTHER: ILS Management, Development of CLS Solution, Development of ILS Plans, LSA Tailoring, Risk and Safety Management and the development of Microsoft Access based Risk and Safety Software tools;

•Engineer Tank System (ETS): LSA Management and Planning, Requirement Specifications, Reliability & Maintainability Predictions and modelling, Failure Trends, RGT and trials modelling;
•SV Recovery Vehicle: Full range of ILS activities for the recovery vehicles including population of an LSAR;

•DABINETT: ISTAR Project, preparation of Concept Phase ILS planning documentation for Initial Gate Approval;

•MAKEFAST (BISA): ITT Bid Response for the ILS Elements including generation of ISP, LSAP, R&M Plan and TNA Study Plan;

•Project P: ISTAR Cat A System as part of a consortia consisting of Raytheon US, IBM UK, GD-US, LogicaCMG, EDS and QinetiQ;

•Platform BISA (BOWMAN): ILS Management, Planning and Preparation of deliverables;

•Modernised Integrated Database (MIDB): ISTAR project, preparation of required ILS Documentation for ITT and Main Gate Approval within the CSIS IPT;

•Watchkeeper: Development of ILS documentation to meet contractual needs;

Large Capacity Aircraft Refuelling System (LCARS): Carried out detailed analysis and developed the necessary documentation to meet the ILS requirements including Safety Management Plan and Case;

•Multi-Role Armoured Vehicle (MRAV) - BOXER: ILS/LSA Management & Planning, LSA tailoring, LSAR development, Maintainability Design Criteria, Supportability Assessment Report and Maintenance Task Analysis (MTA);

•Integrated Biological Detection System: ILS Co-ordination on behalf of DE&S covering the complete range of ILS activities.

Track Record and Achievements

We have a proven track record of delivery, on the SV programme there were 19 variants and 1000’s of design changes to meet emerging requirements including protection, BOWMAN installations and Electro-Magnetic Compatibility (EMC), Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC), and Health and Usage Monitoring System (HUMS) resulted in a constantly moving target with the only constants being the immovable LSD & ISD, both these dates were declared to time and to cost for a major Cat A programme.