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About SCS
SCS is a leading independent defence consultancy and technical services business based in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire. SCS provides a range of services for the defence and security sectors, its principal client being the MOD and its agencies. Other clients include further UK government departments, NATO, major defence contractors and non-defence businesses.
SCS currently employs around 115 permanent staff and 190 associates. Customers praise SCS's professionalism, responsiveness and excellence of service, demonstrating the strength of SCS's reputation in the market.
Background
SCS was founded in 1992 by Stanley Carter to provide individuals with professional theoretical knowledge coupled with practical experience in its application to advise the defence and security sectors. SCS won its first contract with the then MOD Defence Research Agency to research command support systems. A high proportion of SCS's employees and those engaged as associates were formerly in either the British armed forces or the MOD. Many are technically qualified to degree level or above and collectively they have a wide breadth and depth of expertise.
Organic growth
The 1990s saw significant growth. SCS moved to leased premises near Henley-on-Thames in 1998. In 2000, SCS won its first weapon system field trial contract, which involved planning and conducting firing trials of the Royal Navy's standard medium calibre general purpose gun and analysing the results.
In 2001, SCS was appointed the lead contractor to provide comprehensive training support for the newly formed Permanent Joint Headquarters (PJHQ) of the British armed forces at Northwood, heading a consortium of EDS Defence Ltd, Cubic Applications Inc and Titan Systems Solutions UK Ltd (now L3 Titan). Since then SCS has supported PJHQ in activities ranging from simulation-based training events in the UK up to large exercises involving deployments overseas. The latter typically require teams of approximately 50 experts from SCS. SCS's involvement with PJHQ covers such diverse activities as developing scenarios and plans for exercises, developing computer-based simulations and providing highly experienced senior individuals (such as a former ambassador) to add realism as the scenario unfolds.
Having outgrown its premises, SCS moved to its present location at The Court House, Henley-on-Thames in 2001. Since then, SCS has extended its activities to logistics, information security and crisis management training for non-military customers, including the Department of Health and the private sector. SCS also provides ex-military and civil servant resource for interim manpower substitution tasks.
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